104th Street station (BMT Jamaica Line)

New York City Subway station in Queens the station on Liberty Avenue 104th Street station (IND Fulton Street Line) other uses 104th Street (disambiguation)104th Street September 2025 December 2018 104 Street 102nd Street102nd–104th Streets104th–102nd Streets 104th Street J Station - 54655386548.jpg Southbound platform 104th Street and Jamaica AvenueQueens, New York Queens Richmond Hill 40.695184 N 73.843231 W inline,title BMT BMT Jamaica Line Jamaica east Z NYCT Bus: Q56 2 side platforms 2 Elevated 1917 05 28 New York City Subway Jamaica skip rush east Woodhaven Boulevard 121st Street 1 1 Jamaica Woodhaven Boulevard 111th Street 1 1 allexceptrushrushpeakalltimes y 111th Street Woodhaven Boulevard yes yes BMT Jamaica Line 270 The 104th Street station is a skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located on Jamaica Avenue between 102nd and 104th Streets in Richmond Hill, Queens.Woodhaven It is served by the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction, and the J at all other times.timetable j History This station opened on May 28, 1917https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1917/05/27/98249792.pdf To Open Jamaica Av. Line.; Nearly Two and a Half Miles Ready for Operation Tonight May 27, 1917 The New York Times April 19, 2016 24http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%2023/Forest%20Parkway%20NY%20Leader%20Observer/Forest%20Parkway%20NY%20Leader%20Observer%201913-1917/Forest%20Parkway%20NY%20Leader%20Observer%201913-1917%20-%201038.pdf Jamaica Avenue 'L' is an Old Story Already May 31, 1917 The Leader-Observer April 19, 2016 live https://web.archive.org/web/20200330090831/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%2023/Forest%20Parkway%20NY%20Leader%20Observer/Forest%20Parkway%20NY%20Leader%20Observer%201913-1917/Forest%20Parkway%20NY%20Leader%20Observer%201913-1917%20-%201038.pdf March 30, 2020 1https://books.google.com/books?id=C39CAQAAMAAJ&q=%2B%22cliffside+avenue%22+%2B%22jamaica%22&pg=PA81 Report of the Public Service Commission for the First District of the State of New York, Volume 1 January 15, 1918 New York State Public Service Commission 73, 81, 312–314 April 19, 2016 under the Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad, an affiliate of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company. The former Brooklyn Manor station on the LIRR's defunct Rockaway Beach Branch, which was closed in 1962, is two blocks to the west and could be an available transfer if the Rockaway Beach Branch is reopened for train service.Phase One: Rockaway Beach Branch Sketch Assessment Final White PaperI LIRR Contract 6168C-10-09, Release "A" https://new.mta.info/document/10941 mta.info Systra 5 March 30, 2020 September 21, 2018 Until 1966, this station was known as 102nd Street. It was then given the dual name of 102nd–104th Streets.http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/BMT_Nassau_Street-Jamaica_Line www.nycsubway.org: BMT Nassau Street-Jamaica Line www.nycsubway.org February 18, 2016 As of 2011, station signage and the official map give the station name as 104th Street.map The Manhattan-bound platform of this station was closed for renovation from March 13, 2017, until April 11, 2018,http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/routeStatusResult.aspx?tag=ALL&date=4/13/2018&time=&method=getstatus4 Planned Service Changes for: Friday, April 13, 2018 mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority dead https://web.archive.org/web/20180414023028/http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/routeStatusResult.aspx?tag=ALL&date=4%2F13%2F2018&time=&method=getstatus4 April 14, 2018 April 13, 2018https://www.mymtaalerts.com/messagearchive.aspx Alert Archive From April 11, 2018 to April 11, 2018: J Line - Updated Weekday and Weekend Planned Service Change April 11, 2018 www.mymtaalerts.com Metropolitan Transportation Authority dead December 17, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181218054521/https://www.mymtaalerts.com/messagearchive.aspx December 18, 2018 delayed from summer 2017.https://n.v12.net/m?62A6B J Line - Weekend and Weekday Planned Service Changes March 9, 2017 n.v12.net Metropolitan Transportation Authority live https://web.archive.org/web/20181218054558/https://n.v12.net/m?62A6B December 18, 2018 December 17, 2018 The Jamaica Center-bound platform of the station closed on July 23, 2018, for repairs,http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/plannedWork_JamaicaCenter_skip104st.htm Planned Service Changes for: Monday, July 23, 2018 mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority live https://web.archive.org/web/20190904121452/http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/plannedWork_JamaicaCenter_skip104st.htm September 4, 2019 July 23, 2018 and reopened to the public on December 21, 2018.http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/routeStatusResult.aspx?tag=ALL&date=12/17/2018&time=&method=getstatus4 Planned Service Changes for: Monday, December 17, 2018 www.mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority en dead https://web.archive.org/web/20181217222401/http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/routeStatusResult.aspx?tag=ALL&date=12%2F17%2F2018&time=&method=getstatus4 December 17, 2018 December 17, 2018 mdy-all Station layout thumb|left|Manhattan-bound platform under reconstruction in 2017 This elevated station has two tracks and two side platforms, but there is room for a center track.trackref trackbook3 Both platforms have beige windscreens and brown canopies with green frames and support columns for their entire length except for a small section at either end. Here, there are only waist-high steel fences with lampposts. The station signs are in the standard black name plate with white lettering. 104 Street (J, Z Skip-Stop) - The SubwayNut http://www.subwaynut.com/bmt/104j/index.php www.subwaynut.com February 18, 2016 Jeremiah Cox March 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174926/http://www.subwaynut.com/bmt/104j/index.php dead The 1990 artwork is called Points of Observation by Kathleen McCarthy. It is a face-shaped wire mesh sculpture that affords a view of the street from the platforms. The artwork also appears at 111th Street and at Woodhaven Blvd.http://web.mta.info/mta/aft/permanentart/permart.html?agency=nyct&line=J&artist=1&station=2 111th Street-104th Street-Woodhaven Boulevard - 75th Street - Cypress Hills - Kathleen McCarthy - Five Points of Observation, 1990-93 web.mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority live https://web.archive.org/web/20190826033602/http://web.mta.info/mta/aft/permanentart/permart.html?agency=nyct&line=J&artist=1&station=2 August 26, 2019 March 30, 2020http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Artwork:_Five_Points_of_Observation_(Kathleen_McCarthy) www.nycsubway.org: Artwork: Five Points of Observation (Kathleen McCarthy) www.nycsubway.org October 2, 2016 Exits This station has one active station house beneath the platforms near the east end. A single staircase from each platform goes down to a waiting area/crossunder, where a turnstile bank provides access to and from the station. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases to the street. One faces south and goes down to the southeast corner of 104th Street and Jamaica Avenue while the other faces west and goes down to the north side of Jamaica Avenue near the northwest corner of 104th Street.MTA Neighborhood Maps: Kew Gardens http://web.mta.info/maps/neighborhoods/qns/Q6_Kew%20Gardens%202015.pdf mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority June 30, 2015 2015 March 5, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180305031147/http://web.mta.info/maps/neighborhoods/qns/Q6_Kew%20Gardens%202015.pdf dead The station house has concrete flooring and windscreens going halfway up the platform stairs. This station formerly had another mezzanine at 102nd Street. The station house and stairs to the street have been removed, all that remains is the ceiling and some support I-Beams. References External links 104th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View Platforms from Google Maps Street View y y yes Category:BMT Jamaica Line stations Category:1917 establishments in New York City Category:New York City Subway stations in Queens, New York Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1917 Category:Richmond Hill, Queens