80th Street (IND Fulton Street Line)

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80th Street–Hudson Street
New York City Subway station

Station information
Line	IND Fulton Street Line
Services	A (all times)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other
Borough	Queens
Opened	September 25, 1915^[1]
Next north	Grant Avenue: A
Next south	88th Street: A

80th Street (signed as 80th Street–Hudson Street) is the northernmost station in Queens on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located on Liberty Avenue at 80th Street, it is served by the A train at all times.

There is a crossunder at each ends. The HEET access track north (geographic W) exit leads to 77th Street and the full time track south (geographic E) to 80th Street and contains a booth. West of this station, as the line curves into the tunnel, the remains of the trackway of the BMT Fulton Street Line are on the northbound side. Station signs display Hudson Street, which was the original name of 80th Street.

80th Street was one of the six stations along Liberty Avenue in Queens, from this location through Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard, as well as the current 3-track elevated structure, built for the BMT Fulton Street Line in 1915 as part of BMT's portion of the Dual Contracts. The connection to the BMT was severed on April 26, 1956, and the IND was extended east (track direction south) from Euclid Avenue via a connecting tunnel and new intermediate station at Grant Avenue, with the new service beginning on April 29, 1956. Part of the trackway to the BMT is still there as the line curves into the tunnel to Grant Avenue.