Jamaica–Van Wyck
Station platform
Station statistics
Address	West side ofVan Wyck Expressway betweenMetropolitan Avenue & 89th Avenue Queens, New York
Borough	Queens
Locale	Jamaica,Richmond Hill
Coordinates	40°42′07″N73°49′00″W / 40.701905°N 73.81656°W /40.701905; -73.81656
Division	B (IND)[1]
Line	IND Archer Avenue Line
Services	E  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus:Q20,Q24,Q54,Q56 MTA Bus:Q60[2]
Structure	Underground
Platforms	1island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	December 11, 1988; 36 years ago (1988-12-11)
Accessible	ADA-accessible
Traffic
2024	1,053,098[3]  2.8%
Rank	285 out of 423[3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike E  towardWorld Trade Center Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport E  towardJamaica Center–Parsons/Archer Briarwood E  local
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend toSutphin Blvd–Archer Av–JFK Airport to Briarwood or Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops weekdays during the day Stops late nights and weekends

TheJamaica–Van Wyck station (/vænˈwɪk/vanWIK)^[4] is astation on theIND Archer Avenue Line of theNew York City Subway, located on the west side of theVan Wyck Expressway betweenMetropolitan Avenue and 89th Avenue on the border ofJamaica^[5] andRichmond Hill, Queens.^[6][7] It is served by theE train at all times.

The plans for the Archer Avenue Lines emerged in the 1960s under the city and MTA'sProgram for Action.^[8] It was conceived as an expansion ofIND Queens Boulevard Line service to a "Southeast Queens" line along the right-of-way of theLong Island Rail RoadAtlantic Branch towardsLocust Manor, and as a replacement for the dilapidated eastern portions of the elevatedBMT Jamaica Line within the Jamaica business district. Business owners and residents sought removal of the structure. Both lines would meet at the double-decked line under Archer Avenue. The two-track spur from the Queens Boulevard Line would use the original Van Wyck Boulevard bellmouths.^{[9][10][11][8]} The IND line was to continue as a two-track line along the LIRR Atlantic Branch. It would have run throughLocust Manor andLaurelton stations, with stops atSutphin Boulevard,Parsons Boulevard (which was called Standard Place in planning documents), Linden Boulevard, Baisley Boulevard, and Springfield Boulevard.^[12]

Design on the station began on October 1, 1974, and was completed on August 18, 1982, by MLA/Brodsky.^[13]: 15 Construction on Section 7 of Route 131D, the Southeast Queens Line, which included the Jamaica–Van Wyck station started on October 17, 1979. At this point, the segment of the Archer Avenue Line under the Van Wyck Expressway had been completed.^[14] Because of the1975 New York City fiscal crisis, the Archer Avenue Line was never fully built to Springfield Boulevard, and was instead truncated to Parsons Boulevard. The shortened version of the line contained three stations, including Jamaica–Van Wyck, and was 2 miles (3.2 km) long.^[15] Bids for the station project were received on December 3, 1982, and the project was awarded to Carlin Construction & Development Corporation for $12.781 million. Work on the station began on December 15, 1982.^[13]: 15 The station opened along with the rest of the Archer Avenue Line on December 11, 1988.^[16][15] It serves as the replacement for the formerMetropolitan Avenue andQueens Boulevard stations of theBMT Jamaica Line.

To save energy, the MTA installed variable-speed escalators at Jamaica–Van Wyck and three other subway stations in August 2008,^[17] although not all of the escalators initially functioned as intended.^[18]

In 2020, the MTA announced that it would reconstruct the track and third rail on the IND Archer Avenue Line, which had become deteriorated. From September 19 to November 2, 2020, E service was cut back to Jamaica–Van Wyck, with a shuttle bus connecting to Sutphin Boulevard and Jamaica Center.^[19][20] The station was cleaned and repaired in 2024 as part of the MTA's Re-New-Vation program.^[21]

Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance
Mezzanine	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agents Elevator at corner of 89th Avenue and Van Wyck Expressway south service road, adjacent to Jamaica Hospital
Platform level	Inbound[note 1]	← towardWorld Trade Center(Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike weekdays,Briarwood evenings/nights/weekends)
	Island platform
	Outbound[note 2]	→ towardJamaica Center–Parsons/Archer(Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport) →

This underground station has two tracks and a 600-foot-long (180 m)island platform.^[14][22] As planned, the island platform was to be 25 feet (7.6 m) wide.^[23] The E stops here at all times.^[24] The next stop to the west isKew Gardens–Union Turnpike on weekdays during the day andBriarwood at other times. The next stop to the east isSutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport.^[25] As with other stations constructed as part of the Program for Action, the Jamaica–Van Wyck station contained technologically advanced features such as air-cooling, noise insulation,CCTV monitors, public announcement systems, electronic platform signage, and escalator and elevator entrances.^[23] This station has five escalators and two elevators.^[13]: 15

The track walls are mostly orange. The mezzanine is suspended above the Jamaica-bound track via heavy cables linked to the station roof. On the Manhattan-bound side, the station walls contain spaces forskylights to allow natural sunlight in,^[23] but they are currently covered over.

North (railroad south) of the station, the tracks lead trains to theIND Queens Boulevard Line, where they either switch to the line's local or express tracks depending on the time of day.^[22]

The Jamaica–Van Wyck station has two entrances.^[14] One entrance is at the southwest corner of Van Wyck Expressway and 89th Avenue next toJamaica Hospital Medical Center. This contains two escalators, an elevator, and one stair to street level. The other entrance is atMetropolitan Avenue andJamaica Avenue, and contains one up-only escalator and a street stair. Two escalators and one staircase connect the platform with the mezzanine.^[26]

Wikimedia Commons has media related toJamaica – Van Wyck (IND Archer Avenue Line).

• nycsubway.org –IND Queens Boulevard Line: Jamaica/Van Wyck
• Station Reporter —E Train
• The Subway Nut —Jamaica–Van Wyck Pictures
• Metropolitan Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 89th Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platform from Google Maps Street View

• Accessible New York City Subway stations
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• Richmond Hill, Queens

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