Astoria – Ditmars Boulevard (BMT Astoria Line)

Astoria – Ditmars Boulevard
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address 23rd Ave/Ditmars Boulevard & 31st Street
Astoria, NY 11105
Borough Queens
Locale Astoria
Division B (BMT)
Line BMT Astoria Line
Services       N  (all times)
      Q  (weekdays)
Connection
Structure Elevated
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened July 19, 1917; 94 years ago (July 19, 1917)
Traffic
Passengers (2010) 5,102,415[1]  1.4%
Rank 82 out of 422
Station succession
Next north (Terminal): N  Q 
Next south Astoria Boulevard: N  Q 

Astoria – Ditmars Boulevard is the northern terminal station on the BMT Astoria Line of the New York City Subway. Located between 23rd Avenue and Ditmars Boulevard and 31st Street in the Queens neighborhood of Astoria, it is served by the N train at all times, and by the Q train on weekdays.

This station has two tracks and an island platform, partially located under the New York Connecting Railroad (NYCR). The tracks end at bumper blocks at the north end of the platform. The platform canopy extends to the portion of the platform under the NYCR. The mezzanine has twin fare controls, with double-wide staircases. There is a pedestrian bridge to the second floor of the adjacent Garry Building. A view from the platform reveals a painted mural on the east wall of the bridge entitled Americana.

Opened on July 19, 1917 as an IRT line station, the BRT (later BMT) also provided joint service. In 1949 the joint service was discontinued, leaving the BMT to provide full-time service.

References

  1. ^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ridership_sub_annual.htm. Retrieved 2011-06-02. 

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