104th Street station (IND Fulton Street Line)

For other uses, see 104th Street.

The 104th Street station (signed as 104th Street–Oxford Avenue station) is a station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway, located on Liberty Avenue at 104th Street in Ozone Park, Queens. The station is served by the Lefferts Boulevard branch A train at all times.

104 Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Brooklyn-bound platform
Station statistics
Address	104th Street & Liberty Avenue Queens, New York
Borough	Queens
Locale	Ozone Park
Coordinates	40.682233°N 73.837352°W / 40.682233; -73.837352
Division	B (IND, formerly BMT)[1]
Line	IND Fulton Street Line BMT Fulton Street Line (formerly)
Services	A  (all times)
Transit	MTA Bus: Q112
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	September 25, 1915 (109 years ago) (1915-09-25)[2]
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Former/other names	Oxford Avenue 104th Street–Oxford Avenue
Traffic
2023	363,436[3]  5.2%
Rank	406 out of 423[3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Rockaway Boulevard toward Inwood–207th Street Local 111th Street toward Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to Rockaway Boulevard to 111th Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

History

Southeastern stair

104th Street was one of the six stations along Liberty Avenue in Queens, from 80th Street through Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard, as well as the current three track elevated structure, built for the BMT Fulton Street Line in 1915 as part of BMT's portion of the Dual Contracts.^[2][4] The connection to the BMT was severed on April 26, 1956, and the IND was extended east (railroad south) from Euclid Avenue via a connecting tunnel and new intermediate station at Grant Avenue, with the new service beginning on April 29, 1956.^[4][5][6] The Fulton Street Elevated west of Hudson Street was closed, and eventually demolished.

The station has gone by a number of different names. It opened as Oxford Avenue.^[2] A 1924 system map portrayed the station as "Oxford Avenue", with "104th St." shown below the name in parentheses, and in a smaller print.^[7] By 1948, "Oxford" and "104" were shown in equal sizes,^[8] and by 1959 the name was shown as "104 St–Oxford".^[9] The current official map shows the name as just "104 St".^[10] Station signage still shows "104th Street – Oxford Avenue".^[11]

The station was completely renovated in 2014.^[12][13]

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform
	Westbound	← toward Inwood–207th Street (Rockaway Boulevard) ← late night shuttle toward Euclid Avenue (Rockaway Boulevard)
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Eastbound	→ ( late nights) toward Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard (111th Street) →
	Side platform
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent
Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance

The station has three tracks and two side platforms. The middle track is not currently used in revenue service.^[14] The A train stops here at all times except nights, running to Brooklyn and Manhattan; a shuttle train from Euclid Avenue to Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard serves the station during late nights.^[15] The next stop to the east (railroad south) is 111th Street, while the next stop to the west (railroad north) is Rockaway Boulevard.^[16] Northwest of the station, there is a view of the abandoned LIRR's Rockaway Beach Branch tracks from the IND Rockaway Line.^[11]

After the station was renovated in 2014 and the beginning of 2015, artwork commissioned by MTA Arts & Design and designed by Béatrice Coron was installed, titled On the Right Track.^[13][17]

Exits

The exit at the northeastern end of the station (railroad south) leads to either eastern corner of Liberty Avenue and 104th Street. At the opposite end of the station there is an exit to either western corner of Liberty Avenue and 102nd Street.^[14][18] These exits were closed due to security concerns but were reopened following the station's renovation from 2014 to 2015.

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 Elevated Line Opened for Queens" (PDF). The New York Times. September 26, 1915. Retrieved September 28, 2007.
3. "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
4. Sparberg, Andrew J. (October 1, 2014). From a Nickel to a Token: The Journey from Board of Transportation to MTA. Fordham University Press. ISBN 978-0-8232-6190-1.
5. "First Leg of Rockaways Transit Opened at Cost of $10,154,702" (PDF). New York Times. April 30, 1956. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
6. Freeman, Ira Henry (June 28, 1956). "Rockaway Trains to Operate Today" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
7. "BMT Lines, Rapid Transit Division" (GIF). www.nycsubway.com. 1924. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved November 9, 2007.
8. "Rapid Transit Lines of the New York City Transit System" (GIF). www.nycsubway.com. 1948. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved November 9, 2007.
9. "Official New York City Subway Map and Station Guide" (GIF). www.nycsubway.com. 1959. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved November 9, 2007.
10. "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
11. Cox, Jeremiah. "104 Street-Oxford Avenue (A except Late Night, S-Late Night Shuttle to Lefferts Blvd) - The SubwayNut". www.subwaynut.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
12. "Queens-bound 88 St and 104 St A Line Stations To Close for Three Months for Renewal". www.mta.info. Metropolitan Transit Authority. May 8, 2014. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
13. "Final Phase of 104 St and 88 St A Line Station Renewals Completed". www.mta.info. January 30, 2015. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
14. "www.nycsubway.org: IND Fulton Street Line". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
15. "A Subway Timetable, Effective December 17, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
16. "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
17. "www.nycsubway.org: Artwork: On the Right Track (Béatrice Coron)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
18. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Ozone Park" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.

External links

• 104th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View