39th Avenue (BMT Astoria Line)

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39th Avenue
NYCS-bull-trans-N.svg NYCS-bull-trans-Q.svg
New York City Subway rapid transit station
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Station statistics
Address 39th Avenue & 31st Street
Queens, NY 11101
Borough Queens
Locale Long Island City
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Division B (BMT)
Line BMT Astoria Line
Services       N all times (all times)
      Q weekdays (weekdays)
Transit connections Bus transport MTA Bus: Q102
Structure Elevated
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened February 1, 1917; 107 years ago (1917-02-01)
Former/other names 39th Avenue – Beebe Avenue
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 1,072,026[1]Decrease 2.9%
Rank 355
Station succession
Next north 36th Avenue: N all times Q weekdays
Next south Queensboro Plaza: N all times Q weekdays

39th Avenue (also known as 39th Avenue – Beebe Avenue) is a local station on the BMT Astoria Line of the New York City Subway. Located at 39th Avenue and 31st Street in Long Island City, Queens, it is served by the N train at all times, as well as by the Q train on weekdays.

Station layout

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Platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound local NYCS-bull-trans-N.svg toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue via Sea Beach (Queensboro Plaza)
NYCS-bull-trans-Q.svg toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue via Brighton (weekdays) (Queensboro Plaza)
Peak-direction express No regular service
Northbound local NYCS-bull-trans-N.svg (NYCS-bull-trans-Q.svg weekdays) toward Astoria – Ditmars Boulevard (36th Avenue)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
M Mezzanine to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
G Street Level Entrances/Exits
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Stairs at the NW corner of 31st Street and 39th Avenue

This elevated station opened on February 1, 1917,[2] along with the opening of the rest of the Astoria Line, as an IRT line station, and the BRT (later BMT) also provided joint service. This station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center track is not used in revenue service, but it had been used regularly as recently as 2002. The center track merges with the two outer tracks south of this station.

Both platforms have beige windscreens that run along their lengths and red canopies with green support columns in the center. The station signs are in the standard black name plate in white lettering.

This station has one elevated station house beneath the center of the platforms and tracks. Two staircases from each platform go down to a crossunder that has a news-stand and small turnstile bank. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases going down to the northwest and southeast corners of 39th Avenue and 31st Street. The lower base of the platform staircases have emergency gates leading directly to the top of the street stairs.

References

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