111th Street station (IRT Flushing Line)

New York City Subway station in Queens 111th Street (disambiguation)111th Street September 2025 June 2017 111 Street Roosevelt Av 111th St td (2019-08-07) 01 - IRT.jpg Station house at 111th St 111th Street & Roosevelt AvenueQueens, New York Queens Corona 40 45 6.17 N 73 51 20.29 W inline,title IRT IRT Flushing Line Flushing local MTA Bus: Q23 (at 108th Street) 2 side platforms 5 (2 local in passenger service at platform level; 1 express track above) Elevated 1925 10 13 New York City Subway Flushing local 103rd Street–Corona Plaza Mets–Willets Point nycs 7d does not stop here alltimes y track vSTR fuchsia!~MFADEg\dSTR grey!~dMFADEg\dSTR fuchsia!~dMFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ to NYCS Mets–Willets Point Flushing dSTR fuchsia!~dNULf\dSTR fuchsia!~dNULf+g\dSTR grey\dSTR fuchsia!~dNULg dSTR fuchsia\dLSTR fuchsia!~dMFADEf\dSTR grey\dSTR fuchsia ~~ ~~ ~~ upper level express track numN300\v-STR fuchsia\cd!~v-STR grey\c!~hSTRa fuchsia\vSTRc2 grey\vCONT1+3 grey ~~ ~~ ~~ to Corona Yd \v-STR fuchsia\cd!~v-2SHI2r grey!~vSTRc2 grey\c!~lhMSTR!~STR fuchsia\vSTR3+1 grey\vSTRc4 grey dSTR fuchsia\cd!~v2SHI2+l- grey!~vSTR+1 grey\cd!~hSTRe@f fuchsia dSTR fuchsia\vÜST grey\dSTR fuchsia vÜST grey!~dSTR fuchsia\vÜST grey!~v-STR fuchsia cPLT\dSTR fuchsia\vÜST grey\dSTR fuchsia\cPLT cPLT\dSTR fuchsia\vSTR grey\dSTR fuchsia\cPLT cPLT\dSTR fuchsia\vSTR grey\dSTR fuchsia\cPLT cPLT\dSTR fuchsia\vSTR grey\dSTR fuchsia\cPLT dSTR fuchsia\vSTR grey\dSTR fuchsia dSTR fuchsia\dENDEe grey\dSTR grey\dSTR fuchsia dSTR fuchsia\dLSTR fuchsia!~dMFADEg\dSTR grey\dSTR fuchsia ~~ ~~ ~~ upper level express track vSTR fuchsia\dSTR grey\dSTR fuchsia vSTR fuchsia\dENDEe grey\dSTR fuchsia dSTR fuchsia!~dNULf\dSTR fuchsia!~dNULf+g\d\dSTR fuchsia!~dNULg vSTR fuchsia!~MFADEf\v-STR fuchsia!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ to 103rd St–Corona Plaza \ STRq fuchsia ~~ Revenue tracks STRq grey ~~ Non-revenue tracks The 111th Street station is a local station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 111th Street and Roosevelt Avenue.Corona It is served by the 7 train at all times.timetable 7 The <7> train skips this station when it operates. History Early history thumb|left|A Manhattan-bound local train leaving the station. The flying express track is visible above the station. The 1913 Dual Contracts called for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) and Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT; later Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation, or BMT) to build new lines in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. Queens did not receive many new IRT and BRT lines compared to Brooklyn and the Bronx, since the city's Public Service Commission (PSC) wanted to alleviate subway crowding in the other two boroughs first before building in Queens, which was relatively undeveloped. The IRT Flushing Line was to be one of two Dual Contracts lines in the borough, along with the Astoria Line; it would connect Flushing and Long Island City, two of Queens's oldest settlements, to Manhattan via the Steinway Tunnel. When the majority of the line was built in the early 1910s, most of the route went through undeveloped land, and Roosevelt Avenue had not been constructed.47 Community leaders advocated for more Dual Contracts lines to be built in Queens to allow development there.Move for Rapid Transit https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%204/Newtown%20NY%20Register/Newtown%20NY%20Register%201909%20Grayscale/Newtown%20NY%20Register%201909%20Grayscale%20-%200592.pdf September 30, 2017 Newtown Register Fultonhistory.com December 2, 1909 1 The station opened on October 13, 1925,https://archive.org/details/annualreport5192newy Fifth annual report for the calendar year 1925 State of New York - Transit Commission 1926 J.B. Lyon Company Albany, N.Y. 86 with shuttle service between 111th Street and the previous terminal at Alburtis Avenue (now 103rd Street–Corona Plaza).https://www.newspapers.com/image/59882105/?terms=%22111th%2BStreet%22%2Bsubway%2Bqueens%2Bcorona