Rockaway Boulevard station

The Rockaway Boulevard station is a station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Rockaway Boulevard, Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards, and Liberty Avenue in Ozone Park, Queens, it is served by the A train at all times, and the Rockaway Park Shuttle on summer weekends.
==History==
Rockaway Boulevard was one of the six stations along Liberty Avenue in Queens, from 80th Street through Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard, as well as the current three track elevated structure, built for the BMT Fulton Street Line in 1915 as part of BMT's portion of the Dual Contracts.
On April 8, 1928, two eastbound trains crashed in the station, killing one person and injuring 30.
The connection to the BMT was severed on April 26, 1956, and the IND was extended east (railroad south) from Euclid Avenue via a connecting tunnel and new intermediate station at Grant Avenue, with the new service beginning on April 29, 1956. Two months later, a connection to the IND Rockaway Line was provided on June 26, 1956, replacing the Long Island Rail Road's long-troubled Rockaway Beach Branch. , December 2004 Edition
The station was completely renovated in 2015. In 2019, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.
==Station layout==
PPlatform level	Side platform 	Side platform
PPlatform level	Westbound 	← toward ()← late night shuttle toward ()
PPlatform level	Peak-direction express	No regular service
PPlatform level	Eastbound 	toward or () → ( late nights) toward () → (No express service: )
PPlatform level	Side platform 	Side platform
M 	Mezzanine 	Fare control, station agent, Metrocard machines
G 	Street level 	Exit/entrance
This station has two side platforms and three tracks. The center track is not used in revenue service. The platforms have beige windscreens and green and brown canopies.
This is the outermost station from Manhattan that is shared by all A train branches. Just past the east end of the platforms, the line splits into two routes. Trains heading to Lefferts Boulevard continue east along Liberty Avenue, while those heading to the Rockaways diverge and turn south to bypass Aqueduct Racetrack on an embankment, and then lower to run at-grade towards Conduit Avenue, Howard Beach, Jamaica Bay, Broad Channel, and then the Rockaways. 
===Exits===
This station has two station-houses with the full-time one at the west (railroad north) end. Single staircases from each platform go down to the elevated station-house beneath the tracks. Inside are a turnstile bank and token booth. Outside of fare control, two staircases lead to either side of Liberty Avenue at Woodhaven/Cross Bay Boulevard.
The other station-house at the east (railroad south) end is also elevated and beneath the tracks, but unstaffed. It contains two HEET turnstiles, a staircase to each platform, and two staircases to either side of Liberty Avenue at 96th Street. The wooden staircase landings have a high exit-only turnstile to allow passengers to exit the system without having to go through the station.
==References==
==External links==
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* Station Reporter — A Lefferts
* Station Reporter — A Rockaway
* The Subway Nut — Rockaway Boulevard Pictures
* 94th Street/Rockaway Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View
* 96th Street/Cross Bay Boulevard — Woodhaven Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View
* Platforms from Google Maps Street View
Category:IND Fulton Street Line stations
Category:BMT Fulton Street Line stations
Category:New York City Subway stations in Queens, New York
Category:New York City Subway stations located aboveground
Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1915
Category:1917 establishments in New York City
Category:1915 establishments in New York City
Category:Ozone Park, Queens