Hunters Point Avenue station

Hunters Point Avenue
Hunters Point Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Address	49th Avenue & 21st Street; Queens, NY 11101
Borough	Queens
Locale	Hunters Point, Long Island City
Coordinates	40°44′32.57″N 73°56′57.33″W / 40.7423806°N 73.9492583°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Flushing Line
Services	7 (all times) <7> (rush hours until 9:30 p.m., peak direction)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B62 (at Jackson Avenue); MTA Bus: Q67; LIRR: City Terminal Zone (at Hunterspoint Avenue)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	February 15, 1916; 108 years ago
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Former/other names	49th Avenue
Traffic
2023	1,039,399 0.1%
Rank	288 out of 423
Station succession
Next north	Template:NYCS next
Next south	Template:NYCS next
Location
Track layout
	Legend
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

Hunters Point Avenue is a station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway. Located at 49th Avenue (formerly Hunters Point Avenue) and 21st Street in the intersections of Hunters Point and Long Island City, Queens, it is served by the 7 train at all times and the <7> train during rush hours in the peak direction.

History

The Flushing Line was extended one stop from Vernon–Jackson Avenues to Hunters Point Avenue on February 15, 1916.^[4]

The platforms at Hunters Point Avenue were extended in 1955–1956 to accommodate 11-car trains.^[5]

Station layout

Ground	Street level	Entrances/exits
Mezzanine		Station agent, MetroCard vending machines
Platform level	Side platform
	Southbound	← toward 34th Street–Hudson Yards (Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue)
	Northbound	→ toward Flushing–Main Street (Court Square) →
	Side platform

This station is the easternmost (railroad north) underground station on the Flushing Line until the northbound terminal station (Flushing – Main Street). The tunnel portal is at the eastern end of the station. Just outside the portal is a diamond crossover linking the two tracks.

This station has two tracks and two side platforms. Its architecture is in an Italianate design of brown color. Tilework includes a trimline with "HP" tiles on it and name tablets reading "HUNTERS POINT AVE." in gold serif font. The platform columns also have a trim line with "HP" tiles below them.

Exits

This station has one fare control area above the platforms and tracks near the north end. Two staircases from each platform go up to a waiting area/crossover, where a turnstile bank and several exit–only turnstiles provide access to and from the station. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and one staircase going up to the north side of 49th Avenue with 21st Street several hundred yards to the west. Two other staircases to the east go up to the north side of the same street and is near the Long Island Rail Road's Hunterspoint Avenue station.^[6]

On October 29, 1982, a public hearing was scheduled concerning the planned closure of the entrance leading to the southeast corner of 49th Avenue and 21st Street as part of the New York City Transit Authority's Station Modernization Program.^[7]

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.
^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ "SUBWAY EXTENSION OPEN.; Many Use New Hunters Point Avenue Station" (PDF). Retrieved August 31, 2016.
^ Authority, New York City Transit (January 1, 1955). Minutes and Proceedings.
^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Long Island City" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
^ "Notice of Public Hearing". New York Daily News. September 21, 1982. Retrieved December 16, 2018.

External links

Media related to Hunters Point Avenue (IRT Flushing Line) at Wikimedia Commons
nycsubway.org – IRT Flushing Line: Hunterspoint Avenue
Station Reporter — 7 Train
The Subway Nut — Hunters Point Avenue Pictures
Hunters Point Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platforms 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] "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[4] "SUBWAY EXTENSION OPEN.; Many Use New Hunters Point Avenue Station" (PDF). Retrieved August 31, 2016.

[5] Authority, New York City Transit (January 1, 1955). Minutes and Proceedings.

[MTAMaps-LICQnsBdg-RsvltIs-2015-6] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Long Island City" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.

[7] "Notice of Public Hearing". New York Daily News. September 21, 1982. Retrieved December 16, 2018.

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v t e Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Flushing Local	34th Street–Hudson Yards Times Square–42nd Street Fifth Avenue Grand Central–42nd Street Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue Hunters Point Avenue Court Square Queensboro Plaza 33rd Street–Rawson Street 40th Street–Lowery Street 46th Street–Bliss Street 52nd Street 61st Street–Woodside 69th Street 74th Street–Broadway 82nd Street–Jackson Heights 90th Street–Elmhurst Avenue Junction Boulevard 103rd Street–Corona Plaza 111th Street Mets–Willets Point Flushing–Main Street
Flushing Express	34th Street–Hudson Yards Times Square–42nd Street Fifth Avenue Grand Central–42nd Street Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue Hunters Point Avenue Court Square Queensboro Plaza 61st Street–Woodside Junction Boulevard Mets–Willets Point Flushing–Main Street
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