Broadway is a

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on the

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of the

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, located in the East Flushing and

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neighborhoods of

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. The station is just east of a railroad overpass at the intersection of 162nd Street and

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History

The Broadway station opened on October 27, 1866 as East Flushing and was built by the New York and Flushing Railroad. The station continued to use the East Flushing name until May 1872, when it was renamed Broadway for the adjacent neighborhood as well as a section of

known then by that name.

20th century

The present elevated station was built in 1913, when the Port Washington Branch was rebuilt through this area during a grade crossing elimination project through Broadway–Flushing, Murray Hill, and Flushing. As part of this project, which was executed by the

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, new high-level platforms were constructed in addition to the current station house. The tracks were also raised onto an embankment at the west end of the station, thereby eliminating the grade crossings at Broadway and 162nd Street by allowing the tracks to pass over the road – and its east end was depressed, allowing the line to continue east in an open cut and for roads to cross above it. The platforms at the station were designed in similar fashion to those at the

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on the Main Line, rebuilt about the same time as part of a grade crossing elimination project along that line, east of

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. By the 1930s, the name of the street section had changed from Broadway to Northern Boulevard, so as to avoid confusion with another Broadway located in western Queens – but the names of both the station and the neighborhood remained the same.

21st century

In 2003, Broadway's station house was rehabilitated and restored to its original, 1913 design. Upgrades such as improved lighting, new public address systems, and additional landscaping were also installed through the project. Between 2007 and 2008, the Broadway staton underwent another modernization project, through which the platforms and other components of the station's infrastructure were extensively rehabilitated and modernized. Lighting, shelters, railings, and public address systems were replaced, and new canopies were added. Additionally, ramps were installed linking the platforms, the street, and the station's tunnel beneath the tracks, bringing the station into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards and thus making it

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Station layout

The station has two high-level elevated

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s, each ten cars long. There is a pedestrian underpass by the station building at 164th Street, in addition to an overpass at 167th Street, just east of the station. Additionally, there is an underpass for

that contains a sidewalk. The station house contains a waiting room, an

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display, and restrooms. The building's hours are weekdays between 5:00 AM and 2:00 PM. Ticket machines are located on the outside of the station house on platform A and are Full Service and Daily versions. Free parking is available on the side of platform A on both sides of the station house; there are 2 accessible spots and reserved spots for ticket purchasing. On the platform,

lights and displays are present with a Public Address (PA) system. Tactile platform edge strips are also present which meet the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). There are also waiting shelters with seating and heating as well as benches. Trash cans are present throughout the station and

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s in addition to station name signs. There are also "Mind The Gap" warnings painted on the platform that mark approximately where the door stops when the train is stopped.

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