Sutphin Boulevard station (BMT Jamaica Line)

The Sutphin Boulevard station was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Jamaica Line in Queens, New York City.

 Sutphin Boulevard
 
Former New York City Subway station
Site, 30 years after demolition
Station statistics
AddressJamaica Avenue & Sutphin Boulevard
Queens, NY 11435
BoroughQueens
LocaleJamaica
Coordinates40°42′6″N 73°48′28″W
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Jamaica Line
ServicesNone (demolished)
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedJuly 3, 1918 (1918-07-03)[2][3]
ClosedSeptember 10, 1977 (1977-09-10)[4]
Station succession
Next north160th Street (demolished)
Next southQueens Boulevard (demolished)
Location
Sutphin Boulevard station (BMT Jamaica Line) is located in New York City Subway
Sutphin Boulevard station (BMT Jamaica Line)
Sutphin Boulevard station (BMT Jamaica Line) is located in New York City
Sutphin Boulevard station (BMT Jamaica Line)
Sutphin Boulevard station (BMT Jamaica Line) is located in New York
Sutphin Boulevard station (BMT Jamaica Line)
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops in station at all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops late nights and weekends Stops late nights and weekends only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day
Stops weekends during the day Stops weekends during the day
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Station closed Station is closed
(Details about time periods)

History

This station was built as part of the Dual Contracts.[5] It opened on July 3, 1918,[3] after the Atlantic Avenue Rapid Transit service was eliminated from Jamaica Station.[2]

The station closed on September 10, 1977, with the Q49 bus replacing it until December 11, 1988,[4] in anticipation of the Archer Avenue Subway, and due to political pressure in the area.

This station along with the 168th Street and 160th Street stations was demolished in 1979. It was replaced by the Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport station, which opened on December 11, 1988. Between the closing of the el station and its replacement subway station, the existing Sutphin Boulevard station, four blocks to the north on Hillside Avenue served as a temporary substitute.

Station layout

It had two tracks and two side platforms, with space for a third track in the center. This station had provisions built in its structure to convert it into an express station, if the center third track was to be built. The other station on the line that had such provisions was the Woodhaven Boulevard station.

See also

References
  1. "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. New York Times, New Subway Line, July 7, 1918, page 30
  4. The New York Transit Authority in the 1970s, nycsubway.org
  5. Subway FAQ: A Brief History of the Subway


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