85th Street – Forest Parkway (BMT Jamaica Line)


85th Street – Forest Parkway
New York City Subway rapid transit station

Northbound platform

Station statistics

Address

85th Street & Jamaica Avenue
Woodhaven, NY 11421

Borough

Queens

Locale

Woodhaven

Division

B (BMT)

Line

BMT Jamaica Line

Services

J (all times)

Connection

New York City Bus: Q56

Structure

Elevated

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Other information

Opened

June 11, 1917; 94 years ago

Former/other names

Forest Parkway

Traffic

Passengers (2010)

1,100,059^[1] 1.6%

Rank

335 out of 422

Station succession

Next north

Woodhaven Boulevard: J

Next south

75th Street – Elderts Lane: J
(J skips to Cypress Hills)

Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops in station at all times
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops late nights only
	Stops late nights and weekends only
	Stops weekdays only
	Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
	Stops all times except weekdays
	Stops rush hours only
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
	Station is closed
(Details about time periods)

85th Street – Forest Parkway is a skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. The J train serves this station at all times. The Z train bypasses when it operates. The north exit leads to 85th street and has a crossunder. The south exit, which leads to Forest Parkway, is closed.

References

^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ridership_sub_annual.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-31.

External links

nycsubway.org — BMT Jamaica Line: 85th Street – Forest Parkway
Station Reporter — J Train
The Subway Nut — 85th Street – Forest Parkway Pictures
85th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View