111th Street (BMT Jamaica Line)
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111th Street
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| New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||||
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| Address | 111th Street & Jamaica Avenue Queens, NY 11418 |
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| Borough | Queens | ||||||||
| Locale | Richmond Hill | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°41′49″N 73°50′14″W / 40.696876°N 73.837223°WCoordinates: 40°41′49″N 73°50′14″W / 40.696876°N 73.837223°W | ||||||||
| Division | B (BMT) | ||||||||
| Line | BMT Jamaica Line | ||||||||
| Services |
J  (all times) |
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| Transit connections |
 NYCT Bus: Q56 MTA Bus: Q37
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| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||
| Tracks | 3 (2 for passenger service) | ||||||||
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| Opened | May 28, 1917 | ||||||||
| Station code | 081 | ||||||||
| Former/other names | Greenwood Avenue 111th Street – Richmond Hill |
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| Passengers (2016) | 805,255  0.8% |
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| Rank | 381 out of 422 | ||||||||
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| Next north |
121st Street: J  (J  skips to Sutphin Boulevard – Archer Avenue – JFK Airport)
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| Next south |
104th Street: J (J skips to Woodhaven Boulevard)
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111th Street is a skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 111th Street and Jamaica Avenue in Richmond Hill, Queens, it is served at all times by the J train. The Z train bypasses the station when it operates.
This elevated station was opened on May 28, 1917 by the Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad, an affiliate of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, replacing Cypress Hills as the line's terminus. It has three tracks and two side platforms. The center track dead ends at bumper blocks on both sides of the station and has connections to both local tracks. It is only used for train storage. It was formerly used to turn trains for the BMT Lexington Avenue Elevated trains from 1917 until 1950. The track was also used to store trains while the BMT Jamaica El was being torn down north of 121st Street and the Archer Avenue line was being built.
Both platforms have beige windscreens for their entire lengths and brown canopies with green frames and support columns except for a small section at the west (railroad south) end. Station signs are in the standard black with white lettering.
The 1990 artwork here is called Five Points of Observation by Kathleen McCarthy. It resembles a human face when viewed from the street and is also featured on four other stations on the BMT Jamaica Line.
The station's only entrance/exit is an elevated station house beneath the tracks. Inside fare control, there is a single staircase to each platform at their south ends and a waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions. Outside fare control, there is a turnstile bank, token booth, and two staircases going down to either eastern corners of Jamaica Avenue and 111th Street.
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