Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike (IND Queens Boulevard Line)

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Union Turnpike–Kew Gardens
NYC Subway E service NYC Subway F service

New York City Subway station
Station information
Line IND Queens Boulevard Line
Services E all times (all times)
F all times (all times)
Platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks 4
Other
Borough Queens
Opened December 31, 1936
Connection Q10 bus to JFK Int'l Airport
Next north Briarwood–Van Wyck (local): E nights after 9:00 p.m. and weekends F all times
Parsons Boulevard (express): E special rush hour trips
Jamaica–Van Wyck (Archer express): E weekdays until 9:00 p.m.
Next south 75th Avenue (local): E nights after 9:00 p.m. and weekends F all times
Forest Hills–71st Avenue (express): E weekdays until 9:00 p.m.

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]

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