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| Address | 67th Avenue &Queens Boulevard Forest Hills, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borough | Queens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Forest Hills,Rego Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°43′37″N73°51′13″W / 40.726966°N 73.853703°W /40.726966; -73.853703 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | B (IND)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | IND Queens Boulevard Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | E  (late nights) F (late nights) M  (weekdays during the day) R  (all times except late nights) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transit |  MTA Bus:Q60,QM11,QM18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | December 31, 1936; 89 years ago (1936-12-31) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2024 | 1,708,800[2]  3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 192 out of 423[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The67th Avenue station is a localstation on theIND Queens Boulevard Line of theNew York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 67th Avenue andQueens Boulevard on the border ofForest Hills andRego Park in Queens, it is served by theM train on weekdays, theR train at all times except nights, and theE andF trains during late nights.
The Queens Boulevard Line was one of the first lines built by the city-ownedIndependent Subway System (IND),[3][4][5] and stretches between theIND Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan and179th Street and Hillside Avenue inJamaica, Queens.[3][5][6] The Queens Boulevard Line was in part financed by aPublic Works Administration (PWA) loan and grant of $25,000,000.[7] In 1934 and 1935, construction of the extension to Jamaica was suspended for 15 months and was halted by strikes.[8] Construction was further delayed due to a strike in 1935, instigated by electricians opposing wages paid by theGeneral Railway Signal Company.[9] By August 1935, work had resumed on the 67th Avenue station and three other stations on the Queens Boulevard Line.[10]
On December 31, 1936, the IND Queens Boulevard Line was extended by eight stops, and 3.5 miles (5.6 km), from its previous terminus atRoosevelt Avenue toUnion Turnpike, and the 67th Avenue station opened as part of this extension.[11][12][13] The E train, which initially served all stops on the new extension, began making express stops in April 1937,[14] and local GG trains began serving the extension at the time.[15]
On February 5, 1962, the 67th Drive entrance to the station and a change booth opened. The entrance included three low turnstiles and two high exit turnstiles. This entrance has been built along with the rest of the station, but had not been opened until this point because the station's ridership had not warranted it.[16]
Under the 2015–2019Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Program, the station, along with thirty other New York City Subway stations, was scheduled to undergo a complete overhaul. This station would have been entirely closed for up to 6 months. Updates would have included cellular service, Wi-Fi, charging stations, improved signage, and improved station lighting.[17][18] However, these renovations are being deferred until the 2020–2024 Capital Program due to a lack of funding.[19]
| Ground | Street level | Exit/entrance |
| Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent,OMNY machines | |
| Platform level | Side platform | |
| Southbound local | ← towardMiddle Village–Metropolitan Avenue weekdays(63rd Drive–Rego Park) ← towardBay Ridge–95th Street(63rd Drive–Rego Park)←  towardWorld Trade Center late nights(63rd Drive–Rego Park)←  towardConey Island–Stillwell Avenue late nights(63rd Drive–Rego Park) | |
| Southbound express | ← do not stop here | |
| Northbound express | do not stop here → | |
| Northbound local | towardForest Hills–71st Avenue weekdays(Terminus) → towardForest Hills–71st Avenue(Terminus) → towardJamaica Center–Parsons/Archer late nights(Forest Hills–71st Avenue) → towardJamaica–179th Street late nights(Forest Hills–71st Avenue) → | |
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There are four tracks and twoside platforms;[20] the two center express tracks are used by theE andF trains at all times except late nights.[21] The E and F trains serve the station at night,[22][23] theM train serves the station on weekdays during the day,[24] and theR train serves the station at all times except late nights.[25] The station is between63rd Drive–Rego Park to the west andForest Hills–71st Avenue to the east.[26] Black columns separate them from the local tracks, some of which have a "67TH AVE" sign on them in black lettering on a white background.
Fixed platform barriers, which are intended to prevent commuters falling to the tracks, are positioned near the platform edges.[27][28] Both platform walls have a blue tile band with a black border and mosaic name tablets reading "67TH AVE." in whitesans-serif lettering on a black background and matching blue border. Small tile captions reading "67TH AVE" in white lettering on black run below the trim line, and directional signs in the same style are present below some of the name tablets.[citation needed]The tile band was part of a color-codedtile system used throughout the IND.[29] The tile colors were designed to facilitate navigation for travelers going away fromLower Manhattan. As such, the blue tiles used at the 67th Avenue station are also used atJackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue, the next express station to the west, while a different tile color is used atForest Hills–71st Avenue, the next express station to the east. Blue tiles are similarly used at the other local stations between Roosevelt Avenue and 71st Avenue.[30][31]
Dark blue I-beam columns run along both platforms for their entire length with alternating ones having the standard black name plate in white lettering.[citation needed] The I-beampiers are located every 15 feet (4.6 m) and supportgirders above the platforms. The roof girders are also connected to columns in the walls adjoining each platform.[32]: 3
The tunnel is covered by a U-shaped trough that contains utility pipes and wires. The outer walls of this trough are composed of columns, spaced approximately every 5 feet (1.5 m) with concrete infill between them. There is a 1-inch (25 mm) gap between the tunnel wall and the platform wall, which is made of 4-inch (100 mm)-thick brick covered over by a tiled finish. The columns between the tracks are also spaced every 5 feet (1.5 m), with no infill.[32]: 3
The station has a full lengthmezzanine, which also have dark blue I-beam columns, above the platforms. There are six staircases to each platform and thefare control areas are at either ends. The full-time one is at the west (railroad south) end. It has aturnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs to either eastern corner of Queens Boulevard and 67th Avenue. The station's other fare control area at the east (railroad north) end is un-staffed, containingfull height turnstiles, no booth, and two street stairs to either eastern corner of Queens Boulevard and 67th Drive.[33]
