39th Avenue (BMT Astoria Line)

39th Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address 39th Avenue & 31st Street
Queens, NY 11101
Borough Queens
Locale Long Island City
Coordinates 40°45′10″N 73°55′59″W / 40.752686°N 73.932924°W / 40.752686; -73.932924Coordinates: 40°45′10″N 73°55′59″W / 40.752686°N 73.932924°W / 40.752686; -73.932924
Division B (BMT)
Line BMT Astoria Line
Services       N  (all times)
      Q  (weekdays)
Transit connections MTA Bus: Q102
Structure Elevated
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened February 1, 1917 (1917-02-01)
Former/other names 39th Avenue – Beebe Avenue
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 1,104,375[1] Increase 9.1%
Rank 354 out of 421
Station succession
Next north 36th Avenue: N  Q 
Next south Queensboro Plaza: N  Q 

39th Avenue (also known as 39th Avenue – Beebe Avenue) is a local station on the BMT Astoria Line of the New York City Subway. Located at 39th Avenue and 31st Street in Long Island City, Queens, it is served by the N train at all times, and by additional Q trains on weekdays.

Station layout

P
Platforms		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound local ← toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue via Sea Beach (Queensboro Plaza)
← toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue via Brighton (weekdays) (Queensboro Plaza)
Peak-direction express ← No regular service
Northbound local → ( weekdays) toward Astoria – Ditmars Boulevard (36th Avenue) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
M Mezzanine to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
G Street Level Entrances/Exits
Stairs at the NW corner of 31st Street and 39th Avenue
This elevated station opened on February 1, 1917,[2] along with the opening of the rest of the Astoria Line, as an IRT line station, and the BRT (later BMT) also provided joint service. This station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center track is not used in revenue service, but it had been used regularly as recently as 2002. The center track merges with the two outer tracks south of this station.

Both platforms have beige windscreens that run along their lengths and red canopies with green support columns in the center. The station signs are in the standard black name plate in white lettering.

This station has one elevated station house beneath the center of the platforms and tracks. Two staircases from each platform go down to a crossunder that has a news-stand and small turnstile bank. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases going down to the northwest and southeast corners of 39th Avenue and 31st Street. The lower base of the platform staircases have emergency gates leading directly to the top of the street stairs.

References

  1. ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  2. ↑ "First Train Runs On Elevated Line to Astoria Section". http://bklyn.newspapers.com. Brooklyn Daily Eagle. February 1, 1917. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

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