page_title: Astoria Boulevard station
section_title: Station layout
hierarchical_section_title: Astoria Boulevard station / Station layout
caption_attribution_description: The MTA reopened the Astoria Blvd (N, W) station on Wednesday, Dec. 18, after a nine-month closure of the station. The station is undergoing a multi-phase rehabilitation, and the first phase to rebuild the station mezzanine with more vertical clearance was completed on time this December. During this critical work, the station was closed to service so that crews could demolish the existing mezzanine rebuild it to prevent strikes by trucks or other over-height vehicles traveling beneath the elevated station and track structure. With the newly rebuilt mezzanine completely, Astoria Blvd will remain open as work on the other phase of the work continues. This part of the project includes installation of four new elevators and other accessibility features. The full project is expected to be completed in the fall of 2020. The station now includes newly commissioned artwork from MTA Arts &amp; Design by MacArthur Fellow Jeffrey Gibson. More of the glass artwork, called &quot;I AM A RAINBOW TOO,&quot; will be installed in the station mezzanine as work continues at the station. More information on the Astoria Blvd project is available here: &lt;a href="https://new.mta.info/system_modernization/astoria" rel="noreferrer nofollow"&gt;new.mta.info/system_modernization/astoria&lt;/a&gt; Photos: MTA NYC Transit / Marc A. Hermann
context_page_description: Astoria Boulevard is an express station on the BMT Astoria Line of the New York City Subway. Located on 31st Street between Astoria Boulevard and the Grand Central Parkway in Astoria, Queens, the station is served by the N train at all times, as well as by the W train on weekdays.
context_section_description: The elevated station has three tracks and two island platforms. The center track is not used in revenue service, but it had been used regularly as recently as 2002.
  The station has wooden canopies with transite and wooden mezzanines. The northbound platform's benches are surrounded by low windscreen on three sides. The southbound platform bears the tertiary name of Columbus Square, for a small park containing a statue of Columbus by Angelo Racioppi immediately east of the southeastern stair of the station. It also has an enclosed waiting area.
caption: Newly commissioned artwork from MTA Arts & Design by MacArthur Fellow Jeffrey Gibson. The glass artwork is called "I AM A RAINBOW TOO".
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