21st Street (IND Crosstown Line)

21st Street New York City Subway rapid transit station
Stair on Jackson Avenue
Station statistics
Address	21st Street & Jackson Avenue Long Island City, NY 11101
Borough	Queens
Locale	Long Island City
Coordinates	40.744591°N 73.948674°W / 40.744591; -73.948674
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Crosstown Line
Services	G  (all times)
Connection	New York City Bus: B62 MTA Bus: Q103
Structure	Underground
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	August 19, 1933 (August 19, 1933)
Former/other names	21st Street – Van Alst
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	319,984  4.1%
Rank	412 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	Court Square: G
Next south	Greenpoint Avenue: G
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)

21st Street (also called 21st Street – Van Alst) is a station on the IND Crosstown Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 21st Street and Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens, it is served by the G train at all times.

History

Opened on August 19, 1933, 21st Street was part of the first phase of the IND Crosstown Line, with service south to Nassau Avenue.

Station layout

21st Street has two tracks and one island platform. The track walls have a green trim-line on a dark green border and "21" underneath in white numbering on a black background. The platform and mezzanine columns are dark purple with every other column having the standard black and white name signs. There is a full length mezzanine above the platform; however, only the northern half is open and has two staircases from the platform. The southern half had three staircases to the platform and is used for storage and employee offices. The station's only entrance/exit has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs.

Like many stations on the Crosstown Line, this one is in poor condition as the wall tile has been damaged by underground springs in the 2000s. Despite this, there are no plans for make repairs.

North of this station, a center track forms briefly forms between the two main tracks of the Crosstown Line. This is to allow trains to terminate on either track at Court Square. As a result, there is a train route selection panel at the north end of the northbound track.

Northbound track

External links

• nycsubway.org — IND Crosstown: 21st Street/Van Alst
• Station Reporter — G Train
• The Subway Nut — 21st Street – Van Alst Pictures
• 21st Street entrance from Google Maps Street View