Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (New York City Subway)

Infobox NYCS
name = Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer

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accessible = yes
bg_color = #11117D
bg_color_2 = #874F17
line = BMT Archer Avenue Line
line_2 = IND Archer Avenue Line
service= Archer
platforms = 2 island platforms (1 on each level)
tracks = 4 (2 on each level)
borough = Queens
open_date = December 11, 1988
north_custom_station = (Terminal)
south_station = Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport
south_station_acc = yes
south_line = Archer Avenue Line
south_service = Archer

Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer is the northern terminal station on the IND Archer Avenue Line and BMT Archer Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue in Jamaica, Queens.

This is a two-level station, with NYCS|E trains serving the upper level at all times, NYCS|J trains serving the lower level at all times, and NYCS service|Z trains serving the lower level during rush hours only. Each level has two tracks and one island platform, which are ADA-accessible with full elevator access. This station has tan brick walls and red brick floor; the ceiling has metal slats and resembles a vaulted ceiling, except there are no curves. This is a major transfer point for buses from eastern Queens. It was opened on December 11, 1988.

The tracks extend eastward beyond the station as a stub for an unfinished subway extension towards southeastern Queens. These tracks are used for storage.

Bus connections

*Q4 via Linden Boulevard to Cambria Heights
*Q5 via Merrick Boulevard to Rosedale LIRR Station (rush hours and late nights) or Green Acres Mall, Valley Stream, Nassau County (except nights)
*Q6 via Sutphin Boulevard to Halmar Postal Facility, JFK Airport or to 165th Street Bus Terminal
*Q8 via 101st Avenue to Gateway Mall Spring Creek, Brooklyn or to 165th Street Bus Terminal
*Q9 via Lincoln Street to South Ozone Park or to 165th Street Bus Terminal
*Q20A via Main Street and 20th Avenue to College Point or to Merrick Boulevard-Archer Avenue
*Q20B via Main Street and 14th Avenue to College Point or to Merrick Boulevard-Archer Avenue
*Q24 via Atlantic Avenue and Broadway to Bushwick, Brooklyn or to 170th Street-Jamaica Avenue
*Q25 via Parsons Boulevard to College Point or to Jamaica Station
*Q30 via Utopia Parkway to Little Neck or to Jamaica Station
*Q31 via Utopia Parkway to Bayside or to Jamaica Station
*Q34 via Parsons Boulevard to Whitestone or to Jamaica Station (weekdays only)
*Q41 to Howard Beach or to 165th Street Bus Terminal
*Q42 via Sayers Avenue to Addisleigh Park
*Q44 Limited via Main Street and Cross Bronx Expressway to Bronx Zoo, Bronx or to Merrick Boulevard-Archer Avenue (nights via local)
*Q54 via Metropolitan Avenue to Williamsburg Bridge Plaza, Brooklyn or to 170th Street-Jamaica Avenue
*Q56 via Jamaica Avenue to Broadway Junction, Brooklyn or to 170th Street-Jamaica Avenue
*Q65 via 164th Street to College Point or to Jamaica Station
*Q83 via Liberty Avenue to Queens Village or to Hillside Avenue-153rd Street
*Q84 via 120th Avenue to Lauerlton
*Q85 via Bedell Street to Rosedale or to Green Acres Mall, Valley Stream
*Q110 via Jamaica Avenue to Belmont Park, Elmont, Nassau County or to Hillside Avenue-Parsons Boulevard
*Q111 via Guy R. Brewer Boulevard and 147th Avenue to Rosedale or Cedarhurst, Nassau County (one weekday AM and one PM trip)
*Q112 via Liberty Avenue to Rockaway Boulevard subway station or to Hillside Avenue-Parsons Boulevard
*Q113 via Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, Rockaway Turnpike (local) or Nassau Expressway (limited-stop service) to Far Rockaway or to Hillside Avenue-Parsons Boulevard
*N4 via Merrick Boulevard/Merrick Road to Freeport LIRR station, Nassau County

External links

*NYCS ref|http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?219:1659|IND Queens Boulevard Line|Jamaica Center/Parsons–Archer
* Station Reporter — [http://www.stationreporter.net/etrain.htm E Train]
* Station Reporter — [http://www.stationreporter.net/jtrain.htm J Train]