75th Avenue (IND Queens Boulevard Line)
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75th Avenue
 
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| New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||||
The mosaics at 75th Avenue station
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| Address | 75th Avenue & Queens Boulevard Queens, NY 11375 |
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| Borough | Queens | ||||||||
| Locale | Forest Hills | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°43′07″N 73°50′16″W / 40.71864°N 73.837738°WCoordinates: 40°43′07″N 73°50′16″W / 40.71864°N 73.837738°W | ||||||||
| Division | B (IND) | ||||||||
| Line | IND Queens Boulevard Line | ||||||||
| Services |
E  (nights after 9:00 p.m. and weekends)F  (all times) |
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| Transit connections |
 MTA Bus: Q60, QM11, QM18
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| Structure | Underground | ||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||
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| Opened | December 31, 1936 | ||||||||
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| Former/other names | 75th Avenue–Puritan Avenue | ||||||||
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| Passengers (2015) | 1,136,305  0.4% |
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| Rank | 351 out of 425 | ||||||||
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| Next north |
Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike: E F
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| Next south |
Forest Hills–71st Avenue: E F
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75th Avenue (originally 75th Avenue–Puritan Avenue) is a local station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 75th Avenue and Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills, Queens, it is served by the F train at all times, and the E train at all times except weekday rush hours and middays.
The Queens Boulevard Line, one of the first built by the city-owned Independent Subway System (IND), opened on August 19, 1933. The eastern terminus was at Roosevelt Avenue, in Jackson Heights. A 3.5-mile (5.6 km) extension from Roosevelt Avenue to Kew Gardens opened on December 31, 1936. The extension added eight new stations, including one at 75th Avenue.
Early planning documents called for a station at "Queens Boulevard–Puritan Avenue"; Puritan Avenue was the name for 75th Road in Forest Hills Gardens. For the first few years of operation the station was referred to as Puritan Avenue. The design called for a small mezzanine but 75th Avenue was built with a full one as it was cheaper than filling in the excavation.
The construction of the extension to Kew Gardens brought significant growth to Queens, specifically in Forest Hills and Kew Gardens. With the subway providing a quick and cheap commute, Forest Hills became a more desirable place to live, and as a result new apartment buildings were built in advance of the line's opening to accommodate the expected influx of residents. Forest Hills was transformed from a quiet residential community of one-family houses to an active population center.
In 1953, the platforms at six Queens Boulevard Line stations, including 75th Avenue, were lengthened to allow eleven-car trains. The bid for the project went out in 1951. The lengthened trains began running during rush hour on September 8, 1953. Eleven-car trains would only operate on weekdays. The extra car increased the total carrying capacity by 4,000 passengers. The lengthening project cost $400,000.
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