Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport (New York City Subway)
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| New York City Subway station Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK |
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| Line | Archer Avenue Line |
| Services | E J Z(1a) |
| Platforms | 2 island platforms (1 on each level) |
| Tracks | 4 (2 on each level) |
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| Borough | Queens |
| Opened | December 11, 1988 |
| Connections | LIRR at Jamaica |
| AirTrain JFK to JFK Int'l Airport |
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| Next north | Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer E J Z(1a) |
| Next south | Queens Boulevard: Jamaica–Van Wyck E |
| Jamaica: 121st Street J(1b2345) Z(1a) |
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| Jamaica skip-stop: 111th Street J(1a) |
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Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK is a station on the New York City Subway's Archer Avenue Line. Served by the E, J, and Z trains, it is located at Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue in Jamaica, Queens.
This station has two levels; the upper level serves the IND Archer Avenue Line, while the BMT line uses the lower level. Each level has two tracks and an island platform. Like the other stations on the Archer Avenue Line, Sutphin is fully ADA-accessible. There are gray vertical acoustic tile side walls and a glassed-in crossover. The mezzanine is glass and stainless steel and features a "Sutphin Boulevard" mosaic on the geographic north wall.
A connection is available to the Long Island Rail Road at Jamaica station, which is located immediately outside this station; also located nearby is AirTrain JFK, which provides light rail service to John F. Kennedy International Airport.
This station was originally named Sutphin Boulevard. When the AirTrain opened, the "JFK" suffix was added.
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[edit] Trivia
In the movie Coming to America, Eddie Murphy's character, Akeem, tries to persuade his love interest to marry him and go to Zamunda, a fictional kingdom in Africa. He follows her onto a New York subway train. When the train stops, she tells him no, and leaves the train. He stays on, dejected. As the train leaves the station into the tunnels, the camera shot captures "Sutphin" on the wall tiles.
[edit] External links
- nycsubway.org — IND Queens Boulevard Line: Sutphin Boulevard (Jamaica Branch)
