Beach 25th Street station explained

Beach 25 Street
Other Name:Beach 25th Street–Wavecrest
Address:Beach 25th Street & Rockaway Freeway
Queens, New York
Borough:Queens
Locale:Bayswater
Coordinates:40.6001°N -73.7614°W
Division:IND Far Rockaway
Line:IND Rockaway Line
Service:Far Rockaway
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:Elevated
Open Date: (LIRR station)
Rebuilt: (as a Subway station)

The Beach 25th Street station (signed as Beach 25th Street–Wavecrest station) is a station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway, located in Queens on the Rockaway Freeway at Beach 25th Street. It is served by the A train at all times. There are two tracks and two side platforms.

History

The station was originally opened by the Long Island Rail Road in May 1928 as Wavecrest Station.[1]

It was closed and relocated 800feet east of the former location in August 1940 as part of a grade elevation project. The elevated station was opened on April 10, 1942..[2] The station was purchased by New York City on October 3, 1955, along with the rest of the Rockaway Beach Branch and Far Rockaway Branch west of Far Rockaway, after a fire on the line's crossing over Jamaica Bay in 1950. Now operated by the New York City Transit Authority, it reopened as a subway station along the IND Rockaway Line on June 28, 1956.[3] [4] This station was the terminal for the Far Rockaway branch until the opening of Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue station on January 16, 1958.[5]

Station layout

This station is on a concrete viaduct with ballasted track. It has two tracks and two side platforms. The station is served by the A train at all times and is between Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue to the east (railroad south) and Beach 36th Street to the west (railroad north).

Exits

Exit is near the center to the tiled mezzanine. The mezzanine is four stories high. Three stairs lead to the street, two to the southwestern corner and one to the northwestern corner of Rockaway Freeway and Beach 25th Street.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: What The Wave Said 40 Years Ago This Week. July 22, 2016. Wave of Long Island. Fultonhistory.com. March 14, 1968.
  2. Web site: Last Grade Crossing In Rockaways Ends. The New York Times. 30 June 2015. April 11, 1942.
  3. News: Freeman. Ira Henry. June 28, 1956. Rockaway Trains to Operate Today. The New York Times. June 29, 2015. 0362-4331. May 20, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220520043759/https://www.nytimes.com/1956/06/28/archives/rockaway-trains-to-operate-today-manmade-islands-in-jamaica-bay.html?searchResultPosition=1. live.
  4. News: June 28, 1956. First Train On Rockaway Line Runs This Afternoon. 1. Wave of Long Island. Fultonhistory.com. August 16, 2016. October 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211013152411/https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/viewer/?file=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspapers%252021%2FRockaway%2520Beach%2520NY%2520%2520Wave%2520Of%2520Long%2520Island%2FRockaway%2520Beach%2520NY%2520%2520Wave%2520Of%2520Long%2520Island%2520%25201956%2FRockaway%2520Beach%2520NY%2520%2520Wave%2520Of%2520Long%2520Island%2520%25201956%2520-%25200350.pdf&highlightsFile=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2Fhighlighter%2Fhits%2F43c772ea5053ba7a2fe1850240ed52cd#page=1. live.
    • News: June 28, 1956. First Train On Rockaway Line Runs This Afternoon. 6. Wave of Long Island. Fultonhistory.com. August 16, 2016. October 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211013152419/https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/viewer/?file=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspapers%2021%2FRockaway%20Beach%20NY%20%20Wave%20Of%20Long%20Island%2FRockaway%20Beach%20NY%20%20Wave%20Of%20Long%20Island%20%201956%2FRockaway%20Beach%20NY%20%20Wave%20Of%20Long%20Island%20%201956%20-%200355.pdf&highlightsFile=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2Fhighlighter%2Fhits%2F6b6ee609a1895c1f89ff0c622e5b3813#page=1. live.
    • News: June 28, 1956. TA's New Line To Rockaways Begins Today: Fifty Piece Band To Play as Special Train Makes First Run. 1. The Leader-Observer. Fultonhistory.com. August 16, 2016. October 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211013152443/https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/viewer/?file=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspapers%252023%2FForest%2520Parkway%2520NY%2520Leader%2520Observer%2FForest%2520Parkway%2520NY%2520Leader%2520Observer%25201955-1957%2FForest%2520Parkway%2520NY%2520Leader%2520Observer%25201955-1957%2520-%25200650.pdf&highlightsFile=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2Fhighlighter%2Fhits%2F8150b004ade0565d32aa4d88b21d2892#page=1. live.
    • News: June 29, 1956. To Rockaways: Beach Trains In Operation. 2. Greenpoint Weekly Star. Fultonhistory.com. August 16, 2016. October 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211013152443/https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/viewer/?file=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspapers%2023%2FBrooklyn%20NY%20Greenpoint%20Daily%20Star%2FBrooklyn%20NY%20Greenpoint%20Daily%20Star%201956-1957%2FBrooklyn%20NY%20Greenpoint%20Daily%20Star%201956-1957%20-%200241.pdf&highlightsFile=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2Fhighlighter%2Fhits%2F147cd4c4e78bb11637387bbb8e8e3a06#page=1. live.
  5. Web site: New Subway Unit Ready: Far Rockaway IND Terminal Will Be Opened Today. The New York Times. June 29, 2015. January 16, 1958.
  6. Web site: MTA Neighborhood Maps: The Rockaways. mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 6, 2015. 2015.

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