88th Street station

The 88th Street station (signed as 88th Street–Boyd Avenue station) is a station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located on Liberty Avenue at 88th Street in Ozone Park, Queens, it is served by the A train at all times.
== History ==
88th Street 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. 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.
The station was completely renovated in 2014.
==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 night shuttle toward () →
PPlatform level	Side platform 	Side platform
M 	Mezzanine 	Fare control, station agent, Metrocard machines
G 	Street level 	Exit/entrance
This elevated station, opened on September 25, 1915, has two side platforms and three tracks with the center track not used in revenue service. Both platforms have beige windscreens for their length and brown canopies with green frames and support columns except for a small section at either ends. Station signs display Boyd Avenue, which was the original name of this station.
The 2015 artwork at this station, MORPHING88, was designed by Haresh Lalvani.
===Exits===
This station's only entrance/exit is an elevated station house below the platforms at the east (railroad south) end. Inside fare control, there is one staircase to each platform, a waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions, and a turnstile bank. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two street stairs going down to either eastern corners of 88th Street and Liberty Avenue.
This station formerly had another entrance/exit at the west (railroad north) end that went down to 86th Street. Each platform still has a closed-off staircase to the station house beneath the tracks.
== References ==
== External links ==
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* Station Reporter — A Lefferts
* Station Reporter — A Rockaway
* The Subway Nut — 88th Street – Boyd Avenue Pictures 
* 88th Street 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