Jamaica-179th Street (F all times-E select rush hour trips)

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Jamaica-179 Street is the terminus of the F train and the Queens Blvd line, it is the only terminal where a four track express line suddently terminates with out becoming a three or two track line before terminal. The station was built to be an intermeadate express stop (probably where the local trains might have terminated) for the never-built overly ambishous IND Second System that would have scene subway service much farther out into Queens. As a terminal what would be the Queens-bound Island platform is an exit platform, trains discharge there passengers here before running into the labernyth of tracks that composes a bit of an underground train yard beyond the station that is on two levels. Trains re-enter service what would be the Manhattan-bound platform. All four tracks are used. Select rush hour E-train trips serve the station do to compacity constraints at its teriminal at Jamaica Center, these run express stopping at Parsons Blvd before entering regular E-line service at Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike.
The station itself has a very unusual design of orange lines and blue lines that are parrellel and cross at random locations as the trim along the platform walls as well as go up and down. These are the consiquences of relatively modern renovations. The station has a mezzanine for most of the length of the platforms with exits at each end of it to the many bus services that connect from street level to destinations farther out in Queens.


(179f1) A view of the trim along the platform walls at 179 Street of the interlocking blue and orange bands of color.Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 26 September, 2004	(179f2) The Museum train of R1-9 reenters revenue service at 179 Street during one of its revenue service weekends just before the Subway Centennial.Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 26 September, 2004	(179f3) Another view of the the Museum train of R1-9s at 179 Street running in revenue service.Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 26 September, 2004	(179f4) One of the many entrances from street level to 179 Street.Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 2 June, 2008

(179f5) The turnstyles into the system at one of the two entrances to 179 Street.Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 2 June, 2008	(179f6) Looking down the long mezzanine with its blue columns at 179 Street.Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 2 June, 2008	(179f7) Another view down the long mezzanine at 179 Street, one of the All trains sings to the Manhattan-bound platform is in the picture.Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 2 June, 2008	(179f8) A view looking back towards the turnstiles to Hillside Aveune at 179 Street.Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 2 June, 2008

(179f9) A view of the 179 tiling under the blue and orange trim that change directions in many places.Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 2 June, 2008	(179f10) A platform sign at 179 Street, there doesn't seem to be a single sign in the station that says 179 Street, Jamaica was added to its name as part of the MTA's attempts to give every terimnus at location name.Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 2 June, 2008	(179f11) A platform saying that one of the rush hour E line trains that serves 179 Street has been canceled at to take the F train instead.Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 2 June, 2008	(179f12) Looking down the Manhattan-bound local track at 179 Street.Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 2 June, 2008