Beach 25th Street station

New York City Subway station in Queens

New York City Subway station in Queens, New York

A (all times)StructureElevatedPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationOpenedMay 1928; 96 years ago (1928-05) (LIRR station)RebuiltJune 28, 1956; 68 years ago (1956-06-28) (as a Subway station)Opposite-
direction
transferYesFormer/other namesBeach 25th Street–WavecrestTraffic2023318,542^[2]

1.3% Rank411 out of 423^[2]

Services

Preceding station	New York City Subway			Following station
Beach 36th Street toward Inwood–207th Street				Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue Terminus

Former services

Preceding station	Long Island Rail Road			Following station
Far Rockaway toward Valley Stream		Far Rockaway Branch		Edgemere toward Hammels
Far Rockaway toward Gibson		Rockaway Beach Division		Edgemere toward Woodside

Location
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Track layout

Legend

					to Beach 36th Street






					to Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue

Street map

Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times

The Beach 25th Street station (signed as Beach 25th Street–Wavecrest station) is a station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway, located in Queens on the Rockaway Freeway at Beach 25th Street. It is served by the A train at all times. There are two tracks and two side platforms.

History

The station was originally opened by the Long Island Rail Road in May 1928 as Wavecrest Station.^[3]

It was closed and relocated 800 feet (240 m) east of the former location in August 1940 as part of a grade elevation project. The elevated station was opened on April 10, 1942, but was closed on October 3, 1955. It was purchased by the New York City Transit Authority along with the rest of the line west to Rockaway Park, which reopened it as a subway station on June 28, 1956.^[4]^[5] This station was the terminal for the Far Rockaway branch until the opening of Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue station on January 16, 1958.^[4]^[6]

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound	← toward Inwood–207th Street (Beach 36th Street)
	Southbound	→ toward Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue (Terminus) →
	Side platform
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance

This station is on a concrete viaduct with ballasted track. It has two tracks and two side platforms.^[7] The station is served by the A train at all times^[8] and is between Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue to the east (railroad south) and Beach 36th Street to the west (railroad north).^[9]

Exits

Exit is near the center to the tiled mezzanine. The mezzanine is four stories high. Three stairs lead to the street, two to the southwestern corner and one to the northwestern corner of Rockaway Freeway and Beach 25th Street.^[10]

References

^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ "What The Wave Said 40 Years Ago This Week". Wave of Long Island. Fultonhistory.com. March 14, 1968. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Freeman, Ira Henry (June 28, 1956). "Rockaway Trains to Operate Today" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
^ "LIRR Station History". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
^ "New Subway Unit Ready: Far Rockaway IND Terminal Will Be Opened Today" (PDF). The New York Times. January 16, 1958. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
^ "Tracks of the New York City Subway". Tracks of the New York City Subway. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
^ "A Subway Timetable, Effective December 17, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
^ "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: The Rockaways" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beach 25th Street (IND Rockaway Line).

nycsubway.org – IND Rockaway: Beach 25th Street/Wavecrest
Station Reporter — A Rockaway
The Subway Nut — Beach 25th Street–Wavecrest Pictures Archived 2017-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
Beach 25th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platforms from Google Maps Street View

Stations of the New York City Subway, by service

Eighth Avenue Express

Inwood–207th Street
Dyckman Street
190th Street
181st Street
175th Street
168th Street
163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue*
155th Street*
145th Street
135th Street*
125th Street
116th Street*
Cathedral Parkway–110th Street*
103rd Street*
96th Street*
86th Street*
81st Street–Museum of Natural History*
72nd Street*
59th Street–Columbus Circle
50th Street*
42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal
34th Street–Penn Station
23rd Street*
14th Street
West Fourth Street–Washington Square
Spring Street*
Canal Street
Chambers Street
Fulton Street
High Street
Jay Street–MetroTech
Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets
Lafayette Avenue*
Clinton–Washington Avenues*
Franklin Avenue*
Nostrand Avenue
Kingston–Throop Avenues*
Utica Avenue
Ralph Avenue*
Rockaway Avenue*
Broadway Junction
Liberty Avenue*
Van Siclen Avenue*
Shepherd Avenue*
Euclid Avenue
Grant Avenue
80th Street
88th Street
Rockaway Boulevard

Lefferts branch	104th Street 111th Street Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard
Rockaways branches	Aqueduct Racetrack Aqueduct–North Conduit Avenue Howard Beach–JFK Airport Broad Channel
Far Rockaway branch	Beach 67th Street Beach 60th Street Beach 44th Street Beach 36th Street Beach 25th Street Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue
Rockaway Park branch	Beach 90th Street Beach 98th Street Beach 105th Street Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street

See also: Lists by borough (The Bronx; Brooklyn; Manhattan; Queens); Accessible; Closed; Terminals; Transfer; Commons category

Note: Service variations, station closures, and reroutes are not reflected here.
Stations with asterisks have no regular peak, reverse peak, or midday service on that route. See linked articles for more information.

Stations of the New York City Subway, by line (physical trackage)

Rockaway Line

Far Rockaway branch	Beach 67th Street Beach 60th Street Beach 44th Street Beach 36th Street Beach 25th Street Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue
Rockaway Park branch	Beach 90th Street Beach 98th Street Beach 105th Street Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street

See also: Lists by borough (The Bronx; Brooklyn; Manhattan; Queens); Accessible; Closed; Terminals; Transfer; Commons category

Stations and line segments in italics are closed, demolished, or planned (temporary closures are marked with asterisks). Track connections to other lines' terminals are displayed in brackets. ~~Struck through~~ passenger track connections are closed or unused in regular service.