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* nycsubway.org — [http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/artwork_show?79 Commuting/Community Artwork by John Cavanagh (1986)]
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* nycsubway.org — [http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/artwork_show?124 Woodside Continuum Artwork by Dimitri Gerakaris (1999)]
* nycsubway.org — [http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/artwork_show?124 Woodside Continuum Artwork by Dimitri Gerakaris (1999)]
* Station Reporter — [http://www.stationreporter.net/7train.htm 7 Train]
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* The Subway Nut — [http://www.subwaynut.com/flushing_line/61_woodside/index.php 61st Street–Woodside Pictures]
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* MTA's Arts For Transit — [http://mta.info/mta/aft/permanentart/permart.html?agency=nyct&line=7&station=3&xdev=124 Woodside–61st Street (IRT Flushing Line)]
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Revision as of 08:40, 30 September 2016

 61st Street–Woodside
 "7" train"7" express train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
A 7 Express train of R62A cars at the station
Station statistics
Address61st Street & Roosevelt Avenue
Queens, NY 11377
BoroughQueens
LocaleWoodside
DivisionA (IRT)[1]
Line   IRT Flushing Line
Services   7 all times (all times) <7> rush hours until 9:30 p.m., peak direction (rush hours until 9:30 p.m., peak direction)​
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: Q32
Bus transport MTA Bus: Q18, Q53, Airport transportation Q70
Railway transportation LIRR: City Terminal Zone and Port Washington Branch (at Woodside)
StructureElevated
Platforms2 island platforms
cross-platform interchange
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedApril 21, 1917; 107 years ago (1917-04-21)
AccessibleThis station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ADA-accessible
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Former/other namesWoodside
Woodside–61st Street
61st Street
Traffic
20234,222,161[2]Increase 9%
Rank68 out of 423[2]
Station succession
Next northTemplate:NYCS next
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Next southTemplate:NYCS next
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Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

61st Street–Woodside (announced as Woodside–61st Street on the R188 cars) is an express station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway located at 61st Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside, Queens. It is served by the 7 train, with additional peak-direction <7> service during rush hours.

History

61st Street–Woodside opened on April 21, 1917 as Woodside, as part of an extension of the IRT Flushing Line to 103rd Street–Corona Plaza. The Long Island Rail Road station predates the station, as it originally opened in 1869.

The platforms at 61st Street were extended in 1955–1956 to accommodate 11-car trains.[4]

In 1981, the MTA listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system.[5]

Station layout

3F
Subway platforms
Southbound local "7" train toward 34th Street–Hudson Yards (52nd Street)
Island platform Disabled access
Peak-direction express "7" express train AM rush toward 34th Street–Hudson Yards (Queensboro Plaza)
"7" express train PM rush/evenings toward Flushing–Main Street (Junction Boulevard)
Island platform Disabled access
Northbound local "7" train toward Flushing–Main Street (69th Street)
2F Mezzanine Connection between subway and LIRR, station agent, MetroCard machines
Disabled access
Multiple accessible entrances:
  • Elevator at northeast corner of Roosevelt Avenue and 61st Street
  • Ramp to westbound Port Washington Branch platform from 63rd Street and Trimble Road
  • Ramp to eastbound Main Line platform from dead end at 62nd Street near Woodside Avenue
1F
LIRR platforms
Platform C, side platform Disabled access
Track 1      Port Washington Branch toward Penn Station or Grand Central Madison (Terminus)
Track 2      Port Washington Branch toward Great Neck or Port Washington (Mets–Willets Point)
Platform B, island platform Disabled access
Track 3      Main Line services toward Penn Station or Grand Central Madison (Terminus)
Track 1      Main Line services do not stop here →
Track 2      Main Line services do not stop here →
Track 4      Main Line services toward Jamaica and Points East (Forest Hills)
Platform A, side platform Disabled access
G Street level Entrances/exits
File:61stRoosevelt-DNAinfo-Jul12.jpg
Street-level access is available for both the 61st Street station and the Woodside LIRR station

This station has two island platforms and three tracks. The two outer tracks are used for the full-time 7 local service while the bidirectional center track is used for rush hour peak-direction <7> express service. There is a mezzanine located at the center, underneath the platforms, with a new ADA-accessible elevator to each platform.

Entrance and exit are provided by long stairs down to street level on the northern curb of Roosevelt Avenue at 61st Street, as well as to other nearby locations via the LIRR platforms. An ADA-compliant elevator provides access to street level at the northeast corner of 61st Street and Roosevelt Avenue, while a long escalator at the southeast corner provides entrance only. The Woodside station of the Long Island Rail Road is located directly beneath the Flushing Line station; any of the three LIRR platforms can be accessed directly from the mezzanine.

Artwork includes John Cavanagh's Commuting/Community (1986), located near the stairway down to LIRR Track 4, and Dimitri Gerakaris' Woodside Continuum (1999), which forms part of the steel-grating fare-control separation.

This station was used for a scene in John Cassavetes's 1980 film Gloria.

References

  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  4. ^ Authority, New York City Transit (1955-01-01). Minutes and Proceedings.
  5. ^ Gargan, Edward A. (June 11, 1981). "AGENCY LISTS ITS 69 MOST DETERIORATED SUBWAY STATIONS". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 August 2016.