33rd Street–Rawson Street (IRT Flushing Line)

33rd Street–Rawson Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
An R62A express train bypasses the station during a light blizzard in February 2013.
Station statistics
Address	33rd Street & Queens Boulevard Queens, NY 11101
Borough	Queens
Locale	Sunnyside
Coordinates	40°44′40.62″N 73°55′52.7″W / 40.7446167°N 73.931306°W / 40.7446167; -73.931306Coordinates: 40°44′40.62″N 73°55′52.7″W / 40.7446167°N 73.931306°W / 40.7446167; -73.931306
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Flushing Line
Services	7  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: Q32 MTA Bus: Q60
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	April 21, 1917 (1917-04-21)
Station code	460[1]
Former/other names	Rawson Street
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	3,636,632[2]  2%
Rank	141 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	40th Street–Lowery Street: 7
Next south	Queensboro Plaza: 7
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York Show map of the US

33rd Street–Rawson Street is a local station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway. It is located over Queens Boulevard on a concrete viaduct. It is served by the 7 train at all times.

History

Track layout
to 40 St–Lowery St to Queensboro Plz

The Flushing Line was opened from Queensboro Plaza to 103rd Street–Corona Plaza on April 21, 1917, with a local station at 33rd Street.^[3]

The platforms at 33rd Street were extended in 1955–1956 to accommodate 11-car trains.^[4]

Station layout

P Platform level
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound local	← toward 34th Street–Hudson Yards (Queensboro Plaza)
	Peak-direction express	← does not stop here →
	Northbound local	→ toward Flushing–Main Street (40th Street–Lowery Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits

The station has two side platforms and three tracks. The center track is used by peak-direction <7> express trains during rush hours.

In 1998, the name "Rawson" was removed from the station signs and subway maps. It was restored in 2004 as part of a historical move when the local community decided to commemorate the deceased local Rawson Hart Boddam.

Exits

Both exits are under the tracks in the median of Queens Boulevard. The full-time exit is at 33rd Street, with two stairs from each platform, and the part-time exit is at 34th Street, also with two stairs from each platform. The part-time exit has a crossunder to allow free transfers between opposite directions while the full-time one does not, even though it has the layouts that could allow one.^[5]

Image gallery

• 
  View of Queens Boulevard from the 33rd Street station
• 
  Mezzanine
• 
  7 train stopped at the platform

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 33rd Street – Rawson Street (IRT Flushing Line).

• nycsubway.org – IRT Flushing Line: 33rd Street/Rawson Street
• Station Reporter — 7 Train
• The Subway Nut — 33rd Street–Rawson Street Pictures
• MTA's Arts For Transit — 33rd Street–Rawson Street (IRT Flushing Line)
• 33rd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 34th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View

New York City Subway stations, by service
	34th Street–Hudson Yards Times Square Fifth Avenue Grand Central Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue Hunters Point Avenue Court Square Queensboro Plaza 33rd Street–Rawson Street 40th Street–Lowery Street 46th Street–Bliss Street 52nd Street 61st Street–Woodside 69th Street 74th Street–Broadway 82nd Street–Jackson Heights 90th Street–Elmhurst Avenue Junction Boulevard 103rd Street–Corona Plaza 111th Street Mets–Willets Point Flushing–Main Street
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Note: Temporary reroutes on the 2, 5, and M trains are not reflected here. Stations with asterisks are served by that service during off-peak hours only. See linked articles for more information.