21st Street–Queensbridge station

Services
	Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue F <F> toward Jamaica–179th Street

21 Street–Queensbridge
21 Street–Queensbridge
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Address	21st Street & 41st Avenue; Queens, NY 11101
Borough	Queens
Locale	Queensbridge, Long Island City
Coordinates	40°45′15″N 73°56′33″W
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND 63rd Street Line
Services	F (all times) <F> (two rush hour trains, peak direction)
Transit	MTA Bus: Q66, Q69, Q100, Q102, Q103
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	October 29, 1989
Accessible	ADA-accessible
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Traffic
2022	2,230,639 45.7%
Rank	139 out of 423
Services
Services
	Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue F <F> toward Jamaica–179th Street
Former services
Former services
Location
Track layout
	to Roosevelt Ave (express)
	or 36th Street (local)
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only (limited service)
	Stops late nights only

The 21st Street–Queensbridge station is a station on the IND 63rd Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 21st Street and 41st Avenue within Queensbridge in Long Island City, Queens, it is served by the F train at all times and the <F> train during rush hours in the reverse peak direction.

The station contains two tracks and two side platforms, connected by an overhead mezzanine. It opened in October 1989 with the opening of the 63rd Street Line. From its opening until 2001, this was the terminal of the line, although it was not originally intended as a terminal station. The 63rd Street Line was originally part of a plan for a Queens Bypass Line running along the Long Island Rail Road Main Line. However, due to a lack of funds, the line terminated here, with layup tracks going up to 29th Street. As a result, the tunnel became known as the "tunnel to nowhere."

In December 2001, the 63rd Street Tunnel Connection opened, allowing trains from the IND Queens Boulevard Line to use the line. This station then became a through station, serving express F trains since then.

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