Beach 98th Street (IND Rockaway Line)
Beach 98th Street  | |||||||||
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| New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||||
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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°WCoordinates: 40°35′08″N 73°49′13″W / 40.585441°N 73.820186°W | ||||||||
| Division | B (IND, formerly LIRR Rockaway Beach Branch) | ||||||||
| Line | IND Rockaway Line | ||||||||
| Services |
A  (rush hours, peak direction) S  (all times) | ||||||||
| Transit connections |
 MTA Bus: Q22, Q53, QM16 | ||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||
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| Opened | April 1903 (LIRR station) | ||||||||
| Rebuilt | June 28, 1956 (as a Subway station) | ||||||||
| Former/other names |
Steeplechase (1903–May 15, 1933[1]) Playland Beach 98th Street – Playland | ||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||
| Passengers (2014) |
200,197[2]  99% | ||||||||
| Rank | 417 out of 421 | ||||||||
| Station succession | |||||||||
| Next north |
Beach 90th Street: A S | ||||||||
| Next south |
Beach 105th Street: A S | ||||||||
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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.
History
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,[1] 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.
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 |
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 southbound platform is longer than the northbound one, and had an exit at the north end of the Rockaway Park bound platform which has been removed. Canopies, mezzanine, and side walls are similar to Beach 90th Street.
References
- 1 2 Baer, Christopher T. (April 2015). "A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company It's Predecessors and Successors and Its Historical Context: 1933" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical Historical Society. p. 36. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
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
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