85th Street–Forest Parkway station

 85 Street–Forest Parkway
 "J" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Manhattan-bound J train at the station in 2017
Station statistics
Address85th Street & Jamaica Avenue
Queens, New York
BoroughQueens
LocaleWoodhaven
Coordinates40°41′33″N 73°51′37″W / 40.692418°N 73.86014°W / 40.692418; -73.86014
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Jamaica Line
Services   J all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: Q56
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedMay 28, 1917 (107 years ago) (1917-05-28)[2][3][4]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Former/other namesForest Parkway
Traffic
2023829,926[5] Increase 19.8%
Rank324 out of 423[5]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Cypress Hills
J rush hours, peak direction
skip-stop
 Woodhaven Boulevard
J all times
toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer
75th Street–Elderts Lane
J all except rush hours, peak direction
toward Broad Street
"Z" train does not stop here
Location
85th Street–Forest Parkway station is located in New York City Subway
85th Street–Forest Parkway station
85th Street–Forest Parkway station is located in New York City
85th Street–Forest Parkway station
85th Street–Forest Parkway station is located in New York
85th Street–Forest Parkway station
Track layout

Legend
to Woodhaven Boulevard
to 75th Street–Elderts Lane
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Stops all times Stops all times

The 85th Street–Forest Parkway station is a skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located on Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven, Queens.[6] The J train serves this station at all times. The Z train skips this station when it operates.[7]

History

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This station opened on May 28, 1917[2][3][4] under the Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad, an affiliate of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company.

From the late-1950s into the 1960s the New York City Transit Authority had a proposal to realign the BMT Jamaica Line between Grant or Nichols Avenue (east of Crescent Street station) and 80th Street and Jamaica Avenue (just west of this station). This realignment would have also included a bi-directional express track. The realignment was never carried out.[8] "85th Street" was added to the name in 1966.

In February 2023, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that this station would temporarily close for renovations as part of a station renewal contract at four stations on the Jamaica Line. On August 12, 2024, the Queens-bound platform closed. The closure will shift to the Manhattan-bound platform in early 2025. Work includes platform renewals, replacement of stairs, canopies, and windscreens, installation of artwork, and minimizing the gaps between the train and the platform edge.[9] The work is being performed by Gramercy PJS Joint-Venture.[10]

Station layout

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Platform level Side platform
Westbound local ← "J" train toward Broad Street (Cypress Hills AM rush, 75th Street–Elderts Lane other times)
← "Z" train does not stop here
Peak-direction express No track or roadbed
Eastbound local → "J" train toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Woodhaven Boulevard) →
→ "Z" train does not stop here →
Side platform
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Ground Street level Entrances/exits

The station has two tracks and two side platforms, with space for a center track.[11]

Exits

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The north exit, which leads to 85th Street and has a crossunder, is near Forest Park.[6] The south exit, which leads to Forest Parkway, was removed.[6]

References

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  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 "TO OPEN JAMAICA AV. LINE.; Nearly Two and a Half Miles Ready for Operation Tonight". No. May 27, 1917. New York Times Company. May 27, 1917. p. 24. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Jamaica Avenue 'L' is an Old Story Already" (PDF). No. May 31, 1917. Leader Observer (Queens/Brooklyn, New York). May 31, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Report of the Public Service Commission for the First District of the State of New York, Volume 1. New York State Public Service Commission. January 15, 1918. pp. 73, 81, 312–314. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Woodhaven" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  7. ^ "J/Z Subway Timetable, Effective December 15, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "Woodhavenites Fear Loss of Homes by El Improvement: Residents Clamor for Facts About City's Plan to Build El Structure Through Heart of Community; Official Statement Released by Transit Authority". The Leader–Observer. October 2, 1958. Retrieved July 27, 2016 – via Fulton History.
  9. ^ "MTA Announces Upcoming Station Renovations at Cypress Hills, 75 St, and 85 St Stations on the J and Z Line". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  10. ^ Bardolf, Deirdre (February 16, 2023). "J train work starting in Woodhaven: MTA". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  11. ^ Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
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