Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport station

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 Sutphin Blvd–Archer Av–JFK 20 airtransportation inv.svg
 "E" train​​"J" train​"Z" train
MTA NYC logo.svg New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Sutphin Archer upper level 3 vc.jpg
Upper level platform, westbound side
Station statistics
AddressSutphin Boulevard & Archer Avenue
Queens, NY 11435
BoroughQueens
LocaleJamaica
Coordinates40°42′02″N 73°48′28″W / 40.700488°N 73.80774°W / 40.700488; -73.80774Coordinates: 40°42′02″N 73°48′28″W / 40.700488°N 73.80774°W / 40.700488; -73.80774
DivisionB (BMT/IND)[1]
LineBMT Archer Avenue Line (lower level)
IND Archer Avenue Line (upper level)
Services   E all times (all times)​
​   J all times (all times)
​   Z rush hours, peak direction (rush hours, peak direction)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: Q20A, Q20B, Q24, Q30, Q31, Q43, Q44 SBS, Q54, Q56
Bus transport MTA Bus: Q6, Q8, Q9, Q25, Q34, Q40, Q41, Q60, Q65
AirTrain JFK notext logo.svg AirTrain JFK: Jamaica Route
Railway transportation LIRR station (at Jamaica)
StructureUnderground
Levels2
Platforms2 island platforms (1 on each level)
Tracks4 (2 on each level)
Other information
OpenedDecember 11, 1988; 35 years ago (1988-12-11)
AccessibleThis station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ADA-accessible
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Former/other namesSutphin Boulevard
Traffic
20197,354,064[2] Increase 1%
Rank51 out of 424[2]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Jamaica–Van Wyck
E all times
toward World Trade Center
 NYCS-bull-trans-E-Std.svg Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer
E all times​ ​J all times ​Z rush hours, peak direction
Terminus
111th Street
J rush hours, peak direction
skip-stop
 NYCS-bull-trans-J-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-Z-Std.svg
121st Street
J all except rush hours, peak direction ​Z rush hours, peak direction
toward Broad Street
Location
Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport station is located in New York City Subway
Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport station
Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport station is located in New York City
Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport station
Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport station is located in New York
Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport station
Track layout

Legend
Upper level
to Jamaica Center
to Jamaica–Van Wyck
Lower level
to Jamaica Center
to 121 St
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops in station at all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops late nights and weekends Stops late nights and weekends only
Stops weekdays only Stops weekdays only
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Station closed Station is closed
(Details about time periods)

The Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport station is a two-level station on the IND and BMT Archer Avenue Lines of the New York City Subway. It is located at the intersection of Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue in Jamaica, Queens. It is served by the E and J trains at all times, as well as the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction. This station has four tracks and two island platforms, with two platform levels: E trains stop on the upper level while J/Z trains stop on the lower level.

The station was planned as part of the construction of IND and BMT's Archer Avenue Line as outlined in the Program for Action in 1968. The construction began around 1982 and it was opened to service on December 11, 1988. Originally named Sutphin Boulevard, it served as a replacement for the former Sutphin Boulevard elevated station on the demolished segment of the BMT Jamaica Line two blocks north. In 2003, when the AirTrain JFK opened at the adjacent Jamaica station, the JFK Airport suffix was added.

History

The plans for the Archer Avenue Lines emerged in the 1960s under the city and MTA's Program for Action.[3] Because of the 1975 New York City fiscal crisis, the Archer Avenue Line's construction was delayed. Design on the station started on October 1, 1974, and was completed on February 24, 1982, by Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum. Bids on the station's construction were received on July 9, 1982, and the contract was awarded to Carlin-Atlas Corporation for $17.91 million. Work on the station started on July 15, 1982,[4]: 14  and opened along with the rest of the Archer Avenue Line on December 11, 1988.[5][6]

In 2003, when the AirTrain opened, this station was renamed as Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport, as the station connects with the AirTrain at Jamaica Station.[7]

In February 2022, the MTA announced that the IND platform (but not the BMT platform) would receive platform screen doors as part of a pilot program involving three stations.[8][9] The announcement came after several people had been shoved onto tracks, including one incident that led to a woman's death at another station.[9] The MTA started soliciting bids from platform-door manufacturers in mid-2022;[10] the doors are planned to be installed starting in April 2023 at a cost of $6 million.[11]

Station layout

G Street level Exit/entrance
B1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agents, MetroCard machines
Disabled access Elevator off southeast corner of Sutphin Boulevard at Archer Avenue near elevated LIRR tracks
B2
IND platform 		Westbound ← "E" train toward World Trade Center (Jamaica–Van Wyck)
Island platform Disabled access
Eastbound → "E" train toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Terminus) →
B3
BMT platform 		Westbound ← "J" train toward Broad Street (111th Street AM rush, 121st Street other times)
← "Z" train AM rush toward Broad Street (121st Street)
Island platform Disabled access
Eastbound → "J" train "Z" train toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Terminus) →
Lower level platform

The Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport station contains two levels, each with two tracks and an island platform.[12] The E train serves the upper level (IND) at all times.[13] The J and Z trains serve the lower level (BMT); the former operates all times and the latter operates during rush hours in the peak direction.[14] Like the other stations on the Archer Avenue Line, Sutphin Boulevard is fully ADA-accessible.[15] Both platforms are 600 feet (183 m) in length, standard for a full-length B Division train.[citation needed]

As with other stations constructed as part of the Program for Action, the Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport station contained technologically advanced features such as air-cooling, noise insulation, CCTV monitors, public announcement systems, electronic platform signage, and escalator and elevator entrances.[16] This station had six escalators and two elevators when it opened.[4]: 14 

There are gray vertical acoustic tile side walls and a glassed-in crossover. The mezzanine is glass and stainless steel and features a "Sutphin" mosaic on the geographic north wall. The station's tiling scheme is creme along the platform walls, with some patches of maroon and orange tiling in various places.[citation needed]

Exits

Subway entrance next to the Jamaica station

Stairs go up to all four corners of Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue. The two northern staircases go down to an unstaffed fare control area that is HEET turnstile access at all times. The full-time fare control area is at the southern end. On the southeast corner, two escalators and a staircase going up outside the Long Island Rail Road's Jamaica station. Three elevators provide access to the street level and the LIRR station's main mezzanine areas. Connection is also available to AirTrain JFK, which provides service to John F. Kennedy International Airport.[17] As part of upgrades to the Jamaica Transportation Center Station Plaza, two new subway station entrances, with canopies, will be constructed.[18]

Exit location Exit Type Number of exits
Within LIRR and AirTrain station, SE corner of Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue Escalator and Elevator Disabled access 2 escalators (1 up, 1 down)
3 elevators
SE corner of Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue Staircase 1
SW corner of Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue Staircase 1
NE corner of Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue Staircase 1
NW corner of Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue Staircase 1

Ridership

In 1990, after the Archer Avenue line opened, the station had 2,491,760 boardings.[19] By 2007, the ridership in this station had more than doubled to 6.064 million annual passengers.[20] In 2018, the station had 7,282,128 boardings, making it the 146th most used station in the 424-station system. This amounted to an average of 23,388 passengers per weekday.[2]

Bus and rail connections

There are connections to the Long Island Rail Road and AirTrain JFK at Jamaica station.[21]

New York City Bus routes Q20A, Q20B, Q24, Q30, Q31, Q43, Q44 SBS, Q54 and Q56 and MTA Bus routes Q6, Q8, Q9, Q25, Q34, Q40, Q41, Q60 and Q65 also stop at the station.[22]

Gallery

  • A view of the elevator leading to the upper level and mezzanine

    A view of the elevator leading to the upper level and mezzanine

  • A view of the mezzanine with the "SUTPHIN" mosaic

    A view of the mezzanine with the "SUTPHIN" mosaic

  • A view of passengers at the upper level, exiting an E train with luggage and heading for the AirTrain to JFK Airport

    A view of passengers at the upper level, exiting an E train with luggage and heading for the AirTrain to JFK Airport

References

  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Full text of "Metropolitan transportation, a program for action. Report to Nelson A. Rockefeller, Governor of New York."". Internet Archive. November 7, 1967. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Archer Avenue Extension Ceremony 1988". New York City Transit Authority. December 1988. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  5. ^ Anders, Marjorie; Associated Press (December 11, 1988). "Subways get biggest change since 1904" (PDF). Nyack Journal News. p. I1. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via fultonhistory.com.
  6. ^ Johnson, Kirk (December 9, 1988). "Big Changes For Subways Are to Begin". The New York Times. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  7. ^ Gosling, Geoffrey D.; Freeman, Dennis (May 2012). "Case Study Report: John F. Kennedy International Airport AirTrain" (PDF). Mineta Transportation Institute. pp. 2–3. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  8. ^ Gold, Michael (February 23, 2022). "Subway Will Test Platform Doors at 3 Stations". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  9. ^ a b Brosnan, Erica (February 23, 2022). "MTA: Platform barrier pilot program to launch in three stations". Spectrum News NY1 | New York City. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  10. ^ "MTA Opens Door to Platform Barriers in Three Subway Stations". The City. July 15, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  11. ^ "Project Details: Platform Screen Doors (PSD) Pilot: 3 Stations". MTA. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  12. ^ "Tracks of the New York City Subway". Tracks of the New York City Subway. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  13. ^ "E Subway Timetable, Effective November 8, 2020". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  14. ^ "J/Z Subway Timetable, Effective July 2, 2022". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  15. ^ "MTA Accessible Stations". MTA. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  16. ^ Burks, Edward C. (August 7, 1976). "New York Improving Subways, But Still Trails Foreign Cities". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  17. ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Jamaica" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  18. ^ "Queens transit hub to get $8M in upgrades from the state". New York Daily News. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  19. ^ 1904-2006 ridership figures Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Metropolitan Transportation Authority Retrieved April 15, 2020
  20. ^ "2007 ridership by subway station". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on May 29, 2009. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  21. ^ "MTA LIRR - Jamaica Service". web.mta.info.
  22. ^ "Queens Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.

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