111th Street (BMT Jamaica Line)

111th Street New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	111th Street & Jamaica Avenue Richmond Hill, NY 11418
Borough	Queens
Locale	Richmond Hill
Coordinates	40.696876°N 73.837223°W / 40.696876; -73.837223
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Jamaica Line
Services	J  (all times)
Connection	New York City Bus: Q56 MTA Bus: Q37
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (1 not for passenger service)
Other information
Opened	June 11, 1917 (June 11, 1917)
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	781,872  1.1%
Rank	381 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	121st Street: J  (J  skips to Sutphin Boulevard – Archer Avenue – JFK Airport)
Next south	104th Street: J  (J  skips to Woodhaven Boulevard)
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 Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

111th Street is a skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 111th Street and Jamaica Avenue in Richmond Hill, Queens, it is served at all times by the J train. The Z train bypasses the station when it operates.

This elevated station, opened on June 11, 1917, has three tracks and two side platforms. The center track dead ends at bumper blocks on both sides of the station and has connections to both local tracks. It is only used for train storage. It was formerly used to turn trains while the Jamaica El was being torn down north of 121st Street and replaced by the Archer Avenue Line and for the BMT Lexington Avenue El trains from 1917 until 1950.

Both platforms have beige windscreens for their entire lengths and brown canopies with green frames and support columns except for a small section at the west (railroad south) end. Station signs are in the standard black with white lettering.

The station's only entrance/exit is an elevated station house beneath the tracks. Inside fare control, there is a single staircase to each platform at their south ends and a waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions. Outside fare control, there is a turnstile bank, token booth, and two staircases going down to either eastern corners of Jamaica Avenue and 111th Street.

This station formerly had another entrance/exit at the east (railroad north) end. The staircases going down to 113th Street were removed, but the elevated station house beneath the tracks and single staircase to each platform remain boarded up and intact. The station house is now used for storage and offices.

The 1990 artwork here is called Five Points of Observation by Kathleen McCarthy. It resembles a human face when viewed from the street and is also featured on four other stations on the BMT Jamaica Line.

External links

• nycsubway.org — BMT Jamaica Line: 111th Street
• Station Reporter — J Train
• The Subway Nut — 111th Street Pictures
• MTA's Arts For Transit — 111th Street (BMT Jamaica Line)
• 111th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View