First Trains to be Run on Flushing Tube Line Oct. 13: Shuttle Operation Ordered to 111th Street Station on New Extension October 5, 1925 September 20, 2015 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 8 Newspapers.com October 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161026233128/https://www.newspapers.com/image/59882105/?terms=%22111th%2BStreet%22%2Bsubway%2Bqueens%2Bcorona live Shuttle service used the Manhattan-bound track.https://books.google.com/books?id=jw8kAQAAMAAJ&q=111th Poor's Public Utility Section 1925 1925 Poor's Publishing Co. New York 523 en The line was extended to Willets Point Boulevard (now Mets–Willets Point) on May 7, 1927,Corona Subway Extended; New Service Goes to Within 350 Feet of Flushing Creek Bridge https://www.nytimes.com/1927/05/08/archives/corona-subway-extended-new-service-goes-to-within-350-feet-of.html The New York Times May 8, 1927 26 September 26, 2009 June 15, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180615135455/https://www.nytimes.com/1927/05/08/archives/corona-subway-extended-new-service-goes-to-within-350-feet-of.html live and to the current terminal at Flushing–Main Street on January 21, 1928.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1928/01/22/94122788.pdf Flushing Rejoices as Subway Opens; Service by B.M.T. and I.R.T. Begins as Soon as Official Train Makes First Run. Hope of 25 Years Realized Pageant of Transportation Led by Indian and His Pony Marks the Celebration. Hedley Talks of Fare Rise. Transit Modes Depicted. January 22, 1928 The New York Times September 18, 2015 Later years The city government took over the IRT's operations on June 12, 1940.1940-06-13 City Transit Unity Is Now a Reality; Title to I.R.T. Lines Passes to Municipality, Ending 19-Year Campaign en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1940/06/13/archives/city-transit-unity-is-now-a-reality-title-to-irt-lines-passes-to.html 2022-05-14 0362-4331 January 7, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220107193115/https://www.nytimes.com/1940/06/13/archives/city-transit-unity-is-now-a-reality-title-to-irt-lines-passes-to.html live June 13, 1940 Transit Unification Completed As City Takes Over I. R. T. Lines: Systems Come Under Single Control After Efforts Begun in 1921; Mayor Is Jubilant at City Hall Ceremony Recalling 1904 Celebration 25 New York Herald Tribune 1248134780 The IRT routes were given numbered designations in 1948 with the introduction of "R-type" rolling stock, which contained rollsigns with numbered designations for each service.Brown Nicole May 17, 2019 How did the MTA subway lines get their letter or number? NYCurious https://www.amny.com/transit/nyc-subway-name-1-31116195/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20210302020704/https://www.amny.com/transit/nyc-subway-name-1-31116195/ March 2, 2021 January 27, 2021 amNewYork The route from Times Square to Flushing became known as the 7.Friedlander Alex Lonto Arthur Raudenbush Henry April 1960 A Summary of Services on the IRT Division, NYCTA https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/1960/1960-01-bulletin.pdf live New York Division Bulletin Electric Railroaders' Association 3 1 2–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20200914232631/https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/1960/1960-01-bulletin.pdf September 14, 2020 January 27, 2021 On October 17, 1949, the joint BMT/IRT operation of the Flushing Line ended, and the line became the responsibility of the IRT.October 15, 1949 Direct Subway Runs To Flushing, Astoria en-US The New York Times https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1949/10/15/96475230.pdf October 7, 2017 0362-4331 After the end of BMT/IRT dual service, the New York City Board of Transportation announced that the Flushing Line platforms would be lengthened to 11 IRT car lengths; the platforms were only able to fit nine 51-foot-long IRT cars beforehand.Bennett Charles G. November 20, 1949 Transit Platforms On Lines In Queens To Be Lengthened; $3,850,000 Program Outlined for Next Year to Care