Parsons Boulevard (IND Queens Boulevard Line)

Parsons Boulevard
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Parsons Boulevard & Hillside Avenue Queens, NY 11432
Borough	Queens
Locale	Jamaica
Coordinates	40°42′28″N 73°48′10″W / 40.70771°N 73.802762°W / 40.70771; -73.802762Coordinates: 40°42′28″N 73°48′10″W / 40.70771°N 73.802762°W / 40.70771; -73.802762
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Queens Boulevard Line
Services	E  (rush hours)       F  (all times)
Connection	New York City Bus: Q43, Q83 MTA Bus: Q25, Q34, Q65, Q110, Q111, Q112, Q113, Q114
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	April 24, 1937 (1937-04-24)
Wireless service	[1][2]
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	2,052,252[3]  0.8%
Rank	235 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	169th Street (local): F  Jamaica – 179th Street (express): E
Next south	Sutphin Boulevard (local): F  Kew Gardens – Union Turnpike (express): E
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)

Parsons Boulevard is an express station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Parsons Boulevard and Hillside Avenue in Queens, it is served by F service at all times. Limited rush hour E service also stops here due to capacity constraints at its usual terminal of Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer, which is four blocks to the south of here.

Express tracks

This underground station, opened on April 24, 1937, has four tracks and two island platforms. F trains stop on the outer local tracks while E trains stop on the center express ones. The platform and mezzanine columns are I-beams painted maroon-red and the wall tiles along the tracks have an orange trim-line with a black border and name tiles underneath them consisting of "PARSONS" in white lettering on a black background.

Above the platforms is a full-length mezzanine that connects the two station entrances at either ends. It has more staircases to the Jamaica-bound platform than the Manhattan-bound one due to a crew office built on the Manhattan-bound side.

The full-time entrance is at the north end of the station. It has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs leading to either southern corners of Parsons Boulevard and Hillside Avenue. The entrance at the south end is unstaffed, containing HEET turnstiles and a single street stair to the southeast corner of 153rd Street and Hillside Avenue. Its booth was removed in 2003.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent
P Platform level	Southbound local	← toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (Sutphin Boulevard)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Southbound express	← toward World Trade Center (rush hours) (Kew Gardens – Union Turnpike)
	Northbound express	→ toward Jamaica – 179th Street (rush hours) (Terminus) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Northbound local	→ toward Jamaica – 179th Street (169th Street) →

References

External links

• nycsubway.org—IND Queens Boulevard Line: Parsons Boulevard (179th Street Branch)
• Station Reporter — F Train
• The Subway Nut — Parsons Boulevard Pictures
• Parsons Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 153rd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View