Parsons Boulevard (IND Queens Boulevard Line)

Parsons Boulevard
New York City Subway rapid transit station
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Station statistics
Address	Parsons Boulevard & Hillside Avenue Queens, NY 11432
Borough	Queens
Locale	Jamaica
Coordinates
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Queens Boulevard Line
Services	E  (rush hours)       F  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: Q43, Q83 MTA Bus: Q25, Q34, Q65, Q110, Q111, Q112, Q113, Q114
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	April 24, 1937 (1937-04-24)
Wireless service
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	2,094,007  2%
Rank	237
Station succession
Next north	169th Street (local): F  Jamaica – 179th Street (express): E
Next south	Sutphin Boulevard (local): F  Kew Gardens – Union Turnpike (express): E
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Location

Parsons Boulevard is an express station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Parsons Boulevard and Hillside Avenue in Queens, it is served by F service at all times. Limited rush hour E service also stops here due to capacity constraints at its usual terminal of Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer, which is four blocks to the south of here.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent
P Platform level	Southbound local	← toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (Sutphin Boulevard)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Southbound express	← toward World Trade Center (AM rush hours only) (Kew Gardens – Union Turnpike)
	Northbound express	→ toward Jamaica – 179th Street (PM rush hours only) (Terminus) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Northbound local	→ toward Jamaica – 179th Street (169th Street) →

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Express tracks

This underground station, opened on April 24, 1937, served as one of the line's two terminal stations (the other being 169th Street) until the current 179th Street terminal opened in 1950. It has four tracks and two island platforms. F trains stop on the outer local tracks while E trains stop on the center express ones. The platform and mezzanine columns are I-beams painted maroon-red and the wall tiles along the tracks have an orange trim-line with a black border and name tiles underneath them consisting of "PARSONS" in white lettering on a black background.

Above the platforms is a full-length mezzanine that connects the two station entrances at either ends. It has more staircases to the Jamaica-bound platform than the Manhattan-bound one due to a crew office built on the Manhattan-bound side.

Entrances and exits

The full-time entrance is at the north end of the station. It has a turnstile bank and token booth, with two street stairs leading to either southern corner of Parsons Boulevard and Hillside Avenue, and a single staircase to the northwest corner.

The entrance at the south end is unstaffed, containing HEET turnstiles and three street stairs to the intersection of 153rd Street and Hillside Avenue – one each at the northern, southwest, and southeast corners of the intersection. Its booth was removed in 2003.

External links

• nycsubway.org—IND Queens Boulevard Line: Parsons Boulevard (179th Street Branch)
• Station Reporter — F Train
• The Subway Nut — Parsons Boulevard Pictures
• Parsons Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 153rd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View