for Borough's Rapid Growth New Links Are To Be Built 400 More Buses to Roll Also — Bulk of Work to Be on Corona-Flushing Route Transit Program In Queens Outlined en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1949/11/20/archives/transit-platforms-on-lines-in-queens-to-be-lengthened-3850000.html April 29, 2018 0362-4331November 20, 1949 37 Platforms On Subways To Be Lengthened: All Stations of B. M. T. and I.R.T.in Queens Included in $5,000,000 Program 32 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 1325174459 The platforms at the station were extended in 1955–1956 to accommodate 11-car trains.https://books.google.com/books?id=MrAjAQAAMAAJ&q=%22111th%22 Minutes and Proceedings of the New York City Transit Authority 1955 New York City Transit Authority en August 31, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20200913172339/https://books.google.com/books?id=MrAjAQAAMAAJ&dq=dyre+avenue+line&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22111th%22 September 13, 2020 live However, nine-car trains continued to run on the 7 route until 1962, when they were extended to ten cars.December 1962 R17s to the Flushing Line https://issuu.com/erausa/docs/1962-06-dec-bulletin New York Division Bulletin Electric Railroaders' Association 5 6 M-8 Issu October 20, 2022 October 20, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221020162813/https://issuu.com/erausa/docs/1962-06-dec-bulletin dead With the opening of the 1964 New York World's Fair, trains were lengthened to eleven cars.August 31, 1963 TA to Show Fair Train Long Island Star – Journal http://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252014%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201963%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201963%2520-%25205257.pdf&highlightsFile=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fultonhistory.com%2Fhighlighter%2Fhits%2F1988d896b7a6d005cf0318462615258c#page=1 August 30, 2016 Fulton HistoryJune 1, 1964 A First-class Rapid Ride 156 21 22 895766286 Railway Age As part of the 2015–2019 Capital Program, the MTA announced plans to renovate the 52nd, 61st, 69th, 82nd, 103rd and 111th Streets stations, a project that had been delayed for several years. Conditions at these stations were reported to be among the worst of all stations in the subway system.MTA To Overhaul Six Stations on the 7 Line, Currently in Design Phase Sunnyside Post Murray Christian November 19, 2019 https://sunnysidepost.com/mta-to-overhaul-six-stations-on-the-7-line-currently-in-design-phase April 29, 2020 The Manhattan-bound platform at the 111th Street station was closed for renovation on May 15, 2023,Gannon Michael No. 7 train station work begins May 12 Queens Chronicle April 27, 2023 https://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/no-7-train-station-work-begins-may-12/article_451d3d3f-d994-54f7-8abf-a3cf79d743c4.html April 20, 2024 and reopened on April 19, 2024.MTA Announces Manhattan-Bound Service Has Resumed at 82 St–Jackson Heights and 111 St Stations in Queens MTA April 19, 2024 https://new.mta.info/press-release/mta-announces-manhattan-bound-service-has-resumed-82-st-jackson-heights-and-111-st April 20, 2024 The Flushing-bound platform at this station was closed for renovation on May 6, 2024, and reopened on January 27, 2025.April 21, 2023 MTA Announces Service Changes on 7 Line Beginning May 12 https://new.mta.info/press-release/mta-announces-service-changes-7-line-beginning-may-12 live https://web.archive.org/web/20230422013849/https://new.mta.info/press-release/mta-announces-service-changes-7-line-beginning-may-12 April 22, 2023 April 22, 2023 Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityMarch 9, 2023 Improving the 7 Line https://new.mta.info/project/flushing-line live https://web.archive.org/web/20230325201210/https://new.mta.info/project/flushing-line March 25, 2023 April 22, 2023 Metropolitan Transportation Authority thumb|Artwork installed in 2025 at 111 St on the 7 line Station layout 3FPeak-direction express← newyork 7d does not stop here →2FPlatform levelSide platformSouthbound