Jamaica–Van Wyck (IND Archer Avenue Line)

Jamaica–Van Wyck
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station platform
Station statistics
Address	West side of Van Wyck Expressway between Metropolitan Avenue & 89th Avenue Queens, NY 11418
Borough	Queens
Locale	Richmond Hill
Coordinates	40°42′07″N 73°49′00″W / 40.701905°N 73.81656°WCoordinates: 40°42′07″N 73°49′00″W / 40.701905°N 73.81656°W
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Archer Avenue Line
Services	E  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: Q24, Q54, Q56 MTA Bus: Q60, QM21
Structure	Underground
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	December 11, 1988
Accessible
Wireless service	[1][2]
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	1,545,016[3]  2.7%
Rank	304 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport: E
Next south	Briarwood (local): E  Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike (express): E
Next north	Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport: E
Next south	Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike: E
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops weekdays only Stops weekends only
Location

Jamaica–Van Wyck (/vænˈwɪk/ van-WICK^[4]) is a station on the IND Archer Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located on the west side of the Van Wyck Expressway between Metropolitan Avenue and 89th Avenue in Richmond Hill, Queens. It is served by the E train at all times.

Station layout

Track layout
Legend
to Sutphin Blvd to Briarwood

Metropolitan Avenue entrance

G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance
B1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agents (Elevator at corner of 89th Avenue and Van Wyck Expwy south service road, adjacent to Jamaica Hospital)
B2	Inbound[note 1]	← toward World Trade Center (Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike weekdays, Briarwood other times)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Outbound[note 2]	→ toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Sutphin Boulevard) →

This underground station has two tracks and an island platform. Opened on December 11, 1988, it serves as the replacement for the former Metropolitan Avenue and Queens Boulevard stations of the BMT Jamaica Line. The track walls are mostly orange. The mezzanine is suspended above the Jamaica-bound track via heavy cables linked to the station roof. On the Manhattan-bound side, the station walls contain spaces for windows that can allow natural sunlight in, but they are currently covered over.

North (railroad south) of the station, the tracks lead trains to the IND Queens Boulevard Line, where they either switch to the line's local or express tracks depending on the time of day.^[5]

Entrances and exits

The Jamaica–Van Wyck station has two entrances.

• One entrance is at the southwest corner of Van Wyck Expressway and 89th Avenue near Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. This contains two escalators, an elevator, and one stair to the street level.^[6][7]
• The other entrance is at Metropolitan Avenue and Jamaica Avenue, and contains one up-only escalator and a street stair. Two escalators and one staircase connect the platform with the mezzanine.^[6][7]

Notes

1. This track is actually for trains going compass northbound, but its railroad direction is southbound.
2. This track is actually for trains going compass southbound, but its railroad direction is northbound.

References

1. "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
2. More Subway Stations in Manhattan, Bronx in Line to Get Online, mta.info (March 25, 2015). "The first two phases included stations in Midtown Manhattan and all underground stations in Queens with the exception of the 7 Main St terminal."
3. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
4. Bilefsky, Dan (May 26, 2011). "Stuck on the Van Wyck Expressway? Just Try to Pronounce It". The New York Times. p. A28. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
5. Marrero, Robert (2015-09-13). "469 Stations, 846 Miles" (PDF). B24 Blog, via Dropbox. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
6. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Jamaica" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
7. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Kew Gardens" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2016.

External links

• nycsubway.org – IND Queens Boulevard Line: Jamaica/Van Wyck
• Station Reporter — E Train
• The Subway Nut — Jamaica–Van Wyck Pictures
• Metropolitan Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 89th Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View