Jamaica Yard

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Jamaica Yard is a train yard of the New York City Subway in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York City, United States. It is connected to the IND Queens Boulevard Line at a three-way flying junction, and is located at the south end of Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. The yard is on the surface, and the four-track approach includes a bridge over the Grand Central Parkway, despite the entirely-underground nature of the Queens Boulevard Line.[1] The site upon which the yard sits at the head of the valley of the Flushing River was, at the time of the American Revolution, occupied by British troops after the Battle of Long Island.[2]

The yard was build for the Independent Subway System in the 1930s, and served as the south end of the World's Fair Railroad in 1939 and 1940. The yard provides carwash, interior cleaning, grease and minor repair services to subway cars which serve the E, F, R, V and G lines.[3][4]

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to enlarge the yard.[5]

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  1. ^ Track map created by Peter Dougherty and published in his book "Tracks of the New York City Subway" (Fourth Edition)
  2. ^ Richmond Hill Record
  3. ^ UTU Article 2004
  4. ^ Kennedy, Randy, A Day in the Subway, As it Rolls Up a Century, October 27, 2004
  5. ^ MTA, Capital Program 2005–2009, accessed April 17, 2007

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