Beach 98th Street (IND Rockaway Line)

Beach 98th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Rockaway Park-bound platform
Station statistics
Address	Beach 98th Street & Rockaway Freeway Queens, NY 11694
Borough	Queens
Locale	Rockaway Beach
Coordinates	40°35′08″N 73°49′13″W / 40.585441°N 73.820186°W / 40.585441; -73.820186Coordinates: 40°35′08″N 73°49′13″W / 40.585441°N 73.820186°W / 40.585441; -73.820186
Division	B (IND, formerly LIRR Rockaway Beach Branch)
Line	IND Rockaway Line
Services	A  (rush hours, peak direction)       S  (all times)
Connection	MTA Bus: Q22, Q53, QM16 (all on Rockaway Beach Boulevard)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	April 1903 (1903-04) (LIRR station)
Rebuilt	June 28, 1956 (1956-06-28) (as a Subway station)
Former/other names	Steeplechase Playland Beach 98th Street – Playland
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	200,197[1]  99%
Rank	417 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	Beach 90th Street: A  S
Next south	Beach 105th Street: A  S
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 98th Street, sometimes referred as Beach 98th Street – Playland, is a station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the Rockaway Park Shuttle at all times and ten daily rush-hour only A trains.

The station is built on a concrete viaduct. There are two tracks and two side platforms. New lights have been installed. There is a crossunder to the tiled mezzanine. The station was originally built by the Long Island Rail Road in April 1903 as Steeplechase on the Rockaway Beach Branch, and was also a trolley stop of the Ocean Electric Railway. It was renamed Playland on May 15, 1933, for the former Rockaways' Playland, which was closed in 1985. No trace of the park remains other than the station name. In 1942, the station was replaced with an elevated station, and was taken out of service on October 3, 1955 as part of its purchase by the New York City Transit Authority, which reopened it as a subway station on June 28, 1956. The southbound platform is longer than the northbound one, and has an extra exit at the north end which is now sealed. Canopies, mezzanine, and side walls are similar to Beach 90th Street.

Station layout

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← ( PM rush hours only) toward Rockaway Park – Beach 116th Street (Beach 105th Street)
	Eastbound	→ toward Broad Channel ( toward 207th Street AM rush hours only) (Beach 90th Street) →
	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 98th Street/Playland
• Station Reporter — Rockaway Park Shuttle
• Steeplechase Station (Arrt's Arrchives)
• The Subway Nut — Beach 98th Street – Playland Pictures
• Beach 98th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View