Parsons Boulevard (IND Queens Boulevard Line)
Parsons Boulevard  | |||||||||
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| New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||||
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| 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°WCoordinates: 40°42′28″N 73°48′10″W / 40.70771°N 73.802762°W | ||||||||
| Division | B (IND) | ||||||||
| Line | IND Queens Boulevard Line | ||||||||
| Services |
E  (rush hours) F  (all times) | ||||||||
| Transit connections |
 NYCT 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 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
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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,[4] 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.
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) |
| Southbound express | ← toward World Trade Center (AM rush hours only) (Kew Gardens – Union Turnpike) | |
| Northbound express | → toward Jamaica – 179th Street (PM rush hours only) (Terminus) → | |
| Northbound local | → toward Jamaica – 179th Street (169th Street) → | |
This underground station, opened on April 24, 1937,[5][6] served as one of the line's two terminal stations (the other being 169th Street) until the current 179th Street terminal opened in 1950.[7][8][9] It 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.
Entrances and exits
The full-time entrance is at the north end of the station. It has a turnstile bank and token booth, with two street stairs leading to either southern corner of Parsons Boulevard and Hillside Avenue, and a single staircase to the northwest corner.[4]
The entrance at the south end is unstaffed, containing HEET turnstiles and three street stairs to the intersection of 153rd Street and Hillside Avenue – one each at the northern, southwest, and southeast corners of the intersection.[4] Its booth was removed in 2003.
References
- ↑ NYC Subway Wireless
- ↑ More Subway Stations in Manhattan, Bronx in Line to Get Online, mta.info (March 25, 2015). "The first two phases included stations in Midtown Manhattan and all underground stations in Queens with the exception of the 7 Main St terminal."
- ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
- 1 2 3 "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Jamaica" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York). 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ↑ "Subway Link Opens Soon: City Line to Jamaica Will Start About April 24". nytimes.com. The New York Times. March 17, 1937. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ "Trial Run to Jamaica on Subway Tomorrow: Section From Kew Gardens to 169th Street Will Open to Public in Two Weeks". nytimes.com. The New York Times. April 9, 1937. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ↑ "Independent Subway Services Beginning in 1932". thejoekorner.com. August 21, 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ↑ "Subway Link Opens Monday". nytimes.com. The New York Times. December 6, 1950. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ↑ "New Subway Link Opening in Queens". nytimes.com. The New York Times. December 12, 1950. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
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