169th Street (IND Queens Boulevard Line)

169th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	169th Street & Hillside Avenue Queens, NY 11432
Borough	Queens
Locale	Jamaica
Coordinates	40°42′38″N 73°47′35″W / 40.710638°N 73.793063°W / 40.710638; -73.793063Coordinates: 40°42′38″N 73°47′35″W / 40.710638°N 73.793063°W / 40.710638; -73.793063
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Queens Boulevard Line
Services	F  (all times)
Connection	New York City Bus: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q17, Q30, Q31, Q36, Q43, Q76, Q77 Nassau Inter-County Express: n1, n6, n22, n22A, n24, n26
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	April 24, 1937 (1937-04-24)
Wireless service	[1][2]
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	2,854,274[3]  0.7%
Rank	177 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	Jamaica – 179th Street: F
Next south	Parsons Boulevard: F
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 weekdays only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekends and weekend late nights Stops weekdays and weekday late nights Stops weekdays only Stops weekends only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

169th Street is a local station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 169th Street and Hillside Avenue in Queens, it is served by the F train at all times. This is the closest subway station to the 165th Street Bus Terminal as well as the former station at 168th Street (BMT Jamaica Line) and Jamaica Avenue.

This station has four tracks and two side platforms. The wall tile trims are orange with black borders while the platform and mezzanine columns are lime green. The name tablets have "169TH ST." in white lettering on a black background with an orange border. The wall tiles also have small "169" in white lettering on a black background.

The station has a full length mezzanine above the platforms. There are two fare control areas at either ends, each having four street stairs. The full-time side is at 169th Street while the part-time side is at 168th Street. Until the 1990s, it was the other way around.

There are seven sets of stairs to the 179th Street-bound platform and five to the Manhattan-bound platform as the mezzanine gets narrower on that side. Due to low clearance, a "DO NOT JUMP" message in black letters is painted on the white tiles of the ceiling above one of the 179th Street-bound staircases.

Before the IND Archer Avenue Line opened in 1988, all Queens Boulevard express trains (E and F trains) ran to 179th Street, with the E running express along Hillside Avenue (rush hours only) and the F running local. At that time, this station was considered to be the most congested due to the numerous bus lines that either terminated just outside or at the nearby 165th Street Bus Terminal. The station was ill-equipped to handle the high passenger traffic transferring between the bus and subway as a result, bars were installed to each of the seven 179th Street-bound staircases at platform level to "feed" the passengers into the staircase instead of crowding around it.

This station was the terminal for the Queens Boulevard Line from the station's opening in 1937 to 1950, when the line was extended to Jamaica – 179th Street.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound local	← toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (Parsons Boulevard)
	Southbound express	← does not stop here (rush hours only)
	Northbound express	→ does not stop here (rush hours only) →
	Northbound local	→ toward Jamaica – 179th Street (Terminus) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

External links

Media related to 169th Street (IND Queens Boulevard Line) at Wikimedia Commons

• nycsubway.org—IND Queens Boulevard Line: 169th Street
• Station Reporter — F Train
• The Subway Nut — 169th Street Pictures
• 169th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 168th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View