40th Street–Lowery Street (IRT Flushing Line)

40th Street–Lowery Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	40th Street & Queens Boulevard Queens, NY 11104
Borough	Queens
Locale	Sunnyside
Coordinates	40°44′37.72″N 73°55′27.04″W / 40.7438111°N 73.9241778°W / 40.7438111; -73.9241778Coordinates: 40°44′37.72″N 73°55′27.04″W / 40.7438111°N 73.9241778°W / 40.7438111; -73.9241778
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	3
Other information
Opened	April 21, 1917 (1917-04-21)
Former/other names	Lowery Street
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	3,421,569[1]  2.1%
Rank	149 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	46th Street–Bliss Street: 7
Next south	33rd Street–Rawson Street: 7
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
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40th Street–Lowery Street is a local station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the 7 local train at all times.

History

Track layout
Legend
to 46 St–Bliss St to 33 St–Rawson St

The Flushing Line was opened from Queensboro Plaza to 103rd Street – Corona Plaza on April 21, 1917, with a local station at 40h Street.^[2]

The platforms at 40th 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 (33rd Street–Rawson Street)
	Peak-direction express	← does not stop here →
	Northbound local	→ toward Flushing–Main Street (46th Street–Bliss Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits

Street view

The station has two side platforms and three tracks. The center track is used by peak-direction <7> express trains during rush hours. It has one center exit/entrance with dual fare control and therefore, no free transfer directions, although the station's layout could allow one.

In 1998, the name "Lowery", a former name for 40th Street in 1917 at the time of construction,^[4] was removed from the station and maps, but was restored in 2004 as part of a historical move. The 1999 artwork featured at the station is called Q is for Queens by Yumi Heo.

References

External links

• Media related to 40th Street – Lowery Street (IRT Flushing Line) at Wikimedia Commons
• nycsubway.org – IRT Flushing Line: 40th Street/Lowery Street
• Station Reporter — 7 Train
• The Subway Nut — 40th Street–Lowery Street Pictures
• MTA's Arts For Transit — 40th Street–Lowery Street (IRT Flushing Line)
• 40th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View