Edgemere_station

Beach 36th Street station

Beach 36th Street station

New York City Subway station in Queens

The Beach 36th Street station (signed as Beach 36th Street–Edgemere station) is a station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway. The station is located at the intersection of Beach 36th Street and Rockaway Freeway in Edgemere, Queens. It is served by the A train at all times.

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History

This station was originally opened on June 21, 1895, as part of Long Island Rail Road's Far Rockaway Branch and later as a trolley stop of the Ocean Electric Railway, which was designed to accommodate guests of the former Edgemere Hotel. It was relocated 600 feet east of its former location in August 1940 and reopened on April 10, 1942. This station along with all others on the Far Rockaway Branch west of Far Rockaway closed on October 3, 1955, after a fire destroyed the Jamaica Bay trestle that linked the branch with the main line. New York City Transit brought the line from the LIRR and converted all stations, including this one, for the subway. The new stations opened on June 28, 1956.[3]

Station layout

Platform level Side platform
Northbound ← "A" train toward Inwood–207th Street (Beach 44th Street)
Southbound → "A" train toward Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue (Beach 25th Street) →
Side platform
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Ground Street level Exit/entrance
Stairs on the north side of Rockaway Freeway

This elevated station has two tracks and two side platforms.[4] The station is served by the A train at all times[5] and is between Beach 44th Street to the east (railroad south) and Beach 25th Street to the west (railroad north).[6]

Both platforms have beige windscreens and canopies with green support columns in the center and full height metallic fences at both ends.

Exits

The station's only entrance/exit is an elevated brick station house beneath the tracks. It has a turnstile bank, station agent booth, waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions, two staircases to each platform at the center, and two staircases to either side of Rockaway Freeway between Beach 35th and Beach 36th Streets. The two southern street stairs are connected to the station house with a large canopied overpass.[7]

References

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    "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
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    "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. [3]
    "LIRR Station History". Archived from the original on 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  4. [4]
    "Tracks of the New York City Subway". Tracks of the New York City Subway. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  5. [5]
    "A Subway Timetable, Effective June 26, 2022". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  7. [7]
    "MTA Neighborhood Maps: The Rockaways" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
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