Forest Hills – 71st Avenue (IND Queens Boulevard Line)

For other places with the same name, see Forest Hill station.

Forest Hills – 71st Avenue New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station signs on platform
Station statistics
Address	71st Avenue & Queens Boulevard Forest Hills, NY 11375
Borough	Queens
Locale	Forest Hills
Coordinates	40.721404°N 73.844004°W / 40.721404; -73.844004
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Queens Boulevard Line
Services	E  (all times)       F  (all times)       M  (weekdays at all hours except late nights)       R  (all hours except late nights)
Connection	MTA Bus: Q23, Q60, Q64, QM11, QM12, QM18 LIRR at Forest Hills
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	December 31, 1936 (December 31, 1936)
Accessibility	Cross-platform wheelchair access available
Former/other names	71st–Continental Avenues – Forest Hills
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	8,137,277  0.8%
Rank	40 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	75th Avenue (local): E  F  Kew Gardens – Union Turnpike (express): E  (Terminal): M  R
Next south	67th Avenue (local): E  M  R  Jackson Heights – Roosevelt Avenue (express): E  F
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)

Forest Hills – 71st Avenue is an express station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway, located on Queens Boulevard at 71st (Continental) Avenue in Forest Hills, Queens. It is served by the E and F trains at all times, the R train at all times except late nights, and the M train on weekdays except late nights.

This underground station, opened on December 31, 1936, has four tracks and two island platforms. It is the northern terminal for the local M and R trains, which stop on the outer tracks. To the east, the line widens to six tracks with two tracks starting between the local and express tracks in each direction. These two tracks ramps down to a lower level, where it widens to four tracks (used to turn local trains) and runs under the 75th Avenue station, leading to Jamaica Yard.

F trains stop on the express track at all times, but switch to the local track to the east and continue on to Jamaica – 179th Street. E trains stop on the express tracks at all times except late nights, when they make local stops along the Queens Boulevard Line. To the east, they continue on the express tracks (except evenings and weekends, where they switch to the local tracks like the F) to Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer, with limited rush-hour service to 179th Street.

On the current MTA map and published timetables, the station name is "Forest Hills – 71st Avenue." In the past, "Continental Avenue" (the alternative name of 71st Avenue) has been included the name. As of 2011, the platform signage reads "71–Continental Av–Forest Hills".

Both outer track walls have a lime green tile band with a black border and small "71st AVE" signs below them in white lettering on a black border. The stations columns are painted in lime green and there are small signs on the black columns between the express tracks reading "CONTINENTAL AVENUE - Forest Hills" in black lettering on a white border.

There are three fare control areas on the full width mezzanine above the platforms and tracks. The full time booth is near the east end of the station and is closest to the southern staircase going up to 71st Avenue and Queens Boulevard. One of the part-time booths is in the same area in the middle of the mezzanine and is closest to 108th Street and 71st Avenue. The other part-time booth is at the west end by 70th Road and Queens Blvd and has only one street stair. There are seven staircases to each platform.

A signal tower and dispatchers' office is at the extreme eastern end of the northbound platform. A small dispatcher's booth sits on the center of the Manhattan-bound platform, but is only used for storage and as a makeshift break room for platform personnel.

Gallery

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  An entrance to the station on the souther side of Queens Boulevard, between 70th Road and 71st Avenue.

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  A Manhattan-bound R train arriving at the station.

External links

• nycsubway.org — IND Queens Boulevard Line: 71st/Continental Aves./Forest Hills
• Station Reporter — E Train
• Station Reporter — F Train
• Station Reporter — R Train
• Station Reporter — M Train
• The Subway Nut — 71st Street – Continental Av – Forest Hills Pictures
• 71st Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• entrance between 71st Avenue and 70th Road from Google Maps Street View
• 70th Road entrance from Google Maps Street View