The Queens Boulevard station was a local

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on the demolished section of the

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. It had two tracks and two

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s, with space for a third track in the center. This station was built as part of the

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. It opened on July 3, 1918, * * * and was closed in 1985 in anticipation of the Archer Avenue Subway, and due to political pressure in the area. The next stop to the north was

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, until it was closed in 1977 and Queens Boulevard became a terminal station. The next stop to the south was

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History

Queens Boulevard was built under the

as part of an extension of the Jamaica elevated past 111th Street to

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, the second half of the line's extension along

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east of Cypress Hills.

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New Subway Line: Affords a Five-Cent Fare Between Manhattan and Jamaica, L.I.
July 7, 1918, page 30 It opened on July 3, 1918, The station served as a replacement for the

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line which ran along the LIRR Main Line. By the 1960s, the city planned to close significant portions of the line in Jamaica. This was part of Mayor

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's effort to demolish "obsolete elevated railway structures" in the city, and in preparation for the Archer Avenue Subway which would replace the eliminated portions of the line. In 1977, the three stops east of Queens Boulevard station were closed, and it became temporary terminal for the Jamaica Avenue Line. This was opposed by local residents due to the increased traffic it would bring. While Queens Boulevard was the line's temporary terminal, a crossover switch was added west of the station, and the tracks continued east of the station to Sutphin Boulevard as lay-up tracks. Queens Boulevard was closed on April 15, 1985, when the line was cut back to 121st Street, with the Q49 bus (created to replace the eastern section of the line) replacing it. The Q49 bus was discontinued when the rest of the Jamaica Line was connected to the Archer Avenue Subway.

Current status

Both the Metropolitan Avenue and Queens Boulevard stations were demolished in late 1990. The

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, opened on December 11, 1988, is two blocks west of Queens Boulevard and replaces the two former Jamaica Line stations. That station only serves trains from the

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; the closest stations for Jamaica Line service are 121st Street to the west and Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport to the east.

References

External links

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December 22, 1976 photo of a Green Bus at Queens Boulevard Jamaica El station by Ed McKernen (BusTalk)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Queens Boulevard (Bmt Jamaica Line) Defunct BMT Jamaica Line stations 1985 disestablishments in New York City 1918 establishments in New York City Railway stations in the United States opened in 1916 1916 establishments in New York City Former elevated and subway stations in Queens, New York Jamaica, Queens Railway stations in the United States closed in 1985