104th Street (IND Fulton Street Line)

104th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Brooklyn-bound platform
Station statistics
Address	104th Street & Liberty Avenue Queens, NY 11417
Borough	Queens
Locale	South Ozone Park, Richmond Hill
Coordinates
Division	B (IND, formerly BMT)
Line	IND Fulton Street Line
Services	A  (all times)
Transit connections	MTA Bus: Q112
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	September 25, 1915 (1915-09-25)
Former/other names	Oxford Avenue 104th Street – Oxford Avenue
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	538,400  38.7%
Rank	404
Station succession
Next north	Rockaway Boulevard: A
Next south	111th Street: A
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
Location

104th Street is a station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway, located on Liberty Avenue at 104th Street in South Ozone Park and Richmond Hill, Queens. The station is served by the A train at all times.

History

Southeastern stair

104th Street is one of six stations along Liberty Avenue in Queens that were originally constructed as part of the BMT's portion of the Dual Contracts System. The stations from 80th Street – Hudson Street to Ozone Park – Lefferts Boulevard opened on September 25, 1915, as an extension of the BMT Fulton Street Elevated. The connection to the BMT was severed on April 27, 1956, with a new connection to the IND Fulton Street Line opening on April 29, 1956 with the extension of A train service. The Fulton Street Elevated west of Hudson Street was closed, and eventually demolished.

The station has gone by a number of different names. It opened as Oxford Avenue. A 1924 system map portrayed the station as "Oxford Avenue", with "104th St." shown below the name in parentheses, and in a smaller print. By 1948, "Oxford" and "104" were shown in equal sizes, and by 1959 the name was shown as "104 St–Oxford". The current official map shows the name as just "104 St". Station signage still shows "104th Street – Oxford Avenue".

The station was completely renovated in 2014.

Station layout

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← toward Inwood – 207th Street (Rockaway Boulevard) ← (late night shuttle) toward Euclid Avenue (Rockaway Boulevard)
	Peak-direction Express	→ No regular service
	Southbound	→ ( late nights) toward Lefferts Boulevard (111th Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent
G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance

The station has three tracks and two side platforms. The middle track is not currently used in revenue service. The exit at the northeast end of the station (railroad south) leads to 104th Street. At the opposite end of the station, there is an exit to 102nd Street. Northwest of the station, there is a view of the abandoned LIRR's Rockaway Beach Branch tracks from the IND Rockaway Line.

After the station was renovated in 2014 and the beginning of 2015, artwork, that was commissioned by MTA Arts & Design and designed by Béatrice Coron, was installed being titled On the Right Track.

External links

• 104th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View