Howard Beach – JFK Airport (IND Rockaway Line)
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Howard Beach–JFK Airport
 
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| New York City Subway rapid transit and AirTrain JFK people mover station complex | |||||||||
Subway platforms at night
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| Address | 159th Avenue & 103rd Street Queens, NY 11414 |
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| Borough | Queens | ||||||||
| Locale | Howard Beach | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°39′38″N 73°49′49″W / 40.660445°N 73.830316°WCoordinates: 40°39′38″N 73°49′49″W / 40.660445°N 73.830316°W | ||||||||
| Division | B (IND, formerly LIRR Rockaway Beach Branch) | ||||||||
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IND Rockaway Line AirTrain JFK
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| Services |
A  (all times) |
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| Transit connections |
 MTA Bus: Q11
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| Structure | At-grade (subway station) Elevated (AirTrain JFK station) |
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms (subway station) 1 island platform (AirTrain JFK station) |
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| Tracks | 4 (2 in regular service) (subway station) 2 (AirTrain JFK station) |
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| Opened | April 1913 (LIRR station) December 17, 2003 (AirTrain JFK) |
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| Rebuilt | June 28, 1956 (subway station) December 17, 2003 (connection to AirTrain JFK) |
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| Accessible |
 ADA-accessible
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| Traffic | |||||||||
| Passengers (2016) | 1,012,067 (subway station only)  2.9% |
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| Rank | 63 out of 422 | ||||||||
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| Next north |
Aqueduct–North Conduit Avenue: A
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| Next south |
Broad Channel: A
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| Next north |
Aqueduct Racetrack: A
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| Next south |
Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue (via Rockaway): A Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street (via Rockaway Park): A  (also via same-platform transfer at Broad Channel) |
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Howard Beach–JFK Airport is a subway/people mover station complex located at Coleman Square between 159th Avenue and 103rd Street in Howard Beach, Queens. The New York City Subway portion of the station is on the IND Rockaway Line and is served by the Rockaway branch of the A train at all times. The AirTrain JFK portion of the station complex is served by the AirTrain's Howard Beach branch at all times.
The station was originally a Long Island Rail Road station along the Rockaway Beach Branch. The LIRR station opened in 1913 to replace the nearby Ramblersville station. The LIRR ceased operations at this station in 1950, and the New York City Transit Authority bought the section of the Rockaway Beach Branch that included this station. The subway station opened on June 28, 1956. In 2000–2003, the subway station was completely rebuilt and a transfer to the new AirTrain JFK was built. The rebuilt station was completed on December 17, 2003.
The station originally opened in April 1913 as a Long Island Rail Road station, which replaced the former 1899-built Ramblersville station that was built 0.2 miles (0.32 km) to the south. In 1923, the station was retrofitted with sheltered sheds on both sides of the tracks. On May 8, 1950 a fire that broke out between The Raunt and Broad Channel stations destroyed the bridge over Jamaica Bay, and the line was acquired by the New York City Transit Authority.
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