46th Street–Bliss Street (IRT Flushing Line)

46th Street–Bliss Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Looking west at two Flushing-bound 7 trains approaching 46th Street-Bliss Street station at night
Station statistics
Address	46th Street & Queens Boulevard Queens, NY 11104
Borough	Queens
Locale	Sunnyside
Coordinates	40°44′35.28″N 73°55′6.25″W / 40.7431333°N 73.9184028°W / 40.7431333; -73.9184028Coordinates: 40°44′35.28″N 73°55′6.25″W / 40.7431333°N 73.9184028°W / 40.7431333; -73.9184028
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Flushing Line
Services	7  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: Q32, B24 MTA Bus: Q60, Q104
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	April 21, 1917; 99 years ago (1917-04-21)
Former/other names	Bliss Street
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	4,593,351  2.2%
Rank	105 out of 425
Station succession
Next north	52nd Street: 7
Next south	40th Street–Lowery Street: 7
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
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46th Street–Bliss Street is a local station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 46th Street and Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside, Queens, it is served by the 7 train at all times.

The Flushing Line was opened from Queensboro Plaza to 103rd Street – Corona Plaza on April 21, 1917, with a local station at 46th Street.

The platforms at 46th Street were extended in 1955–1956 to accommodate 11-car trains.

This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center track is used by the rush hour peak direction <7> express train. This is the easternmost (railroad north) station on the IRT Flushing Line's concrete viaduct above Queens Boulevard. East of here, the line curves north and becomes elevated over Roosevelt Avenue.

Each platform has concrete windscreens painted in beige and green canopies in the center and waist-high beige barriers at either side. The windscreens contain stained glass windows as part of an artwork called "Q is For Queens" by Yumi Heo installed in 1999. They depict various images related to Heo's children book illustrations. This can also be found on the station's main entrance.

This station has two entrances/exits, both of which are station houses built within the viaduct's concrete structure. The main one is at the west (geographic south) end of the station and has two staircases and one turnstile bank to each platform, token booth, and four street stairs built within the viaduct's support pillars. These stairs lead to all four corners of 46th Street and the parking lot underneath the viaduct and between the two sides of Queens Boulevard. This entrance does not allow a free transfer between directions (even though it has the layout that could allow one as both turnstile banks lead to the center of the station house).