104th Street (IND Fulton Street Line)

104th Street New York City Subway rapid transit station
Southeastern stair
Station statistics
Address	104th Street & Liberty Avenue Ozone Park, NY 11417
Borough	Queens
Locale	Ozone Park
Coordinates	40°40′56″N 73°50′14″W / 40.682233°N 73.837352°W / 40.682233; -73.837352Coordinates: 40°40′56″N 73°50′14″W / 40.682233°N 73.837352°W / 40.682233; -73.837352
Division	B (IND, formerly BMT)
Line	IND Fulton Street Line
Services	A  (all times)
Connection	MTA Bus: Q112
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in revenue service)
Other information
Opened	September 25, 1915[1]
Former/other names	Oxford Avenue 104th Street – Oxford Avenue
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	503,835[2]  1.3%
Rank	403 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Rockaway Boulevard: A
Next south	111th Street: A
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

104th Street is a station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway, located on Liberty Avenue at 104th Street in Ozone Park, Queens. The station is served by the A train at all times.

The station has three tracks and two side platforms. The middle track is not currently used in revenue service. The exit at the northeast end of the station (railroad south) leads to 104th Street. At the opposite end of the station, there was formerly an exit to 102nd Street, which is now sealed. Northwest of the station, there is a view of the abandoned LIRR's Rockaway Beach Branch tracks from the IND Rockaway Line.

This is one of six stations along Liberty Avenue in Queens that were originally constructed as part of the BMT's portion of the Dual Contracts System. The stations from 80th Street – Hudson Street to Ozone Park – Lefferts Boulevard opened on September 25, 1915 as an extension of the Fulton Street Elevated.^[1] The connection to the BMT was severed on April 26, 1956, with a new connection to the IND Fulton Street Line opening on April 29, 1956. The Fulton Street Elevated west of Hudson Street was closed, and eventually demolished.

The station has gone by a number of different names. It opened as Oxford Avenue.^[1] A 1924 system map portrayed the station as "Oxford Avenue", with "104th St." shown below the name in parentheses, and in a smaller print.^[3] By 1948, "Oxford" and "104" were shown in equal sizes,^[4] and by 1959 the name was shown as "104 St–Oxford".^[5] The current official map shows the name as just "104 St".^[6] Station signage still shows "104th Street – Oxford Avenue".

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "New Elevated Line Opened for Queens" (PDF). The New York Times. September 26, 1915. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9B01E4D6103CE733A25755C2A96F9C946496D6CF. Retrieved 2007-09-28. 
2. ^ "Facts and Figures: 2010 Annual Subway Ridership". New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ridership_sub_annual.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-18. 
3. ^ "BMT Lines, Rapid Transit Division" (GIF). 1924. http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/caption.pl?/img/maps/bmt_1924.gif. Retrieved 2007-11-09. 
4. ^ "Rapid Transit Lines of the New York City Transit System" (GIF). 1948. http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/caption.pl?/img/maps/system_1948.gif. Retrieved 2007-11-09. 
5. ^ "Official New York City Subway Map and Station Guide" (GIF). 1959. http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/caption.pl?/img/maps/system_1959.gif. Retrieved 2007-11-09. 
6. ^ "MTA New York City Subway with bus, railroad, and ferry connections" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 2007. http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/subwaymap.pdf. Retrieved 2007-11-09. 

External links

• nycsubway.org — IND Fulton: 104th Street/Oxford Avenue
• Station Reporter — A Lefferts
• The Subway Nut — 104th Street – Oxford Avenue Pictures
• 104th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View