88th Street (IND Fulton Street Line)
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88th Street is a station
on the IND Fulton Street Line
of the New York City Subway
. Located on Liberty Avenue at 88th Street in Ozone Park, Queens
, it is served by the A
train at all times.
This elevated station, opened on September 25, 1915, has two side platform
s and three tracks with the center track not used in revenue service. Both platforms have beige windscreens for their length and brown canopies with green frames and support columns except for a small section at either ends. Station signs display Boyd Avenue, which was the original name of this station.
This station's only entrance/exit is an elevated station house above the platforms at the east (railroad south
) end. Inside fare control, there is one staircase to each platform, a waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions, and a turnstile
bank. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two street stairs going down to either eastern corners of 88th Street and Liberty Avenue.
This station formerly had another entrance/exit at the west (railroad north) end that went down to 86th Street. Each platform still has a closed-off staircase to the station house beneath the tracks.
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 the BMT's portion of the Dual Contracts
. 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 three days later.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on the IND Fulton Street Line
IND Fulton Street Line
The IND Fulton Street Line is a rapid transit line of the IND Division of the New York City Subway, extending from the Cranberry Street Tunnel under the East River through all of central Brooklyn to a terminus in Ozone Park, Queens. The IND Rockaway Line branches from it. It forms part of the A...
of the New York City Subway
New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
. Located on Liberty Avenue at 88th Street in Ozone Park, Queens
Ozone Park, Queens
Ozone Park is a working class neighborhood located in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Queens bordering Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, South Ozone Park, Howard Beach, and City Line, Brooklyn....
, it is served by the A
A (New York City Subway service)
The A Eighth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. Its route bullet is colored blue on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map since it runs on the IND Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan....
train at all times.
This elevated station, opened on September 25, 1915, has two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s and three tracks with the center track not used in revenue service. Both platforms have beige windscreens for their length and brown canopies with green frames and support columns except for a small section at either ends. Station signs display Boyd Avenue, which was the original name of this station.
This station's only entrance/exit is an elevated station house above the platforms at the east (railroad south
Railroad directions
Railroad directions are used to describe train directions on railroad systems. The terms used may be derived from such sources as compass directions, altitude directions, or other directions...
) end. Inside fare control, there is one staircase to each platform, a waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions, and a turnstile
Turnstile
A turnstile, also called a baffle gate, is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. It can also be made so as to enforce one-way traffic of people, and in addition, it can restrict passage only to people who insert a coin, a ticket, a pass, or similar...
bank. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two street stairs going down to either eastern corners of 88th Street and Liberty Avenue.
This station formerly had another entrance/exit at the west (railroad north) end that went down to 86th Street. Each platform still has a closed-off staircase to the station house beneath the tracks.
History
88th Street was one of the six stations along Liberty Avenue in Queens (all stations from 80th Street – Hudson Street80th Street (IND Fulton Street Line)
80th Street is a station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located on Liberty Avenue at 80th Street in Ozone Park, Queens, it is served by the A train at all times....
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 the BMT's portion of the Dual Contracts
Dual Contracts (New York City Subway)
The Dual Contracts of 1913, also known as the Dual Subway System, were contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of rapid transit lines in the City of New York. The majority of the lines of the present-day New York Subway were built or reconstructed under these contracts...
. The connection to the BMT was severed on April 26, 1956, and the IND was extended east (railroad south) from Euclid Avenue
Euclid Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)
Euclid Avenue is an express station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and Pitkin Avenue in Brooklyn, it is served by the A train at all times, and the southern terminal for the C train, at all times except late nights...
via a connecting tunnel and new intermediate station at Grant Avenue
Grant Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)
Grant Avenue is a station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Grant and Pitkin Avenues in City Line, Brooklyn, it is served by the A train at all times....
, with the new service beginning three days later.
External links
- Station Reporter — A Lefferts
- Station Reporter — A Rockaway
- The Subway Nut — 88th Street – Boyd Avenue Pictures
- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=88+Street+%26+Liberty+Avenue+nyc&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=34.313287,76.552734&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Liberty+Ave+%26+88th+St,+Queens,+New+York+11417&ll=40.679906,-73.850516&spn=0.004011,0.013433&z=17&lci=transit&layer=c&cbll=40.679917,-73.850387&panoid=1evpETDz8H88JfQXZmsNxQ&cbp=12,259.23,,0,2.288th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View]