111th Street (IRT Flushing Line)

111th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
A view of the platform as seen from an express train on the flyover track.
Station statistics
Address	111th Street & Roosevelt Avenue Queens, NY 11368
Borough	Queens
Locale	Corona
Coordinates	40°45′6.17″N 73°51′20.29″W / 40.7517139°N 73.8556361°W / 40.7517139; -73.8556361Coordinates: 40°45′6.17″N 73°51′20.29″W / 40.7517139°N 73.8556361°W / 40.7517139; -73.8556361
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Flushing Line
Services	7  (all times)
Transit connections	New York City Bus: Q48
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	5 (2 local in passenger service at platform level; 1 express track above)
Other information
Opened	October 13, 1925 (1925-10-13)
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	3,699,843[1]  1.1%
Rank	140 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Mets–Willets Point: 7
Next south	103rd Street–Corona Plaza: 7
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York Show map of the US

111th Street is a local station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 111th Street and Roosevelt Avenue.^[2] It is served by the 7 train at all times.^[3]

History

The express track above the station

The station was opened on October 13, 1925, with shuttle service between 111th Street and the previous terminal at Alburtis Avenue (now 103rd Street–Corona Plaza).^[4] The line was extended to Willets Point Boulevard (now Mets–Willets Point) on May 7, 1927,^[5] and to the current terminal at Flushing–Main Street on January 21, 1928.^[6]

The platforms at 111th Street were extended in 1955–1956 to accommodate 11-car trains.^[7]

Station layout

L3 Express track	Peak-direction express	← does not stop here →
L2 Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound local	← toward 34th Street–Hudson Yards (103rd Street–Corona Plaza)
	Yard lead	→ No regular service
	Yard lead	→ No regular service
	Northbound local	→ toward Flushing–Main Street (Mets–Willets Point) → → alighting passengers only (some rush-hour trips) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits

Track layout
Legend
to Mets–Willets Point Upper level express track to Corona Yd Upper level express track to 103 St–Corona Plz

The station has five tracks and two side platforms. The express track is located on a flyover above the other four tracks. The two center tracks are not used in passenger service, but instead are used as yard leads of the Corona Yard, where 7 trains are maintained and stored. As a result, trains that go to/from the yard often terminate or begin at this station.^[8][9][10] Stations with flyover express tracks such as this were far more common on IRT elevated lines in Manhattan during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Due to the yard tracks, an unusual layout takes place in and north of the station. The two layup tracks only have connections to the main tracks north of the station. The northbound track rises north of the station while the express track lowers. The layup tracks dive down and cross under the northbound track. The southbound track then rises to level out the three tracks, which continue north.^[11]

This station has full windscreens except at the south end of the northbound platform, which has a waist-high steel fence instead. Exit is at the south (geographic west) end, with staircases to all four corners of 111th Street and Roosevelt Avenue.^[9][12] The mezzanine and stairway landings are wooden while the flooring at the fare control area is concrete.^[13] The station has a crossunder between platforms. New signs have covered the old ones. Above some of the black station signs reading "111 Street" are white signs reading "Hall of Science", identifying the nearby New York Hall of Science five blocks south.^{[9][12][14][15]}

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 111th Street (IRT Flushing Line).

• 111th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View