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40th Street–Lowery Street station

Coordinates: 40°44′37.72″N 73°55′27.04″W / 40.7438111°N 73.9241778°W / 40.7438111; -73.9241778
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For other uses, see 40th Street (disambiguation).
 40 Street–Lowery Street
 "7" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Address40th Street & Queens Boulevard
Sunnyside, NY 11104
BoroughQueens
LocaleSunnyside
Coordinates40°44′37.72″N 73°55′27.04″W / 40.7438111°N 73.9241778°W / 40.7438111; -73.9241778
DivisionA (IRT)[1]
Line   IRT Flushing Line
Services   7 all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: Q32
Bus transport MTA Bus: Q60
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedApril 21, 1917; 107 years ago (1917-04-21)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		No
Former/other namesLowery Street
Traffic
20232,189,736[2] Increase 8.7%
Rank150 out of 423[2]
Station succession
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Location
40th Street–Lowery Street station is located in New York City Subway
40th Street–Lowery Street station
40th Street–Lowery Street station is located in New York City
40th Street–Lowery Street station
40th Street–Lowery Street station is located in New York
40th Street–Lowery Street station
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

40th Street–Lowery Street is a local station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the 7 local train at all times.

History

Track layout
Legend
to 46 St–Bliss St
to 33 St–Rawson St

The Flushing Line was opened from Queensboro Plaza to Alburtis Avenue (now 103rd Street–Corona Plaza) on April 21, 1917, with a local station at 40th Street.[4]

The platforms at 40th Street were extended in 1955–1956 to accommodate 11-car trains.[5]

Station layout

Platform level
Side platform
Southbound local ← "7" train toward 34th Street–Hudson Yards (33rd Street–Rawson Street)
Peak-direction express ← "7" express train AM rush does not stop here
← "7" express train PM rush/evenings does not stop here →
Northbound local → "7" train toward Flushing–Main Street (46th Street–Bliss Street) →
Side platform
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Ground Street level Entrances/exits
Street view

The station has two side platforms and three tracks. The center track is used by peak-direction <7> express trains during rush hours.

In 1998, the name "Lowery", a former name for 40th Street in 1917 at the time of construction,[6] was removed from the station and maps, but was restored in 2004 as part of a historical move. The 1999 artwork featured at the station is called Q is for Queens by Yumi Heo.

Exit

The exit is under the tracks in the median of Queens Boulevard. The exit is at 40th Street with two stairs from each platform. Since fare control is on different sides of the exit, there is no free transfer between directions, although the station's layout could allow one.[7] This makes the station one of only two stations along the 7 (the other being Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue) to not have a crossover or crossunder.


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. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Transit Service on Corona Extension of Dual Subway System Opened to the Public". The New York Times. April 22, 1917. p. RE1. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  5. ^ Authority, New York City Transit (January 1, 1955). Minutes and Proceedings.
  6. ^ "QUEENS BOULEVARD along the Flushing El". Forgotten NY. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  7. ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Long Island City" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
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