Queens Plaza (IND Queens Boulevard Line)

Infobox NYCS
name = Queens Plaza
accessible = yes

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bg_color = #11117D
bg_color_2 = #FF6E1A
line = IND Queens Boulevard Line
service = Queens Plaza
platforms = 2 island platforms
tracks = 4
borough = Queens
open_date = August 19, 1933
north_line = IND Queens Boulevard Line
north_local_station = 36th Street
north_local_service = Queens local
north_express_station = Roosevelt Avenue–Jackson Heights
north_express_station_acc = yes
north_express_service = Queens Plaza express
south_station = 23rd Street–Ely Avenue
south_line=IND Queens Boulevard Line
south_service=Queens 53rd
south_custom_station = NYCS next|type=Broadway|station=Lexington Avenue/59th Street|line=BMT Broadway Line|service=60th Connection
south_custom_station_2 = NYCS next|type=Crosstown|station=Long Island City–Court Square|line=IND Crosstown Line|service=Crosstown north

Queens Plaza is an express station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the large Queens Plaza interchange, it is served by the NYCS|E train (all times), by the NYCS|R train (all times except late nights), by the NYCS|V train (weekdays), and by the NYCS|G train (evenings, late nights, and weekends).

The full time booth is near the center of the mezzanine. There are three staircases to the street and an outside passageway to two more staircases at south end near a former booth. The old-style change booth was in place until it was removed in 1998. Two of the outside entrances were redone to match the facade of the DOT indoor parking lot structure when it was constructed in 1975. Before the renovation, the station had a full length mezzanine (inside and outside fare control) with three booths. Since then, this area has balconies that allow views of local trains and platforms down below. There are three staircases to each platform from that end. Two staircases in between both fare control areas were removed during the renovation process. The part time booth has two stairs to the street and one to each platform.

East of the station, the tunnel widens to allow the IND 63rd Street Line ramps to rise and lead trains to merge with either the local or express tracks. Prior to the 63rd street connector project, completed in 2001, there was a fifth track that, used for turning trains during off-peak hours.

The station is now ADA-accessible. The 2005 artwork here is called "Look Up Not Down" by Ellen Harvey. It features a mosaic representation of the Manhattan skyline.

The station is physically proximate to, but separate from, the elevated Queensboro Plaza station (NYCS Queensboro).

External links

*NYCS ref|http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?219:2417|IND Queens Boulevard Line|Queens Plaza
*Station Reporter — [http://www.stationreporter.net/etrain.htm E Train]
*Station Reporter — [http://www.stationreporter.net/rtrain.htm R Train]