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Beach 36th Street
Beach 36th Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Address	Beach 36th Street & Rockaway Freeway; Edgemere, NY 11691
Borough	Queens
Locale	Edgemere
Division	B (IND, formerly LIRR Far Rockaway Branch)
Line	IND Rockaway Line
Services	A (all times)
Transit	MTA Bus: Q22, QM17
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	June 21, 1895; 129 years ago (LIRR station)
Rebuilt	June 28, 1956; 68 years ago (as a Subway station)
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Former/other names	Beach 36th Street – Edgemere
Traffic
2023	170,361 2.4%
Rank	417 out of 423
Station succession
Next north	Template:NYCS next
Next south	Template:NYCS next
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times

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Beach 36th Street, sometimes referred as Beach 36th Street – Edgemere, is a station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Beach 36th Street and Rockaway Freeway in Edgemere, Queens, it is served by the A train at all times.

History

This station was originally opened on June 21, 1895, as part of Long Island Rail Road's Far Rockaway Branch and later as a trolley stop of the Ocean Electric Railway, which was designed to accommodate guests of the former Edgemere Hotel. It was relocated 600 feet east of its former location in August 1940 and reopened on April 10, 1942. This station along with all others on the Far Rockaway Branch west of Far Rockaway closed on October 3, 1955, after a fire destroyed the Jamaica Bay trestle that linked the branch with the main line. New York City Transit brought the line from the LIRR and converted all stations, including this one, for the subway. The new stations opened on June 28, 1956.^[4]

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound	← toward Inwood–207th Street (Beach 44th Street)
	Southbound	→ toward Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue (Beach 25th Street) →
	Side platform
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance

This elevated station has two tracks and two side platforms. Both platforms have beige windscreens and canopies with green support columns in the center and full height metallic fences at both ends. The station's only entrance/exit is an elevated brick station house beneath the tracks. It has a turnstile bank, station agent booth, waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions, two staircases to each platform at the center, and two staircases to either side of Rockaway Freeway between Beach 35th and Beach 36th Streets. The two southern street stairs are connected to the station house with a large canopied overpass.

References

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
^ LIRR Station History

External links

nycsubway.org – IND Rockaway: Beach 36th Street/Edgemere
Station Reporter — A Rockaway
The Subway Nut — Beach 36th Street – Edgemere Pictures
Beach 36th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

[SASDEIS-DIVISION-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.

[riderref-2] "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] LIRR Station History

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 * {{NYCS ref|http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/IND_Rockaway_Line#Beach_36th_Street-Edgemere|IND Rockaway|Beach 36th Street/Edgemere}}
-* Station Reporter — [http://www.stationreporter.net/arock.htm A Rockaway]
+* Station Reporter — [https://web.archive.org/web/20150113023917/http://www.stationreporter.net/arock.htm A Rockaway]
 * The Subway Nut — [http://www.subwaynut.com/ind/beach_36_edgemerea/index.php Beach 36th Street – Edgemere Pictures]
 * [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Far+Rockaway+New+York&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=33.847644,76.552734&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Far+Rockaway,+Queens,+New+York&ll=40.595544,-73.768108&spn=0.003992,0.013433&z=17&lci=transit&layer=c&cbll=40.595651,-73.767926&panoid=D4DkPSJFm_aJKfVQSH4kSg&cbp=12,263.81,,0,1.98 Beach 36th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View]