104th Street (BMT Jamaica Line)

104th Street ​
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	104th Street & Jamaica Avenue Queens, NY 11418
Borough	Queens
Locale	Richmond Hill
Coordinates	40°41′43″N 73°50′36″W / 40.695184°N 73.843231°W / 40.695184; -73.843231Coordinates: 40°41′43″N 73°50′36″W / 40.695184°N 73.843231°W / 40.695184; -73.843231
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Jamaica Line
Services	J  (all except rush hours, peak direction) ​      Z  (rush hours, peak direction)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: Q56
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	May 28, 1917; 100 years ago (1917-05-28)
Station code	082
Former/other names	102nd Street 102nd–104th Streets 104th–102nd Streets
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	850,903  1.1%
Rank	376 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	111th Street: J  (Z  skips to 121st Street)
Next south	Woodhaven Boulevard: J  ​Z
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops all times
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104th Street is a skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located on Jamaica Avenue between 102nd and 104th Streets in Richmond Hill, Queens. It is served by the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction and by the J train at all other times. The Manhattan-bound platform at this station is closed for renovation from March 2017 to early 2018.

This elevated station opened on May 28, 1917 under the Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad, an affiliate of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company. The former Brooklyn Manor station on the LIRR's defunct Rockaway Beach Branch, which was closed in 1962, is two blocks to the west and could be an available transfer if the Rockaway Beach Branch is reopened for train service.

Until 1966, this station was known as 102nd Street. It was then given the dual name of 102nd–104th Streets. As of 2011, station signage and the official map give the station name as 104th Street.

This station has two tracks and two side platforms, but there is room for a center track. Both platforms have beige windscreens and brown canopies with green frames and support columns for their entire length except for a small section at either end. Here, there are only waist-high steel fences with lampposts. The station signs are in the standard black name plate with white lettering.

The 1990 artwork is called Five Points of Observation by Kathleen McCarthy. It is made of copper mesh, allowing a view of the streets from the platforms, and resembles a human face when viewed from the street. It is found on five other stations on the BMT Jamaica Line.