History
Opened on August 19, 1933, as part of the initial stretch of the Queens Boulevard Line from 50th Street to Roosevelt Avenue. It was the first stop in Queens after crossing the East River for six years until 1939 with the opening of 23rd Street – Ely Avenue. Until the opening of the 60th Street Tunnel Connection in 1955 after the unification of the subway, only express trains in Queens ran to Manhattan; local trains were routed onto the IND Crosstown Line. This service pattern is no longer in use due to the increased popularity of cross-river travel and Crosstown Line trains (G) now terminate one stop earlier at Court Square.
Read more about this topic: Queens Plaza (IND Queens Boulevard Line)
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