Aqueduct Racetrack (IND Rockaway Line)
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| Address | Aqueduct Racetrack Ozone Park, NY 11420 |
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| Borough | Queens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Ozone Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°40′20″N 73°50′09″W / 40.672086°N 73.835914°WCoordinates: 40°40′20″N 73°50′09″W / 40.672086°N 73.835914°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | B (IND, formerly LIRR Rockaway Beach Branch) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | IND Rockaway Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | A  (Northbound only) |
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| Structure | Embankment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 in passenger service) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | June 28, 1956 (as a Subway station) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2010) | 29,644[1]  9.8% |
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| Rank | 421 out of 422 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Next north | Rockaway Boulevard: A |
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| Next south | none (Aqueduct – North Conduit Avenue: A ) |
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Aqueduct Racetrack is a station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway. Located on the west side of Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, Queens, it is served by northbound A trains but is open only on racing days from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
This embankment station, opened on June 28, 1956, has four tracks with only the two outer ones in revenue service. Unusually, it has only one platform, located on the northbound side, with one exit leading directly to Aqueduct Racetrack. Thus, it can only be served by northbound trains. While the station is advertised as "open on racing days," some trains stop here regardless of the time of day, but this does not guarantee an exit from the station.
This station has three High Entrance/Exit Turnstiles (HEETs), but no token booth or MetroCard Vending Machines. Although MetroCards can be purchased at any subway station in the system, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority considers the station to be linked with Aqueduct – North Conduit Avenue located approximately 1,500 feet (460 m) to the south, which has a full time token booth. The southbound platform of that station has an exit-only and passageway leading to Aqueduct Racetrack on the north end.[2]
From 1959 until 1981, extra fare trains called the "Daily Double Special" and "Aqueduct Special" ran nonstop from the lower level of the 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan and crossed over to the northbound platform to discharge passengers at the racetrack. The special train services were replaced in 1978 by the JFK Express, which ran until 1990 and also stopped at this station on racing days.[3][4]
Since the station has no access to the residential neighborhood to the west, it solely serves the racetrack. Thus, it is the least-used station in the New York City Subway. 29,644 passengers used it in 2010.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Facts and Figures: 2010 Annual Subway Ridership". New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ridership_sub_annual.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
- ^ Kennedy, Randy (March 26, 2002). "A $60 Subway Ride? Maybe, but He's Fighting It". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/nyregion/tunnel-vision-a-60-subway-ride-maybe-but-he-s-fighting-it.html. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
- ^ Levey, Stanley (June 3, 1959). "IND Racing Train Gets a Workout". The New York Times. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70716FE3F59127A93C1A9178DD85F4D8585F9. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
- ^ Crist, Steven (October 11, 1981). "John Henry and 8-1 Timely Writer Win". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1981/10/11/sports/john-henry-and-8-1-timely-writer-win.html. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
[edit] External links
- nycsubway.org — IND Rockaway: Aqueduct Racetrack
- Station Reporter — A Rockaway
- The Subway Nut — Aqueduct Racetrack Pictures
