85th Street-Forest Parkway

85 Street–Forest Parkway
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	85th Street & Jamaica Avenue Queens, NY 11421
Borough	Queens
Locale	Woodhaven
Coordinates	40°41′33″N 73°51′37″W / 40.692418°N 73.86014°W / 40.692418; -73.86014Coordinates: 40°41′33″N 73°51′37″W / 40.692418°N 73.86014°W / 40.692418; -73.86014
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Jamaica Line
Services	J  (all times)
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	084
Former/other names	Forest Parkway
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	1,237,770  0.2%
Rank	330 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Woodhaven Boulevard: J
Next south	75th Street–Elderts Lane: J  (J  skips to Cypress Hills)
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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85th Street–Forest Parkway is a skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located on Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven, Queens. The J train serves this station at all times. The Z train bypasses the station during rush hours in the peak direction when it operates.

The station opened on May 28, 1917 as Forest Parkway, as part of the BRT's efforts to expand the line from City Line, Brooklyn, to 111th Street in Richmond Hill. It has two tracks and two side platforms, with space for a center track.

From the late-1950s into the 1960s the New York City Transit Authority had a proposal to realign the BMT Jamaica Line between Crescent Street and the vicinity of 80th Street and Grant Street west of this station. This would have also included the third express tracks. The realignment was never carried out. "85th Street" was added to the name in 1966.

The north exit leads to 85th street and has a crossunder. The south exit, which leads to Forest Parkway, was removed.