Beach 67th Street (IND Rockaway Line)

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Beach 67th Street
New York City Subway station

Station information
Line	IND Rockaway Line
Services	A (all times)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other
Borough	Queens
Opened	June 28, 1956
Next north	Broad Channel: A
Next south	Beach 60th Street: A

Beach 67th Street, sometimes referred as Beach 67th Street–Gaston Avenue, is a station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway. The full time side of the station at the south end has four staircases, two to the street and one to each platform. The mezzanine layout gives evidence that there were originally separate turnstiles for entry and exit. The entry turnstiles are all on one side of the booth, while the exit turnstiles were on the opposite side. Since the elimination of a double fare control, steel gates have replaced the turnstiles. A sealed exit is at the north end of the Far Rockaway-bound platform and has a non-functional high wheel turnstile designed to collect single fares upon exiting. The extreme long length of this and other station platforms along the entire line is a legacy of its former use by the Long Island Rail Road, before it transferred ownership to New York City Transit Authority in the 1950s.

Leaving the station northbound, trains reach the Hammels Wye, where it is possible to head north to Broad Channel (the usual service pattern) or to traverse a short single-track segment onto the southbound Rockaway Park-bound branch of the line. This connection is not currently used in revenue service.

Unfortunately, this historical station is located in a crime ridden area, and a significant amount of riders have been subjected to muggings, beatings, and other violent crimes upon exiting the 67th Street Station during late night and early morning hours. The local police precinct has attempted to crack down on this crime by employing daily police officers underneath the station, but, so far, have been unable to employ officers during the evening hours. The fight against crime at this station is part of an ongoing economic rebirth that is attempting to take hold in the local community of Arverne and Far Rockaway.