Sutphin Boulevard station (BMT Jamaica Line)

Sutphin Boulevard was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Jamaica Line in Queens, New York City.

Sutphin Boulevard
Former New York City Subway station
Site, 30 years after demolition
Station statistics
Address	Jamaica Avenue & Sutphin Boulevard Queens, NY 11435
Borough	Queens
Locale	Jamaica
Coordinates	40°42′6″N 73°48′28″W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Jamaica Line
Services	None (demolished)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	July 3, 1918[1][2]
Closed	September 10, 1977[3]
Station succession
Next north	160th Street (demolished)
Next south	Queens Boulevard (demolished)
Location
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)

History

This station was built as part of the Dual Contracts.[4] It opened on July 3, 1918,[2] after the Atlantic Avenue Rapid Transit service was eliminated from Jamaica Station.[1]

The station closed on September 10, 1977, with the Q49 bus replacing it until December 11, 1988,[3] in anticipation of the Archer Avenue Subway, and due to political pressure in the area.

This station along with the 168th Street and 160th Street stations was demolished in 1979. However, on December 11, 1988, the MTA opened the Sutphin Boulevard – Archer Avenue – JFK Airport subway station, which served as the replacement station. Between the closing of the el station and its replacement subway station, the existing Sutphin Boulevard station, four blocks to the north on Hillside Avenue served as a temporary substitute.

Station layout

It had two tracks and two side platforms, with space for a third track in the center. This station had provisions built in its structure to convert it into an express station, if the center third track was to be built. The other station on the line that had such provisions was the Woodhaven Boulevard station.

References

1. New York Times, New Subway Line, July 7, 1918, page 30
2. • "OPEN NEW SUBWAY TO REGULAR TRAFFIC; First Train on Seventh Avenue Line Carries Mayor and Other Officials ... New Extensions of Elevated Railroad Service … Currents of Travel to Change" (July 2, 1918). New York Times Company. July 2, 1918. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
   • "'L' Trains Now Run Through to Jamaica" (PDF) (July 4, 1918). Leader Observer (Queens/Brooklyn, NY). July 4, 1918. p. 1. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
   • Report of the Public Service Commission for the First District of the State of New York, Volume 1. New York State Public Service Commission. January 10, 1919. pp. 61, 71, 285, 286. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
3. The New York Transit Authority in the 1970s, nycsubway.org
4. Subway FAQ: A Brief History of the Subway

External links

• nycsubway.org – BMT Jamaica Line: Sutphin Boulevard
• nycsubway.org – BMT Jamaica Line: