30th Avenue station explained

30 Avenue
Former:30th Avenue–Grand Avenue
Address:30th Avenue & 31st Street
Astoria, NY
Borough:Queens
Locale:Astoria
Coordinates:40.7669°N -73.9214°W
Division:BMT
Line:BMT Astoria Line
Service:Astoria local
Connection: MTA Bus:
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:3 (2 in regular service)
Structure:Elevated
Close Date: (reconstruction)

The 30th Avenue station (formerly 30th Avenue–Grand Avenue station) is a local station on the BMT Astoria Line of the New York City Subway. It is located at 30th Avenue and 31st Street in Astoria. The station is served by the N train at all times, as well as by the W train on weekdays.

History

This station opened on February 1, 1917, along with the rest of the Astoria Line, which was originally part of the IRT, as a spur off the IRT Queensboro Line, which is now the IRT Flushing Line. Trains ran between Grand Central and Astoria.[1] [2] On July 23, 1917, the Queensboro Bridge spur of the elevated IRT Second Avenue Line opened. At that time, all elevated trains to Queensboro Plaza used the Astoria Line while all subway trains used the IRT Flushing Line, though this was later changed with trains alternating between branches.[3] This station started to be served by BMT shuttles using elevated cars on April 8, 1923.[4]

The city government took over the BMT's operations on June 1, 1940,[5] [6] and the IRT's operations on June 12, 1940.[7] [8] On October 17, 1949, the Astoria Line became BMT-only as the tracks at Queensboro Plaza were consolidated and the platforms on the Astoria Line were shaved back to allow BMT trains to operate on it. Service was initially provided by the Brighton Local (BMT 1) and the Broadway–Fourth Avenue Local (BMT 2) at all times.[9]

Station renovations

The platforms at this station, along with six others on the Astoria Line, were lengthened to 610feet to accommodate ten-car trains in 1950.[10] The project cost $863,000. Signals on the line had to be modified to take the platform extensions into account.[11]

Under the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Plan, the station underwent a complete overhaul as part of the Enhanced Station Initiative and was entirely closed for several months. Updates included cellular service, Wi-Fi, USB charging stations, interactive service advisories and maps.[12] [13] The award for Package 2 of the renovations, which covered renovations at the 30th Avenue, Broadway, 36th Avenue, and 39th Avenue stations, was awarded on April 14, 2017, to Skanska USA.[14] This station, along with 36th Avenue, was closed entirely for around eight months starting on October 23, 2017.[15] After the 30th Avenue and 36th Avenue stations closed, there was some controversy over the loss of business near these stations.[16] The stations reopened on June 22, 2018.[17] In July 2018, the MTA retroactively awarded a contract for the additional platform and girder repairs at the 30th and 36th Avenues stations, conducted after the stations had reopened.[18]

Station layout

This elevated station has two side platforms and three tracks. The center track is not used in revenue service, but it had been used regularly as recently as 2002.[19]

The platforms are narrower at their south ends. The ends of each platform contain full-height mesh windscreens, while the center of the platform contains glass windscreens and black metal canopies. Prior to the 2018 renovations, both platforms had creme-colored corrugated windscreens for their entire lengths and red wooden canopies at the platforms' centers.[20]

As part of the MTA Arts & Design program, Stephen Westfall created an artwork for the station, titled Perasma I and II; Dappleganger, which was installed in 2018.[21] The artwork consists of 47 laminated glass panels in the mezzanine, each with geometric designs. According to the MTA, the panels were intended to "rhythmically invoke universality alongside cultural identity".[22]

Exits

This station's only mezzanine is an elevated wooden station house beneath the center of the platforms and tracks. It has a turnstile bank and two staircases for each platform. A crossunder is behind the token booth on the north side. A passageway on each side behind the platform stairs leads to a staircase going down to either southern corners of 31st Street and 30th Avenue. Two staircases on the other side go down to the northern corners.[23] [24] An exit-only stair from the northbound platform descends to the southeastern corner of Newtown Avenue and 31st Street.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First Train Runs On Elevated Line to Astoria Section. February 1, 1917. Newspapers.com. June 29, 2015. Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
  2. Book: Annual report. 1916-1917.. Interborough Rapid Transit Company. 1917. New York. 15–16. HathiTrust.
  3. News: Subway Link Over Queensboro Bridge. July 22, 1917. The New York Times. December 18, 2011. 31.
  4. News: Additional Subway Service to Borough of Queens. April 8, 1923. The New York Times. December 18, 2011. RE1.
  5. News: 1940-06-02. B.M.T. Lines Pass to City Ownership; $175,000,000 Deal Completed at City Hall Ceremony-- Mayor 'Motorman No. 1'. en-US. The New York Times. 2022-05-14. 0362-4331. https://web.archive.org/web/20210719094900/https://www.nytimes.com/1940/06/02/archives/bmt-lines-pass-to-city-ownership-175000000-deal-completed-at-city.html. July 19, 2021. live.
  6. News: June 2, 1940 . City Takes Over B. M. T. System; Mayor Skippers Midnight Train . 1 . New York Herald Tribune . .
  7. News: 1940-06-13 . City Transit Unity Is Now a Reality; Title to I.R.T. Lines Passes to Municipality, Ending 19-Year Campaign . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-05-14 . 0362-4331 . January 7, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220107193115/https://www.nytimes.com/1940/06/13/archives/city-transit-unity-is-now-a-reality-title-to-irt-lines-passes-to.html . live .
  8. News: June 13, 1940 . Transit Unification Completed As City Takes Over I. R. T. Lines: Systems Come Under Single Control After Efforts Begun in 1921; Mayor Is Jubilant at City Hall Ceremony Recalling 1904 Celebration . 25 . New York Herald Tribune . .
  9. News: Direct Subway Runs to Flushing, Astoria. October 15, 1949. The New York Times. December 18, 2011. 17.
  10. Book: General Contractors Association. Bulletin. 1950. New York. en.
  11. Book: Board of Transportation of the City of New York. Proceedings of the Board of Transportation of the City of New York. 1950. New York. en.
  12. Web site: Whitford. Emma. January 8, 2016. MTA Will Completely Close 30 Subway Stations For Months-Long "Revamp". live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200323103253/https://gothamist.com/news/mta-will-completely-close-30-subway-stations-for-months-long-revamp. March 23, 2020. July 18, 2016. Gothamist.
  13. Web site: MTA Stations. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191102093442/https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/governor.ny.gov/files/atoms/files/MTAStations.pdf. November 2, 2019. July 18, 2016. governor.ny.gov. Government of the State of New York.
  14. Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting. April 24, 2017. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 17. April 24, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20200820053635/http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/170424_1315_CPOC.pdf. August 20, 2020. mta.info. live.
  15. Web site: Evelly. Jeanmarie. September 14, 2017. 2 Astoria Subway Stations to Close for 8 Months on Oct. 23, MTA Says. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170915114624/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170914/astoria/nw-subway-station-closures-30th-avenue-36th-avenue-oct-23-mta-renovations. September 15, 2017. September 15, 2017. DNAinfo New York. mdy-all.
  16. News: Law. Tara. 2018-05-22. MTA: 30th and 36th Avenue Subway Stations on Schedule to Reopen Late June. Astoria Post. live. 2018-06-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20200924063941/https://astoriapost.com/mta-30th-and-36th-avenue-subway-stations-on-schedule-to-reopen-late-june. September 24, 2020.
  17. Broadway & 39 Av NW Stations to Undergo Extensive Repairs & Renovations. June 8, 2018. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. en. June 8, 2018. September 24, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200924064254/http://www.mta.info/press-release/nyc-transit/broadway-39-av-nw-stations-undergo-extensive-repairs-renovations.
  18. Transit & Bus Committee Meeting. July 23, 2018. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 194–195. July 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20200924064803/http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/archive/180723_1030_Transit.pdf. September 24, 2020.
  19. Web site: BMT Astoria Line. February 19, 2016. www.nycsubway.org.
  20. Web site: 30 Avenue-Grand Avenue (N,Q) - The SubwayNut. www.subwaynut.com. February 19, 2016. Jeremiah. Cox. July 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200706134819/http://subwaynut.com/bmt/30n/index.php. dead.
  21. Web site: Cook. Lauren. Desai. Rajvi. 2018-06-22. Astoria subway stations at 30th, 36th avenues reopen after 8-month renovation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200924065427/https://www.amny.com/transit/astoria-subway-stations-1.19356502/. September 24, 2020. 2018-06-25. am New York.
  22. Web site: Perasma I & II; Dappleganger . MTA . May 31, 2024.
  23. Web site: February 4, 2012. N Train. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120204051427/http://www.stationreporter.net/ntrain.htm. February 4, 2012. February 19, 2016. stationreporter.net.
  24. Web site: MTA Neighborhood Maps: Astoria. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 27, 2015. 2015.

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