Broad Channel station

 Broad Channel
 "A" trainRockaway Park Shuttle
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Broad Channel station after the post-Hurricane Sandy renovation
Station statistics
AddressNoel Road & West Road
Queens, New York
BoroughQueens
LocaleBroad Channel
Coordinates40°36′32″N 73°48′58″W / 40.609°N 73.816°W / 40.609; -73.816
DivisionB (IND, formerly LIRR Rockaway Beach Branch)[1]
LineIND Rockaway Line
Services   A all times (all times)
   S all times (all times)
TransitBus transport MTA Bus: Q52/Q53 SBS, QM16, QM17
StructureAt-grade
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Opened1880 (LIRR station)[2]
Closed1950 (LIRR station)
RebuiltJune 28, 1956; 68 years ago (1956-06-28) (as a Subway station)
AccessibilitySame-platform wheelchair transfer available
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Traffic
202352,378[3]Increase 5.5%
Rank423 out of 423[3]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Howard Beach–JFK Airport
A all times
Beach 67th Street
A all times
Beach 90th Street
A rush hours, peak directionS all times
Rockaway Park through to Inwood–207th Street via A all times AM rush
Location
Broad Channel station is located in New York City Subway
Broad Channel station
Broad Channel station is located in New York City
Broad Channel station
Broad Channel station is located in New York
Broad Channel station
Track layout

Jamaica Bay Trestle
Long track section
~2 miles (3.2 km)
Test track
Shuttle relay track
Jamaica Bay
Long track section
~1,000 feet (300 m)
Jamaica Bay
Hammels Wye
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

The Broad Channel station is a station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway, located in the neighborhood of the same name at Noel and West Roads in the borough of Queens. It is served by the A train and the Rockaway Park Shuttle at all times, the latter of which originates/terminates here. Broad Channel originally opened in 1880 as a Long Island Railroad station. The LIRR discontinued service in 1950 after a fire on the trestle across Jamaica Bay, to the station's north. The station reopened June 28, 1956, as a subway station.

Broad Channel is the only subway station serving the island of Broad Channel, which is located in Jamaica Bay and only has about 3,000 residents. Thus it is the least-used in the subway as of 2023. However, this station is the only transfer point for riders traveling between Brooklyn and Manhattan (which the A train travels to) and the four other stations served by the Rockaway Park Shuttle. North of this station, there are two additional tracks within the right-of-way: a short track that allows Rockaway Park Shuttle trains to reverse direction and return to the Rockaways, and a longer track that is used to test new subway cars.

  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Long Island Rail Road History Website — The NY, Woodhaven and Rockaway RR". Archived from the original on May 12, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.