- 45th Road–Court House Square (IRT Flushing Line)
Infobox NYCS
name = 45th Road–Court House Square
bg_color = #870061
line = IRT Flushing Line
service = Flushing
platforms = 2side platform s
tracks = 2
borough = Queens
transfer_service=Queens 53rd
transfer_station=23rd Street–Ely Avenue
transfer_line=IND Queens Boulevard Line
transfer_service_note=MetroCard only
transfer_service_2=Crosstown
transfer_station_2=Long Island City–Court Square
transfer_line_2=IND Crosstown Line
transfer_service_2_note=MetroCard only
open_date =November 5 ,1916
north_station = Queensboro Plaza
north_line = New York City Subway
north_service = Flushing
south_station = Hunters Point Avenue
south_line = IRT Flushing Line
south_service = Flushing45th Road–Court House Square is an elevated station on the
IRT Flushing Line of theNew York City Subway . Located at 45th Road and 23rd Street in the Long Island City neighborhood ofQueens , it is served by the NYCS service|7 train at all times, including peak-direction express service during rush hours and middays.The station has a full windscreen along the platforms. The is at the south end via a mezzanine, which has one entrance/exit and a crossunder between directions. An out-of-system transfer with a MetroCard is available to the 23rd Street–Ely Avenue (NYCS Queens 53rd) and Long Island City–Court Square (NYCS Crosstown) stations.
Citigroup 's Long Island City office tower, opened in 1990 is located here, as well as theP.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center . Construction of Citigroup’s second building in Long Island City is expected to be completed in the near future. The company plans to improve the connection between the NYCS service|G and NYCS service|7 subway stations by constructing an escalator and elevator that will allow passengers to walk between both services underground. In 2005, the station was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places . [ [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/NY/Queens/state.html Queens County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places (Structure - #05000229)] ]Bus connections
*B61 to Greenpoint and
Downtown Brooklyn
*Q19A to Jackson Heights
*Q39 to Ridgewood
*Q67 to RidgewoodReferences
External links
*NYCS ref|http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?195:1066|IRT Flushing Line|Court House Square/45th Road
*Station Reporter — [http://www.stationreporter.net/ctsq.htm Court Square Complex]
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