65th Street station (IND Queens Boulevard Line)
The 65th Street station is a local station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 65th Street and Broadway in Queens. It is served by the M train on weekdays, the R train at all times except nights, and the E and F trains at night. The station opened on August 19, 1933, as part of the Independent Subway System's Queens Boulevard Line.
View from northbound platform
Mosaic name tablet
Southeast street stair
Mezzanine level
IND Queens Boulevard Line
The IND Queens Boulevard Line, sometimes abbreviated as QBL, is a line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Manhattan and Queens, New York City, United States. The line, which is underground throughout its entire route, contains 23 stations. The core section between 50th Street in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, and 169th Street in Jamaica, Queens, was built by the Independent Subway System (IND) in stages between 1933 and 1940, with the Jamaica–179th Street terminus opening in 1950. As of 2015, it is among the system's busiest lines, with a weekday ridership of over 460,000 people.
39th Avenue Ventilation Complex on Northern Boulevard
Briarwood station police headquarters
Neighborhoods in Queens, such as Forest Hills (pictured), sprung up around the new subway.
Poster announcing the extension of service to 169th Street and the inauguration of express service on April 24, 1937.