169th Street (Queens Boulevard Line, AiN)

169th Street ( Eng. 169th Street ) - New York Metro station , located on the Queens Boulevard line, Ai-en-di . The station is located in Queens , in Jameika County, at the intersection of Parsons Boulevard and Hillside Avenue . The station is served by the only F route, which operates around the clock. Near the station is the bus station 165th street .

169th Street "169th Street" Queens Boulevard Line, Ai-en-di
New york subway
Platform layout
opening date	April 24, 1937
Area	Queens
County	Jameika
Type of	underground
Number of platforms	2
Type of platforms	side
Exit to the streets	169th Street and Hillside Avenue
Ground transportation	Q1, Q2, Q3, Q17, Q30, Q31, Q36, Q43, Q76, Q77, n1, n6, n22, n22A, n24, n26
Station code

L E E L

The station was opened on April 24, 1937 as part of the second line of Queens Boulevard line, Ai-en-di . It is located on a four-way section of the line and is represented by two lateral platforms serving only external, local routes. The two central tracks are not equipped with platforms, so the next train there does not stop at the station. The walls at the station are finished in orange tones, the columns are painted green. The name of the station is presented both in the form of mosaics on the walls, and in the form of standard black plates on the columns.

A mezzanine is located over the platforms in their entire length, onto which a large number of stairs lead from the platforms. Turnstile halls are located on this mezzanine. From there, there are two exits to the street - the first leads to the intersection of 169th Street with Hillside Avenue , the second to 168th Street . Only the first exit, located at the eastern end of the platforms, is open around the clock; the second is open only at certain intervals. Until the 1990s, the second exit was the main one and worked around the clock, while the first was not always open for entry.

Prior to the opening of the Archer Avenue line, AIN , in 1988, trains E stopped at the station, and F worked by express (except for the night). In those days, this station was the busiest because of the numerous bus routes passing nearby and the immediate vicinity of the bus station 165th Street . The station could not cope with passenger traffic, especially during rush hours. Until 1950, the station was the last on the Queens Boulevard line, Ai-en-di . In 1950, the line was extended to the station Jameika - 179th Street .