121st Street station (BMT Jamaica Line)

New York City Subway station in Queens the demolished station serving the IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan 121st Street (IRT Second Avenue Line) September 2025 July 2018 121 Street 121st Street Station.jpg Northbound platform prior to renovation 121st Street and Jamaica AvenueQueens, New York Queens Richmond Hill, Kew Gardens 40.700357 N 73.82894 W inline,title BMT BMT Jamaica Line Jamaica east Z NYCT Bus: Q55 Q56 MTA Bus: 12px|alt=Airport transportation Q10, 12px|alt=Airport transportation Q80 2 side platforms 2 Elevated future 1918 07 3 y New York City Subway Jamaica skip rush west 104th Street Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport 1 1 Jamaica 111th Street Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport 1 1 New York City Subway none blank Metropolitan Avenue demolished allexceptrushrushpeakalltimes y track numN285\uvSTR+1!~MFADEg\uvSTRc4!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ to Sutphin–Archer–JFK Airport uvSTRfg uSHI1+l\uSHI1+r uABZg2\uABZg3 uABZg+1\uABZg+4 uPSTR(R)\uPSTR(L) uPSTR(R)\uPSTR(L) uPSTR(R)\uPSTR(L) uSTRf\uSTRg uSTR!~MFADEf\uSTR!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ to NYCS 111th Street Jamaica The 121st Street station is a skip-stop station on the elevated BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 121st Street and Jamaica Avenue in Richmond Hill and Kew Gardens, Queens,Richmond Hill, Queens https://www.google.com/maps/place/Richmond+Hill,+Queens,+NY/@40.7009496,-73.8290359,16z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c2674d604b42bb:0x27130edbef56e6ea!8m2!3d40.6999853!4d-73.8310309!16zL20vMDVnZjhz 7 December 2024Kew Gardens, Queens https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kew+Gardens,+Queens,+NY/@40.7011819,-73.829617,17z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c260bb88e18069:0xcd1ba2e8ae45316a!8m2!3d40.705695!4d-73.8272029!16zL20vMDNkenN2 7 December 2024 It is served by the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction and the J train at all other times. History This station was opened on July 3, 1918, by the Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad, an affiliate of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/07/02/106215771.pdf Open New Subway to Regular Traffic; First Train on Seventh Avenue Line Carries Mayor and Other Officials ... 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Currents of Travel to Change July 2, 1918 The New York Times April 23, 2015 July 2, 1918 11http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%2023/Forest%20Parkway%20NY%20Leader%20Observer/Forest%20Parkway%20NY%20Leader%20Observer%201918-1920/Forest%20Parkway%20NY%20Leader%20Observer%201918-1920%20-%200213.pdf 'L' Trains Now Run Through to Jamaica July 4, 1918 The Leader-Observer April 23, 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20200415071134/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%2023/Forest%20Parkway%20NY%20Leader%20Observer/Forest%20Parkway%20NY%20Leader%20Observer%201918-1920/Forest%20Parkway%20NY%20Leader%20Observer%201918-1920%20-%200213.pdf April 15, 2020 Queens/Brooklyn, New York 1https://books.google.com/books?id=sXhCAQAAMAAJ&q=%2B%22Report+of+the+Public+Service+Commission%22+%2B%22First+District+of+the+State+of+New+York%22+%2B%22Volume+1%22+%2B%22ending+December+31,+1918%22&pg=PA7 Report of the Public Service Commission for the First District of the State of New York, Volume 1 January 10, 1919 New York State Public Service Commission 61,71,285,286 During construction of the Archer Avenue Line, the Jamaica Avenue elevated line was cut back past 121st Street on April 15, 1985. The Q49 bus, which replaced Jamaica elevated service running from the line's previous terminal of Queens Boulevard to the line's original terminal at 168th Street BMT Jamaica Line, was extended to 121st Street. Until the opening of the Archer Avenue Line in 1988, J trains alternately terminated at 111th Street and 121st Street, with peak period headways to 121st Street being ten minutes.121st Street Is The End For J-Train Passengers April 13, 1985 Forum of South Queens This temporary service pattern was originally slated to be in effect for six or seven months.Battle on Archer Ave. line Rabin Bernard April 10, 1985 New York Daily News https://newspapers.com/clip/35646235/daily_news/ Construction on the ramps to Archer Avenue was completed in November 1987, but since the tunnels were not ready for service until 1988, a double crossover east (railroad north) of the station was installed while the ramps were used for storage.April 2020 The Archer Avenue Line opened on December 11, 1988, and service was extended from 121st Street to Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer.https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/09/nyregion/big-changes-for-subways-are-to-begin.html Big Changes For Subways Are to Begin Johnson Kirk December 9, 1988 The New York Times June 6, 2016 0362-4331 The Manhattan-bound platform closed for renovations on February 6, 2017, and reopened on December 22, 2017,https://n.v12.net/m?761CB J Line - Weekday and Weekend Planned Service Changes December 22, 2017 n.v12.net Metropolitan Transportation Authority live https://web.archive.org/web/20181218054551/https://n.v12.net/m?761CB December 18, 2018 December 17, 2018 delayed from the summer.https://n.v12.net/m?60546 J Line - Weekend and Weekday Planned Service Change February 2, 2017 n.v12.net Metropolitan Transportation Authority live https://web.archive.org/web/20181218054424/https://n.v12.net/m?60546 December 18, 2018 December 17, 2018 The Jamaica Center-bound platform closed for renovations on February 12, 2018, and reopened on November 14, 2018,http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/stationInformation_121%20St%20J%20Station%20Reopening.htm 121 St - Full Service Restored web.mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority en delayed from its planned reopening in the summer.http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/Jamaica_Center_Bound/index.html Jamaica-bound platform at 121 St is closed for renovation web.mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority en live https://web.archive.org/web/20180216075645/http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/Jamaica_Center_Bound/index.html February 16, 2018 February 11, 2018 As part of its 2025–2029 Capital Program, the MTA has proposed making the station wheelchair-accessible in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.https://new.mta.info/document/151266 2025-2029 Capital Plan September 25, 2024 mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority 187 (PDF p. 95) January 1, 2025 Station layout This elevated station has two tracks and two side platforms, with space for a center express track that was never added.http://bmt-lines.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/jamaica.pdf Construction of Foundations and Structure: Section 1, Jamaica Line New York Municipal Railway Corporation 1915 City of New York https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093539/http://www.bmt-lines.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/jamaica.pdf March 4, 2016 dead mdy-alltrackref trackbook3 The station has beige windscreens and green canopies. This is the easternmost station on the Jamaica Line, east of here, trains go underground to the BMT Archer Avenue Line. Exits There are two exits. The full-time exit is at the west (railroad south) end of the station. One staircase from each platform leads to the mezzanine beneath the tracks. Outside of fare control, a pair of staircases lead down to either side of Jamaica Avenue on the west side of 121st Street.Kew Gardens There is an additional unstaffed exit at the east (railroad north) end of the station leading to the west side of 123rd Street. This exit is split in half due to the closed-off station house beneath the tracks. A single staircase from each platform leads to a landing that contains a full-height HEET turnstile before the street stairs. References External links http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?192:3238 BMT Jamaica Line 121st Street Station Reporter — J Train The Subway Nut — 121st Street Pictures https://web.archive.org/web/20180105095730/http://www.subwaynut.com/bmt/121j/index.php January 5, 2018 121st Street entrance from Google Maps Street View 123rd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View Platforms from Google Maps Street View y y yes Category:BMT Jamaica Line stations Category:New York City Subway stations in Queens, New York Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1918 Category:Richmond Hill, Queens Category:1918 establishments in New York City