Briarwood–Van Wyck (IND Queens Boulevard Line)

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New York City Subway station Briarwood–Van Wyck

Station information
Line	IND Queens Boulevard Line
Services	E⁽³⁴⁵⁾ F
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other
Borough	Queens
Opened	April 24, 1937
Next north	Sutphin Boulevard F
	Archer: Jamaica–Van Wyck E⁽³⁴⁵⁾
Next south	Union Turnpike–Kew Gardens E⁽³⁴⁵⁾ F

Briarwood–Van Wyck (earlier Van Wyck) is a station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located in the Briarwood neighborhood of Queens, it is served by the F train at all times and by the E during evenings, nights, and weekends. While the station itself is roughly centered at the intersection of 84th Drive and the Van Wyck Expressway, most commuters exit via a long passageway to Main Street and Queens Boulevard.

This station is a local station of the Queens Boulevard Line; thus, it is served by two side platforms, with four tracks running through. Just to the south, the IND Archer Avenue Line splits from the Queens Boulevard Line in a flying junction; thus, this station can be served by both 179th Street-bound trains (currently the F) and Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer-bound trains (the E).

Van Wyck Boulevard was the name of the wide thoroughfare that existed when the station opened in 1937. The Van Wyck Expressway was built over the boulevard in the early 1950s.

[edit] Bus connections

Q20A via Main Street / 20th Avenue to College Point, or via Sutphin Boulevard / Archer Avenue to Jamaica
Q20B via Main Street / 14th Avenue to College Point, or via Sutphin Boulevard / Archer Avenue to Jamaica
Q44 via Main Street / Bronx Whitestone Bridge / Cross-Bronx Expressway to Bronx Park, Bronx, or via Sutphin Boulevard / Archer Avenue to Jamaica (limited-stop service in Queens)
Q60 via Queens Boulevard / Queensboro Bridge to East Midtown, Manhattan, or via Sutphin Boulevard to South Jamaica