33rd Street–Rawson Street (IRT Flushing Line)

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33rd Street–Rawson Street

New York City Subway rapid transit station

An R62A express train bypasses the station during a light blizzard in February 2013.

Station statistics

Address

33rd Street & Queens Boulevard
Queens, NY 11101

Borough

Queens

Locale

Sunnyside

Coordinates

40°44′40.62″N 73°55′52.7″W / 40.7446167°N 73.931306°WCoordinates: 40°44′40.62″N 73°55′52.7″W / 40.7446167°N 73.931306°W

Division

A (IRT)

Line

IRT Flushing Line

Services

7 (all times)

Transit connections

NYCT Bus: Q32

MTA Bus: Q60

Structure

Elevated

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Other information

Opened

April 21, 1917

Former/other names

Rawson Street

Traffic

Passengers (2015)

3,712,153^[1]

4.6%

Rank

138 out of 422

Station succession

Next north

40th Street–Lowery Street: 7

Next south

Queensboro Plaza: 7

Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times

Location
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33rd Street–Rawson Street is a local station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway. It is located over Queens Boulevard on a concrete viaduct. It is served by the 7 train at all times.

History

Track layout

Legend

to 40 St–Lowery St

to Queensboro Plz

The Flushing Line was opened from Queensboro Plaza to 103rd Street – Corona Plaza on April 21, 1917, with a local station at 33rd Street.^[2]

The platforms at 33rd Street were extended in 1955–1956 to accommodate 11-car trains.^[3]

Station layout

P Platform level
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound local	← toward 34th Street–Hudson Yards (Queensboro Plaza)
	Peak-direction express	← does not stop here →
	Northbound local	→ toward Flushing–Main Street (40th Street–Lowery Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits

The station has two side platforms and three tracks. The center track is used by peak-direction <7> express trains during rush hours. The full-time exit is at 33rd Street and the part-time exit is at 34th Street. The part-time exit has a crossunder to allow free transfers between opposite directions while the full-time one does not, even though it has the layouts that could allow one.

In 1998, the name "Rawson" was removed from the station signs and subway maps. It was restored in 2004 as part of a historical move when the local community decided to commemorate the deceased local Rawson Hart Boddam.

Image gallery

View of Queens Boulevard from the 33rd Street station
Mezzanine
7 train stopped at the platform

References

↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
↑ "Transit Service on Corona Extension of Dual Subway System Opened to the Public". The New York Times. April 22, 1917. p. RE1. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
↑ Authority, New York City Transit (1955-01-01). Minutes and Proceedings.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 33rd Street – Rawson Street (IRT Flushing Line).

nycsubway.org – IRT Flushing Line: 33rd Street/Rawson Street
Station Reporter — 7 Train
The Subway Nut — 33rd Street–Rawson Street Pictures
MTA's Arts For Transit — 33rd Street–Rawson Street (IRT Flushing Line)
33rd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
34th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platforms from Google Maps Street View

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See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category ¹ Future station Stations and line segments in italics are closed or demolished. Track connections to other lines' terminals are displayed in brackets. ~~Struck through~~ passenger track connections are closed or unused in regular service.

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