Beach 25th Street (IND Rockaway Line)

Beach 25th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Beach 25th Street & Rockaway Freeway Queens, NY 11691
Borough	Queens
Locale	Bayswater
Coordinates	40°36′0.22″N 73°45′41.12″W / 40.6000611°N 73.7614222°W / 40.6000611; -73.7614222Coordinates: 40°36′0.22″N 73°45′41.12″W / 40.6000611°N 73.7614222°W / 40.6000611; -73.7614222
Division	B (IND, formerly LIRR Far Rockaway Branch)
Line	IND Rockaway Line
Services	A  (all times)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	May 1928 (1928-05) (LIRR station)
Rebuilt	June 28, 1956 (1956-06-28) (as a Subway station)
Former/other names	Beach 25th Street – Wavecrest
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	519,843[1]  94.3%
Rank	406 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	Beach 36th Street: A
Next south	Far Rockaway – Mott Avenue: A
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)

Beach 25th Street, also known as Beach 25th Street – Wavecrest, is a station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway, located in Queens on the Rockaway Freeway at Beach 25th Street. It is served by the A train at all times. There are two tracks and two side platforms.

North side stair

The station was originally opened by the Long Island Rail Road in May 1928 as Wavecrest Station, and was closed and relocated 800 feet east of the former location in August 1940 as part of a grade elevation project. The elevated station was opened on April 10, 1942, but was closed on October 3, 1955. It was purchased by the New York City Transit Authority along with the rest of the line west to Rockaway Park, which reopened it as a subway station on June 28, 1956.^[2]

As the Rockaway Line was originally operated by the Long Island Rail Road, the platforms here were built to hold twelve-car trains (of 85 foot cars), a typical length of an LIRR train. This station is on a concrete viaduct with ballasted track. Exit is near the center to the tiled mezzanine. The mezzanine is four stories high. This station was the terminal for the Far Rockaway branch until the opening of Far Rockaway – Mott Avenue station nineteen months later.

North side of the Mott Avenue bound platform

Station layout

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward Inwood – 207th Street (Beach 36th Street)
	Eastbound	→ toward Far Rockaway (Terminus) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
G	Street level	Exit/ Entrance

References

External links

• nycsubway.org—IND Rockaway: Beach 25th Street/Wavecrest
• Station Reporter — A Rockaway
• The Subway Nut — Beach 25th Street – Wavecrest Pictures
• Beach 25th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View