Archer Avenue lines
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The IND and BMT Archer Avenue lines are two superposed rapid transit lines of the New York City Subway, mostly running under Archer Avenue in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens. The two lines are buil
BMT powerhouse, 144th Place and Jamaica Avenue
The former station house of 168th Street station, the former terminal of the BMT Jamaica Line.
View of the Jamaica-Van Wyck station.
A portion of the line constructed using the tunneling shield method near Jamaica–Van Wyck station.
IND Queens Boulevard Line
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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. The line, which is underground throughout i
Archer Avenue lines
…York City Subway, mostly running under Archer Avenue in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens. The two lines are built on separate levels: trains from the IND Queens Boulevard Line (E train) serve the upper level, and trains from the BMT Jamaica Line (J and Z trains) serve the lower. Despite being built decades after the unification…
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.