Forest Hills–71st Avenue station
The Forest Hills–71st Avenue station is an express station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway, located on Queens Boulevard at 71st (Continental) Avenue in Forest Hills, Queens. It is served by the E and F trains at all times, the <F> train during rush hours in the reverse peak direction, the M train on weekdays during the day, and the R train at all times except late nights. It serves as the terminus for the M and R services.
View down southbound express track
A Manhattan-bound R train arriving at the station
Track wall tile band and caption
Stairs along the Ridgewood Savings Bank's Forest Hills Branch, a New York City designated landmark
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.