Jamaica–179th Street station

The Jamaica–179th Street station is an express terminal station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located under Hillside Avenue at 179th Street in Jamaica, Queens, it is served by the F train at all times, the <F> train during rush hours in the reverse peak direction, and a few rush-hour E trains. The station has 15 entrances, including two at Midland Parkway in Jamaica Estates.

 Jamaica–179 Street
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Manhattan-bound platform. An R160 F train is visible on the Manhattan-bound local track.
Station statistics
Address179th Street & Hillside Avenue
Queens, NY 11432
BoroughQueens
LocaleJamaica, Jamaica Estates
Coordinates40.712459°N 73.78448°W / 40.712459; -73.78448
DivisionB (IND)
LineIND Queens Boulevard Line
Services   E  (limited rush-hour service)
​   F  (all times) <F>  (two rush hour trains, peak direction)
Transit
  • NYCT Bus: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q17, Q36, Q43, Q76, Q77, X68
  • MTA Bus: Q110
  • NICE Bus: n1, n6, n6X, n22, n22X, n24, n26
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Other information
OpenedDecember 11, 1950 (1950-12-11)
Accessible ADA-accessible
Opposite-
direction
transfer		N/A
Traffic
20223,723,038  23.1%
Rank68 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
Parsons Boulevard
E 
express
Local		 Terminus
169th Street
F  <F>
toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
Location
Track layout

Upper level
End of upper level tracks
Upper level relay tracks
to lower level relay tracks
to 169th Street
to Parsons Boulevard
Lower level
(east of station)
End of lower level tracks
to local tracks in station
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times
Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only (limited service)

Jamaica–179th Street was opened on December 11, 1950, although a station had been planned at 178th Street as early as 1928. At the time, the Queens Boulevard Line was part of the Independent Subway System (IND), but the original IND plans did not provide for constructing the 178th Street station until the line was extended even further to Queens Village. The line opened to 169th Street, the next station west, in 1937. Various changes in plans, as well as material shortages due to the Great Depression and World War II, delayed the project until 1946. Jamaica–179th Street became among Queens' busiest upon its 1950 opening. After a period of deterioration, the station was renovated in the 1980s and again in the 2000s. As a result of planning for a never-built expansion to Queens Village, the station has eight storage tracks to its east, giving it the highest peak capacity of any New York City Subway station.

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