The Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport station is a two-level station on the IND and BMT Archer Avenue Lines of the New York City Subway. It is located at the intersection of Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue in Jamaica, Queens. It is served by the E and J trains at all times, as well as the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction. This station has four tracks and two island platforms, with two platform levels: E trains stop on the upper level while J/Z trains stop on the lower level.

Sutphin Blvd–Archer Av–JFK  ​​​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Upper level platform, westbound side
Station statistics
Address	Sutphin Boulevard & Archer Avenue Queens, NY 11435
Borough	Queens
Locale	Jamaica
Coordinates	40.700488°N 73.80774°W / 40.700488; -73.80774
Division	B (BMT/IND)[1]
Line	BMT Archer Avenue Line (lower level) IND Archer Avenue Line (upper level)
Services	E  (all times)​ ​   J  (all times) ​   Z  (rush hours, peak direction)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Q20A, Q20B, Q24, Q30, Q31, Q43, Q44 SBS, Q54, Q56 MTA Bus: Q6, Q8, Q9, Q25, Q34, Q40, Q41, Q60, Q65 AirTrain JFK: Jamaica Route LIRR station (at Jamaica)
Structure	Underground
Levels	2
Platforms	2 island platforms (1 on each level)
Tracks	4 (2 on each level)
Other information
Opened	December 11, 1988; 33 years ago (1988-12-11)
Accessible	ADA-accessible
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Former/other names	Sutphin Boulevard
Traffic
2019	7,354,064[2]  1%
Rank	51 out of 424[2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Jamaica–Van Wyck E  toward World Trade Center Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer E ​ ​J  ​Z  Terminus 111th Street J  skip-stop 121st Street J  ​Z  toward Broad Street
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend Upper level to Jamaica Center to Jamaica–Van Wyck Lower level to Jamaica Center to 121 St
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

The station was planned as part of the construction of IND and BMT's Archer Avenue Line as outlined in the Program for Action in 1968. The construction began around 1982 and it was opened to service on December 11, 1988. Originally named Sutphin Boulevard, it served as a replacement for the former Sutphin Boulevard elevated station on the demolished segment of the BMT Jamaica Line two blocks north. In 2003, when the AirTrain JFK opened at the adjacent Jamaica station, the JFK Airport suffix was added.

History

The plans for the Archer Avenue Lines emerged in the 1960s under the city and MTA's Program for Action.[3] Because of the 1975 New York City fiscal crisis, the Archer Avenue Line's construction was delayed. Design on the station started on October 1, 1974, and was completed on February 24, 1982, by Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum. Bids on the station's construction were received on July 9, 1982, and the contract was awarded to Carlin-Atlas Corporation for $17.91 million. Work on the station started on July 15, 1982,[4]^: 14 and opened along with the rest of the Archer Avenue Line on December 11, 1988.[5][6]

In 2003, when the AirTrain opened, this station was renamed as Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport, as the station connects with the AirTrain at Jamaica Station.[7]

In February 2022, the MTA announced that the IND platform (but not the BMT platform) would receive platform screen doors as part of a pilot program involving three stations.[8][9] The announcement came after several people had been shoved onto tracks, including one incident that led to a woman's death at another station.[9] The MTA started soliciting bids from platform-door manufacturers in mid-2022;[10] the doors are planned to be installed starting in April 2023 at a cost of $6 million.[11]

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/entrance
B1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agents, MetroCard machines Elevator off southeast corner of Sutphin Boulevard at Archer Avenue near elevated LIRR tracks
B2 IND platform	Westbound	← toward World Trade Center (Jamaica–Van Wyck)
	Island platform
	Eastbound	→ toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Terminus) →
B3 BMT platform	Westbound	← toward Broad Street (111th Street AM rush, 121st Street other times) ← AM rush toward Broad Street (121st Street)
	Island platform
	Eastbound	→ toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Terminus) →

The Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport station contains two levels, each with two tracks and an island platform.[12] The E train serves the upper level (IND) at all times.[13] The J and Z trains serve the lower level (BMT); the former operates all times and the latter operates during rush hours in the peak direction.[14] Like the other stations on the Archer Avenue Line, Sutphin Boulevard is fully ADA-accessible.[15] Both platforms are 600 feet (183 m) in length, standard for a full-length B Division train.^{[citation needed]}

As with other stations constructed as part of the Program for Action, the Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport station contained technologically advanced features such as air-cooling, noise insulation, CCTV monitors, public announcement systems, electronic platform signage, and escalator and elevator entrances.[16] This station had six escalators and two elevators when it opened.[4]^: 14

There are gray vertical acoustic tile side walls and a glassed-in crossover. The mezzanine is glass and stainless steel and features a "Sutphin" mosaic on the geographic north wall. The station's tiling scheme is creme along the platform walls, with some patches of maroon and orange tiling in various places.^{[citation needed]}

Exits

Stairs go up to all four corners of Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue. The two northern staircases go down to an unstaffed fare control area that is HEET turnstile access at all times. The full-time fare control area is at the southern end. On the southeast corner, two escalators and a staircase going up outside the Long Island Rail Road's Jamaica station. Three elevators provide access to the street level and the LIRR station's main mezzanine areas. Connection is also available to AirTrain JFK, which provides service to John F. Kennedy International Airport.[17] As part of upgrades to the Jamaica Transportation Center Station Plaza, two new subway station entrances, with canopies, will be constructed.[18]

Exit location	Exit Type	Number of exits
Within LIRR and AirTrain station, SE corner of Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue	Escalator and Elevator	2 escalators (1 up, 1 down) 3 elevators
SE corner of Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue	Staircase	1
SW corner of Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue	Staircase	1
NE corner of Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue	Staircase	1
NW corner of Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue	Staircase	1

Ridership

In 1990, after the Archer Avenue line opened, the station had 2,491,760 boardings.[19] By 2007, the ridership in this station had more than doubled to 6.064 million annual passengers.[20] In 2018, the station had 7,282,128 boardings, making it the 146th most used station in the 424-station system. This amounted to an average of 23,388 passengers per weekday.[2]

Bus and rail connections

There are connections to the Long Island Rail Road and AirTrain JFK at Jamaica station.[21]

New York City Bus routes Q20A, Q20B, Q24, Q30, Q31, Q43, Q44 SBS, Q54 and Q56 and MTA Bus routes Q6, Q8, Q9, Q25, Q34, Q40, Q41, Q60 and Q65 also stop at the station.[22]

Gallery

• 
  A view of the elevator leading to the upper level and mezzanine
• 
  A view of the mezzanine with the "SUTPHIN" mosaic
• 
  A view of passengers at the upper level, exiting an E train with luggage and heading for the AirTrain to JFK Airport

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sutphin Boulevard – Archer Avenue – JFK Airport (New York City Subway).

• nycsubway.org – IND Queens Boulevard Line: Sutphin Boulevard (Jamaica Branch)
• Station Reporter — E Train
• Station Reporter — J Train
• The Subway Nut — Sutphin Boulevard – Archer Avenue – JFK Airport Pictures
• Sutphin Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Upper level from Google Maps Street View
• Lower level from Google Maps Street View

На других языках

[ru] Сатфин-бульвар — Арчер-авеню — Аэропорт имени Джона Кеннеди (Нью-Йоркское метро)