local ← newyork 7 toward NYCS 34th Street–Hudson Yards ()Yard lead→ No passenger serviceYard lead→ No passenger serviceNorthbound local→ newyork 7 toward NYCS Flushing–Main Street () →Side platform1FMezzanineFare control, station agent, OMNY machinesGStreet levelEntrances/exits The station has five tracks and two side platforms. The express track is located on a flyover above the other four tracks. The two center tracks are not used in passenger service, but instead are used as yard leads of the Corona Yard, where 7 trains are maintained and stored. As a result, trains that go to/from the yard often terminate or begin at this station.trackref 469 111 Street (7) - The SubwayNut https://www.subwaynut.com/flushing_line/111/index.php www.subwaynut.com February 18, 2016 Jeremiah Cox February 11, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160211023013/http://subwaynut.com/flushing_line/111/index.php dead www.nycsubway.org: IRT Flushing Line http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/IRT_Flushing_Line#111th_Street www.nycsubway.org February 18, 2016 March 2, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160302131217/http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/IRT_Flushing_Line#111th_Street live Stations with flyover express tracks such as this were far more common on IRT elevated lines in Manhattan during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Due to the yard tracks, an unusual layout takes place in and east of the station. The two layup tracks only have connections to the main tracks east of the station. The eastbound track rises east of the station while the express track lowers. The layup tracks dive down and cross under the eastbound track. The westbound track then rises to level out the three tracks, which continue east.trackref trackbook3 This station has full windscreens except at the west end of the eastbound platform, which has a waist-high steel fence instead. Exits thumb|right|Station entrance on the northeast corner Exit is at the south (geographic west) end, with staircases to all four corners of 111th Street and Roosevelt Avenue. The mezzanine and stairway landings are wooden while the flooring at the fare control area is concrete.http://www.stationreporter.net/7train.htm 7 Train August 11, 2014 Station Reporter dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140811064122/http://www.stationreporter.net/7train.htm August 11, 2014 February 18, 2016 The station has a crossunder between platforms. New signs have covered the old ones. Above some of the black station signs reading "111 Street" are white signs reading "Hall of Science", identifying the nearby New York Hall of Science five blocks south.Harpaz Beth J. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-revisiting-nycs-1964-worlds-fair-50-years-later-2014apr10-story.html Revisiting NYC's 1964 World's Fair, 50 years later April 10, 2014 San Diego Union Tribune live https://web.archive.org/web/20200406081432/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-revisiting-nycs-1964-worlds-fair-50-years-later-2014apr10-story.html April 6, 2020 Associated PressBrowne Malcolm W. https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/05/arts/city-again-boasts-a-science-museum.html City Again Boasts a Science Museum September 5, 1986 The New York Times live https://web.archive.org/web/20150524183650/http://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/05/arts/city-again-boasts-a-science-museum.html May 24, 2015 C-21 References 30em External links https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/IRT_Flushing_Line IRT Flushing Line 111th Street Station Reporter — 7 Train The Subway Nut — 111th Street Pictures https://web.archive.org/web/20160211023013/http://subwaynut.com/flushing_line/111/index.php February 11, 2016 111th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View Platforms from Google Maps Street View y yes Category:IRT Flushing Line stations Category:New York City Subway stations in Queens, New York Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1925 Category:Corona, Queens