page_title: 21st Street station (IND Crosstown Line)
section_title: Station layout
hierarchical_section_title: 21st Street station (IND Crosstown Line) / Station layout
caption_attribution_description: English: 21st Street street stair. I faced southwest along the northwest side of Jackson Avenue to take this photo on a cloudy early afternoon in early spring.
context_page_description: 21st Street is a station on the IND Crosstown Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 21st Street and Jackson Avenue in the Hunters Point section of Long Island City, Queens, it is served by the G train at all times.
context_section_description: The station has two tracks and one island platform, built with a slight curve, as is Jackson Avenue at this location. The trackside wall trim line is Hunter green with a black border and "21" underneath in white numbering on a black background. The platform and mezzanine columns are painted a matching shade of Hunter green (they had previously been painted violet) with every other column having the standard black and white name signs. A booth for NYPD Transit Police District 20 is located at the southern end of the platform. There is a full length mezzanine above the platform; however, only the northern half is open and has two staircases from the platform. The southern half had three staircases to the platform and is used for storage and employee offices.
  Like many stations on the Crosstown Line, this station is in poor condition as the wall tile has been damaged by underground springs, particularly on the southbound side. Despite this damage, there are no plans to make repairs.
  North of this station, a center track briefly forms between the two main tracks of the Crosstown Line. This track allows trains to terminate on either track at Court Square. As a result, there is a train route selection panel at the north end of the northbound track.
caption: Stair on Jackson Avenue
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