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Beach 60th Street – Straiton Avenue was originally built by the [[Long Island Rail Road]] along the [[Rockaway Beach Branch]] as Straiton Avenue, also known as Arverne – Straiton Avenue in 1892 as part of a quarrel between the LIRR and New York lawyer and developer [[Remington Vernam (land developer)|Remington Vernam]] over the original [[Arverne (LIRR station)|Arverne Station]] on Gaston Avenue. It also served as a trolley stop of the [[Ocean Electric Railway]]. Like all stations along the Rockaway Beach Branch, the station was rebuilt as an elevated station on April 10, 1942, then purchased by the [[New York City Transit Authority]] on October 3, 1955 and reopened as a subway station on June 28, 1956.<ref>[http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/LIRR%20Station%20History.htm LIRR Station History]</ref> |
Beach 60th Street – Straiton Avenue was originally built by the [[Long Island Rail Road]] along the [[Rockaway Beach Branch]] as Straiton Avenue, also known as Arverne – Straiton Avenue in 1892 as part of a quarrel between the LIRR and New York lawyer and developer [[Remington Vernam (land developer)|Remington Vernam]] over the original [[Arverne (LIRR station)|Arverne Station]] on Gaston Avenue. It also served as a trolley stop of the [[Ocean Electric Railway]]. Like all stations along the Rockaway Beach Branch, the station was rebuilt as an elevated station on April 10, 1942, then purchased by the [[New York City Transit Authority]] on October 3, 1955 and reopened as a subway station on June 28, 1956.<ref>[http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/LIRR%20Station%20History.htm LIRR Station History] {{wayback|url=http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/LIRR%20Station%20History.htm |date=20110106043505 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:07, 29 October 2016
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 New York City Subway station (rapid transit) | |||||||
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| Address | Beach 60th Street & Rockaway Freeway Queens, NY 11692 | ||||||
| Borough | Queens | ||||||
| Locale | Arverne | ||||||
| Division | B (IND, formerly LIRR Far Rockaway Branch)[1] | ||||||
| Line | IND Rockaway Line | ||||||
| Services | A  (all times) | ||||||
| Transit |  MTA Bus: Q22, QM17 | ||||||
| Structure | Elevated | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
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| Opened | 1892 (LIRR station) | ||||||
| Rebuilt | June 28, 1956 (as a Subway station) | ||||||
| Opposite- direction transfer | Yes | ||||||
| Former/other names | Beach 60th Street – Straiton Avenue | ||||||
| Traffic | |||||||
| 2023 | 355,668[2]  1.9% | ||||||
| Rank | 407 out of 423[2] | ||||||
| Station succession | |||||||
| Next north | Template:NYCS next | ||||||
| Next south | Template:NYCS next | ||||||
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Beach 60th Street, sometimes called Beach 60th Street – Straiton Avenue, is a station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway. Located in Queens on the Rockaway Freeway at Beach 60th Street, it is served by the A train at all times.
History
Beach 60th Street – Straiton Avenue was originally built by the Long Island Rail Road along the Rockaway Beach Branch as Straiton Avenue, also known as Arverne – Straiton Avenue in 1892 as part of a quarrel between the LIRR and New York lawyer and developer Remington Vernam over the original Arverne Station on Gaston Avenue. It also served as a trolley stop of the Ocean Electric Railway. Like all stations along the Rockaway Beach Branch, the station was rebuilt as an elevated station on April 10, 1942, then purchased by the New York City Transit Authority on October 3, 1955 and reopened as a subway station on June 28, 1956.[4]
Station layout
| Platform level | Side platform | |
| Northbound | ← toward Inwood–207th Street (Beach 67th Street)
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| Southbound | toward Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue (Beach 44th Street) →
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| Side platform | ||
| Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines | |
| Ground | Street level | Exit/entrance |
There are two tracks and two side platforms. The full-time entrance to the station is at the south end, with an additional exit located at the south end of the southbound platform. The outside portion of the station affords a view of the Atlantic Ocean and Jamaica Bay.
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 Archived 2011-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Beach 60th Street (IND Rockaway Line) at Wikimedia Commons- nycsubway.org – IND Rockaway: Beach 60th Street/Straiton
- Station Reporter — A Rockaway
- The Subway Nut — Beach 60th Street – Straiton Avenue Pictures
- Beach 59th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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