Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike (IND Queens Boulevard Line)

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New York City Subway station Union Turnpike–Kew Gardens

Station information
Line	IND Queens Boulevard Line
Services	E F
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other
Borough	Queens
Opened	December 31, 1936
Connection	Q10 bus to JFK Int'l Airport
Next north	Local: Briarwood–Van Wyck E⁽³⁴⁵⁾ F
	Express: Parsons Boulevard E⁽¹⁾
	Archer express: Jamaica–Van Wyck E⁽¹²⁾
Next south	Local: 75th Avenue E⁽³⁴⁵⁾ F
	Express: Forest Hills–71st Avenue E⁽¹²⁾

Union Turnpike–Kew Gardens is a station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located at Union Turnpike and Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens and Forest Hills, Queens, it is served by the E and F trains at all times.

Despite the station's name, Union Turnpike forms the border between Kew Gardens and Forest Hills, and the station straddles that border. Multiple entrances are located in each neighborhood.

This express station has four tracks and two island platforms. A tower is located at the north end of the northbound platform and is active only on weekdays. This station is unusual in that its mezzanine is split in two halves. This is because at this location, the Jackie Robinson Parkway crosses under Queens Boulevard but over the Queens Boulevard Line tracks; the mezzanine is at the level of Union Turnpike, one half on either side. Several stairs lead down from sidewalk level to walkways on either side of the turnpike, which themselves lead to one of the mezzanines.

Nearby points of interest include Queens Borough Hall, Queens Criminal Court, and the headquarters of JetBlue Airways. [1]