Mets–Willets Point (LIRR Station)
Mets–Willets Point can refer to the following: * Mets–Willets Point station (IRT Flushing Line), formerly ''Willets Point–Shea Stadium'', a stop on the New York City Subway * Mets–Willets Point station (LIRR) Mets–Willets Point (formerly Shea Stadium) is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City. The station is normally open only during New York Mets home games at Citi ..., formerly ''Shea Stadium'', a stop on the Long Island Railroad * Mets–Willets Point, a proposed stop on the proposed AirTrain LaGuardia {{dab ...
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Mets–Willets Point Station (IRT Flushing Line)
The Mets–Willets Point station (formerly Willets Point–Shea Stadium station) is an express station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the 7 train at all times and by the <7> train rush hours in the peak direction or after sporting events. This station is located near Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Willets Point, Queens, on Roosevelt Avenue between 114th and 126th Streets. The station was originally opened as a local station, Willets Point Boulevard, in 1927. It was rebuilt into the current layout of three tracks, two side platforms, and a center island platform for the 1939 New York World's Fair. The station's peak use occurs during New York Mets games at Citi Field (and at Shea Stadium from 1964 until 2008), located on the north side of the station, and during events at the USTA National Tennis Center, on the south side. History Construction and opening The 1910 Dual Contracts called for extending the lines of the Interbor ...
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