82nd Street – Jackson Heights Subway Station (Flushing Line)

82nd Street–Jackson Heights (formerly known as 25th Street (Jackson Heights)) is a local station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 82nd Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights, Queens. It is served by the 7 train at all times.

History

The Flushing Line was opened from Queensboro Plaza to Alburtis Avenue (now 103rd Street–Corona Plaza) on April 21, 1917, with a local station at what is now 82nd Street. The current 82nd Street station was known as "25th Street" from its opening until March 10, 1921, when it was renamed "25th Street (Jackson Heights)". The station was again renamed on April 2, 1925, to "82nd Street–Jackson Heights".

The platforms at 82nd Street were extended in 1955–1956 to accommodate longer trains. In 1981, the MTA listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system.

As part of the 2015–2019 Capital Program, the MTA would renovate the 52nd, 61st, 69th, 82nd, 103rd and 111th Streets stations, a project that has been delayed for several years but is slated to begin in mid-2020. Conditions at these stations were among the worst of all stations in the subway system.

Station layout

This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center track is used by the peak direction rush hour express service. Both platforms have beige windscreens and brown canopies supported by green frames and columns in the center and black waist-high steel fences at either ends. The station signs are in the standard black name plate in white lettering. Each platform has a large "82" sign between the two staircases to the mezzanine below.

Exits

Under 82nd Street station in the mid-to-late-1980s. Note the staircase on the corner of the intersection with Roosevelt Avenue.

This station's one entrance/exit is an elevated station house beneath the tracks. It is built of wood and bricks and has concrete flooring. It has three staircases from all corners of 82nd Street and Roosevelt Avenue except the southeast one and a token booth in the center. Two turnstile banks at either ends lead to a waiting area/crossunder and one staircase to each platform at the center.

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