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Both Metropolitan Avenue and Queens Boulevard stations were demolished in late 1990. However, on December 11, 1988, the [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|MTA]] opened the [[Jamaica – Van Wyck (IND Archer Avenue Line)|Jamaica – Van Wyck]] subway station directly underneath the site of the former Metropolitan Avenue elevated station. This served as the replacement station for both Metropolitan Avenue and Queens Boulevard.
Both Metropolitan Avenue and Queens Boulevard stations were demolished in late 1990. However, on December 11, 1988, the [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|MTA]] opened the [[Jamaica – Van Wyck (IND Archer Avenue Line)|Jamaica – Van Wyck]] subway station directly underneath the site of the former Metropolitan Avenue elevated station. This served as the replacement station for both Metropolitan Avenue and Queens Boulevard.

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== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 20:08, 2 October 2016

 Metropolitan Avenue
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Site, 20 years after demolition. The entrance to Jamaica - Van Wyck can be seen in the background.
Station statistics
AddressMetropolitan Avenue & Jamaica Avenue
Queens, NY 11418
BoroughQueens
LocaleRichmond Hill
Coordinates40°42′8.6″N 73°49′2″W / 40.702389°N 73.81722°W / 40.702389; -73.81722
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Jamaica Line
ServicesNone (demolished)
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedJuly 3, 1918; 106 years ago (1918-07-03)[2][3]
ClosedApril 15, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-04-15)[4]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
2023[5]
Rank out of 423[5]
Station succession
Next northQueens Boulevard (demolished)
Next south121st Street
Location
Metropolitan Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line) is located in New York City Subway
Metropolitan Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)
Metropolitan Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line) is located in New York City
Metropolitan Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)
Metropolitan Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line) is located in New York
Metropolitan Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)
Street map

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)

Metropolitan Avenue was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Jamaica Line. It had two tracks and two side platforms, with space for a third track in the center. A short stretch of third track was added for use as a lay-up or storage track, along with a scissor crossover near the temporary Queens Boulevard terminal in 1976, in anticipation of the line being cut back from 168th Street. This station was built as part of the Dual Contracts.[6] It opened on July 3, 1918[3] by the Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad, an affiliate of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, after the removal of Atlantic Avenue Rapid Transit service from Dunton LIRR station,[2] and closed on April 15, 1985, with the Q49 bus replacing it until December 11, 1988.[4] The Q49 bus was discontinued when the rest of the Jamaica Line was connected to the Archer Avenue Subway.

Both Metropolitan Avenue and Queens Boulevard stations were demolished in late 1990. However, on December 11, 1988, the MTA opened the Jamaica – Van Wyck subway station directly underneath the site of the former Metropolitan Avenue elevated station. This served as the replacement station for both Metropolitan Avenue and Queens Boulevard.

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. ^ a b New York Times, New Subway Line, July 7, 1918, page 30
  3. ^ a b
  4. ^ a b The New York Transit Authority in the 1980s, nycsubway.org
  5. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  6. ^ Subway FAQ: A Brief History of the Subway


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