The Rockaway Boulevard station is a station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Rockaway Boulevard, Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards, and Liberty Avenue in Ozone Park, Queens, it is served by the A train at all times and the Rockaway Park Shuttle on summer weekends.

Rockaway Blvd
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Brooklyn-bound platform after renovation
Station statistics
Address	Rockaway Boulevard & Liberty Avenue Queens, NY 11417
Borough	Queens
Locale	Ozone Park
Coordinates	40.680459°N 73.843703°W / 40.680459; -73.843703
Division	B (IND, formerly BMT)[1]
Line	IND Fulton Street Line BMT Fulton Street Line (formerly)
Services	A  (all times)
Transit	MTA Bus: Q7, Q11, Q21, Q41, Q52/Q53 SBS, Q112, BM5, QM15
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	September 25, 1915; 106 years ago (September 25, 1915)[2]
Station code	192[3]
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Accessibility	Same-platform wheelchair transfer available
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Former/other names	Rockaway Boulevard–96th Street
Traffic
2019	2,299,903[4]  1.6%
Rank	203 out of 424[4]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station 88th Street toward Inwood–207th Street Local 104th Street toward Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard Aqueduct–North Conduit Avenue toward Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue Aqueduct Racetrack One-way operation
Non-revenue services and lines Preceding station New York City Subway Following station   no service Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard Fulton St; express
Former services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Jay Street–Borough Hall toward 21st Street–Queensbridge JFK Express race days Howard Beach–JFK Airport One-way operation
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to 88 St to N Conduit Av from Aqueduct to 104 St to Lefferts Blvd
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

History

Rockaway Boulevard was one of the six stations along Liberty Avenue in Queens, from 80th Street through Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard, as well as the current three track elevated structure, built for the BMT Fulton Street Line in 1915 as part of BMT's portion of the Dual Contracts.[2][5]

On April 8, 1928, two eastbound trains crashed in the station, killing one person and injuring 30.[6]

The connection to the BMT was severed on April 26, 1956, and the IND was extended east (railroad south) from Euclid Avenue via a connecting tunnel and new intermediate station at Grant Avenue, with the new service beginning on April 29, 1956.[5][7][8] Two months later, a connection to the IND Rockaway Line was provided on June 26, 1956, replacing the Long Island Rail Road's long-troubled Rockaway Beach Branch.[9][10][11][12][13][14]

The station was completely renovated in 2015.[15] In 2019, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.[16]

Station layout

P Platform level	Side platform
	Westbound	← toward 207th Street (88th Street) ← late night shuttle toward Euclid Avenue (88th Street)
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Eastbound	→ toward Far Rockaway or Rockaway Park (Aqueduct–North Conduit Avenue) → → ( late nights) toward Lefferts Boulevard (104th Street) → → (No express service: Lefferts Boulevard)
	Side platform
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metrocard machines
G	Street level	Exit/entrance

This station has two side platforms and three tracks. The center track is not used in revenue service. The platforms have beige windscreens and green and brown canopies.

This is the outermost station from Manhattan that is shared by all A train branches. Just past the east end of the platforms, the line splits into two routes. Trains heading to Lefferts Boulevard continue east along Liberty Avenue, while those heading to the Rockaways diverge south to bypass Aqueduct Racetrack on an embankment before lowering to run at-grade towards Conduit Avenue, Howard Beach, Jamaica Bay, Broad Channel, and then the Rockaways.

Exits

This station has two station-houses with the full-time one at the west (railroad north) end. Single staircases from each platform go down to the elevated station-house beneath the tracks. Inside are a turnstile bank and token booth. Outside of fare control, two staircases lead to either side of Liberty Avenue at Woodhaven/Cross Bay Boulevard.[17]

The other station-house at the east (railroad south) end is also elevated and beneath the tracks, but unstaffed. It contains two HEET turnstiles, a staircase to each platform, and two staircases to either side of Liberty Avenue at 96th Street. The wooden staircase landings have a high exit-only turnstile to allow passengers to exit the system without having to go through the station.[17]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rockaway Boulevard (IND Fulton Street Line).

• nycsubway.org – IND Fulton: Rockaway Boulevard
• Station Reporter — A Lefferts
• Station Reporter — A Rockaway
• The Subway Nut — Rockaway Boulevard Pictures
• 94th Street/Rockaway Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 96th Street/Cross Bay Boulevard — Woodhaven Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View

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[ru] Рокавей-бульвар (линия Фултон-стрит, Ай-эн-ди)