Parsons Boulevard (IND Queens Boulevard Line)
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Parsons Boulevard
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| New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||||
View of the Jamaica bound platform from the Manhattan bound platform.
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| Address | Parsons Boulevard & Hillside Avenue Queens, NY 11432 |
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| Borough | Queens | ||||||||
| Locale | Jamaica | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°42′28″N 73°48′10″W / 40.70771°N 73.802762°WCoordinates: 40°42′28″N 73°48′10″W / 40.70771°N 73.802762°W | ||||||||
| Division | B (IND) | ||||||||
| Line | IND Queens Boulevard Line | ||||||||
| Services |
E  (rush hours)F  (all times) |
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| Transit connections |
 NYCT Bus: Q43, Q83 MTA Bus: Q25, Q34, Q65, Q110, Q111, Q112, Q113, Q114
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| Structure | Underground | ||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms cross-platform interchange |
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| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||
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| Opened | April 24, 1937 | ||||||||
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| Passengers (2015) | 2,094,007  2% |
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| Rank | 237 out of 422 | ||||||||
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| Next north |
Jamaica–179th Street (express): E 169th Street (local): F
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| Next south |
Sutphin Boulevard (local): F Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike (express): E
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Parsons Boulevard is an express station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Parsons Boulevard and Hillside Avenue in Queens, it is served by F service at all times. Limited rush hour E service also stops here due to capacity constraints at its usual terminal of Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer, which is four blocks to the south of here.
This underground station, opened on April 24, 1937, served as one of the line's two terminal stations (the other being 169th Street) until the current 179th Street terminal opened in 1950. It has four tracks and two island platforms. F trains stop on the outer local tracks at all times while infrequent rush hour E trains stop on the center express ones. The platform and mezzanine columns are I-beams painted maroon-red and the wall tiles along the tracks have an orange trim-line with a black border and name tiles underneath them consisting of "PARSONS" in white lettering on a black background.
Above the platforms is a full-length mezzanine that connects the two station entrances at either ends. It has more staircases to the Jamaica-bound platform than the Manhattan-bound one due to a crew office built on the Manhattan-bound side.
Under the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Plan, the station, along with thirty other New York City Subway stations, will undergo a complete overhaul and would be entirely closed for up to 6 months. Updates would include cellular service, Wi-Fi, charging stations, improved signage, and improved station lighting.
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