Jamaica – 179th Street (IND Queens Boulevard Line)
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Jamaica–179th Street
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| New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||||
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| Address | 179th Street & Hillside Avenue Queens, NY 11432 |
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| Borough | Queens | ||||||||
| Locale | Jamaica, Jamaica Estates | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°42′45″N 73°47′04″W / 40.712459°N 73.78448°WCoordinates: 40°42′45″N 73°47′04″W / 40.712459°N 73.78448°W | ||||||||
| Division | B (IND) | ||||||||
| Line | IND Queens Boulevard Line | ||||||||
| Services |
E  (rush hours)F  (all times) |
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| Transit connections |
 NYCT Bus: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q17, Q36, Q43, Q76, Q77, X68 MTA Bus: Q110 NICE Bus: n1, n6, n6X, n22, n22X, n24, n26
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| Structure | Underground | ||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||
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| Opened | December 11, 1950 | ||||||||
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| Passengers (2015) | 6,898,938  1.2% |
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| Rank | 63 out of 422 | ||||||||
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| Next north | (Terminal): E F
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| Next south |
169th Street (local): F Parsons Boulevard (express): E
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| Next north |
none: E F
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| Next south |
Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike: E F
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Jamaica–179th Street is an express terminal station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located under Hillside Avenue at 179th Street in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, it is served by the F train at all times, with a few rush-hour E trains also terminating here. The station has 15 entrances, including two at Midland Parkway in Jamaica Estates.
Jamaica–179th Street was opened on December 11, 1950, although it had been planned to be built at 178th Street as early as 1928. At the time, the Queens Boulevard Line was part of the Independent Subway System (IND), but the original IND plans did not provide for constructing the 178th Street station until the line was extended even further to Queens Village. The line opened to 169th Street, the next station south, in 1937. Various changes in plans, as well as material shortages due to the Great Depression and World War II, delayed the project until 1946. Jamaica–179th Street became among Queens' busiest upon its 1950 opening. After a period of deterioration, the station was renovated twice, in the 1980s and the 2000s. As a result of planning for a never-built expansion to Queens Village, the station has 8 storage tracks to its east, giving it the highest peak capacity of any New York City Subway station.
The 179th Street station (drawn up as 178th Street) had been planned along with the rest of the IND Queens Boulevard Line as its original terminus as early as 1928. In December 1930, however, it was planned to construct stations only up to 169th Street, with tail tracks and switches installed up to the foot of the station at 178th Street, along with a provision for the station. The tracks ended at bumper blocks, and the tunnel at a bulkhead. Under these plans, the 178th Street station would be built during a further eastward extension. The Queens Boulevard Line was extended up to 169th Street on April 24, 1937, with the tail tracks and switches used to store and reverse trains.
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