111th Street station (IND Fulton Street Line)

New York City Subway station in Queens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The 111th Street station (signed as the 111th Street–Greenwood Avenue station) is a station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway, located on Liberty Avenue at 111th Street in South Ozone Park[4] and South Richmond Hill, Queens.[5] The station is served by the Lefferts Boulevard A train at all times.

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New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
111th Street station in June 2018
Station statistics
Address111th Street and Liberty Avenue
Queens, New York
BoroughQueens
LocaleSouth Ozone Park
South Richmond Hill
Coordinates40.684673°N 73.831129°W / 40.684673; -73.831129
DivisionB (IND, formerly BMT)[1]
LineIND Fulton Street Line
BMT Fulton Street Line (formerly)
Services   A  (all times)
Transit MTA Bus: Q37, Q112
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedSeptember 25, 1915 (109 years ago) (1915-09-25)[2]
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Former/other names111th Street–Greenwood Avenue
Traffic
2023466,344[3] 3.6%
Rank392 out of 423[3]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
104th Street
Local
Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard
Terminus
Location
111th Street station (IND Fulton Street Line) is located in New York City Subway
111th Street station (IND Fulton Street Line) is located in New York City
111th Street station (IND Fulton Street Line) is located in New York
Track layout

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Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times
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History

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111th 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][6] 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.[6][7][8] 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 Greenwood Avenue.[2] A 1924 system map portrayed the station as "Greenwood Avenue" with "111th St." below it in parentheses and smaller print.[9] By 1948, "Greenwood" and "111 St." were shown in equal sizes,[10] and by 1959, the station's name was shown as "111 St–Greenwood".[11] The current official map shows the name as just "111 St".[12] However, station signs still show "111th Street–Greenwood Avenue".[13]

The Queens-bound platform was completely renovated in 2015 and reopened on December 12. The Brooklyn-bound platform was completely rehabilitated and reopened in Spring 2016.[14][15]

Station layout

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Platform level Side platform
Westbound "A" train toward Inwood–207th Street (104th Street)
"A" Shuttle train late night shuttle toward Euclid Avenue (104th Street)
Peak-direction express No regular service
Eastbound "A" train ("A" Shuttle train late nights) toward Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard (Terminus)
Side platform
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Ground Street level Exit/entrance
Thumb
Southwest street stair on the southeast corner of Liberty Avenue and 109th Street

This elevated station, opened on September 25, 1915,[2] has three tracks and two side platforms, with the middle track not used in revenue service.[16][17] 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.[18] The next and last stop to the east (railroad south) is Lefferts Boulevard, while the next stop to the west (railroad north) is 104th Street.[12]

Both platforms have beige windscreens for the entire length and brown canopies with green frames and support columns except for a small section at either ends.[13]

Exits

This station has two entrances/exits, both of which are elevated station houses beneath the tracks. The full-time side is at the east (railroad south) end. It has one staircase to each platform, a waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions, a turnstile bank, a token booth, and two staircases down to either eastern corners of Liberty Avenue and 111th Street. The other station house also has one staircase to each platform, waiting area, and two staircases to 109th Street and Liberty Avenue (one to the southeast corner and another along the north side of Liberty Avenue). However, this entrance/exit is unstaffed, containing just high entry/exit and exit-only turnstiles.[13][16][19][20]

References

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