Queensboro Plaza (New York City Subway)
Queensboro Plaza is an elevated New York City Subway station over Queens Plaza in Long Island City, at the east (Queens) end of the Queensboro Bridge, with Queens Boulevard running east from the plaza. It stands over the south (railroad east) side of the roadway, but formerly spanned the whole plaza. It is a double-decked station, with trains running into Queens on the upper level and Manhattan-bound trains below. The BMT Astoria Line (which to the south joins with the 60th Street Tunnel Connection and heads through the 60th Street Tunnel to the BMT Broadway Line) uses the two tracks west (compass north) of the platforms and the IRT Flushing Line uses the east two tracks.
The mezzanine is located below the lower level (and formerly connected to the now torn-down BMT platforms to the west); there is a concrete ramp across Queens Plaza North to the second floor of a building. The station is currently being renovated by NYCTA employees (as opposed to an outside contractor). A computer assisted tower is being installed on the south end. (A traditional tower is already present, but will be renovated with new machinery.)
The station is near the Queens Plaza underground subway station, though the two stations are separate and do not allow free transfers. It is served by the:
- 7 and N trains at all times
- Q train on weekdays
- <7> train rush hours in the peak direction
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