The Beach 25th Street station (signed as Beach 25th Street–Wavecrest station) is a station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway, located in Queens on the Rockaway Freeway at Beach 25th Street. It is served by the A train at all times. There are two tracks and two side platforms.
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| Address | Beach 25th Street & Rockaway Freeway Queens, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borough | Queens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Bayswater | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°36′0.22″N 73°45′41.12″W / 40.6000611°N 73.7614222°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | B (IND, formerly LIRR Far Rockaway Branch)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | IND Rockaway Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | May 1928 (LIRR station) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | June 28, 1956 (as a Subway station) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opposite- direction transfer | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former/other names | Beach 25th Street–Wavecrest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | 318,542[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 411 out of 423[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editThe station was originally opened by the Long Island Rail Road in May 1928 as Wavecrest Station.[3]
It was closed and relocated 800 feet (240 m) east of the former location in August 1940 as part of a grade elevation project. The elevated station was opened on April 10, 1942..[4] The station was purchased by New York City on October 3, 1955, along with the rest of the Rockaway Beach Branch and Far Rockaway Branch west of Far Rockaway, after a fire on the line's crossing over Jamaica Bay in 1950.[5] Now operated by the New York City Transit Authority, it reopened as a subway station along the IND Rockaway Line on June 28, 1956.[5][6] This station was the terminal for the Far Rockaway branch until the opening of Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue station on January 16, 1958.[5][7]
Station layout
edit| Platform level | Side platform | |
| Northbound | ← | |
| Southbound | | |
| Side platform | ||
| Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines | |
| Ground | Street level | Exit/entrance |
This station is on a concrete viaduct with ballasted track. It has two tracks and two side platforms.[8] The station is served by the A train at all times[9] and is between Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue to the east (railroad south) and Beach 36th Street to the west (railroad north).[10]
Exits
editExit is near the center to the tiled mezzanine. The mezzanine is four stories high. Three stairs lead to the street, two to the southwestern corner and one to the northwestern corner of Rockaway Freeway and Beach 25th Street.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "What The Wave Said 40 Years Ago This Week". Wave of Long Island. Fultonhistory.com. March 14, 1968. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- ^ "Last Grade Crossing In Rockaways Ends" (PDF). The New York Times. April 11, 1942. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ a b c Freeman, Ira Henry (June 28, 1956). "Rockaway Trains to Operate Today". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 20, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
- ^ "First Train On Rockaway Line Runs This Afternoon". Wave of Long Island. Fultonhistory.com. June 28, 1956. p. 1. Archived from the original on October 13, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- "First Train On Rockaway Line Runs This Afternoon". Wave of Long Island. Fultonhistory.com. June 28, 1956. p. 6. Archived from the original on October 13, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- "TA's New Line To Rockaways Begins Today: Fifty Piece Band To Play as Special Train Makes First Run". The Leader-Observer. Fultonhistory.com. June 28, 1956. p. 1. Archived from the original on October 13, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- "To Rockaways: Beach Trains In Operation". Greenpoint Weekly Star. Fultonhistory.com. June 29, 1956. p. 2. Archived from the original on October 13, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ^ "New Subway Unit Ready: Far Rockaway IND Terminal Will Be Opened Today" (PDF). The New York Times. January 16, 1958. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
- ^ "Tracks of the New York City Subway". Tracks of the New York City Subway. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ "A Subway Timetable, Effective December 17, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: The Rockaways" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
External links
edit- nycsubway.org – IND Rockaway: Beach 25th Street/Wavecrest
- Station Reporter — A Rockaway
- The Subway Nut — Beach 25th Street–Wavecrest Pictures Archived June 14, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- Beach 25th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View