Beach 36th Street station explained

Beach 36 Street
Other Name:Beach 36th Street–Edgemere
Address:Beach 36th Street & Rockaway Freeway
Edgemere, New York
Borough:Queens
Locale:Edgemere
Coordinates:40.5954°N -73.7681°W
Division:IND Far Rockaway
Line:IND Rockaway Line
Service:Far Rockaway
Connection: MTA Bus:
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:Elevated
Open Date: (LIRR station)
Rebuilt: (as a Subway station)

The Beach 36th Street station (signed as Beach 36th Street–Edgemere station) is a station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway. The station is located at the intersection of Beach 36th Street and Rockaway Freeway in Edgemere, Queens. It is served by the A train at all times.

History

This station was originally opened on June 21, 1895, as part of Long Island Rail Road's Far Rockaway Branch and later as a trolley stop of the Ocean Electric Railway, which was designed to accommodate guests of the former Edgemere Hotel. It was relocated 600 feet east of its former location in August 1940. The elevated station was opened on April 10, 1942.[1] The station was purchased by New York City on October 3, 1955, along with the rest of the Rockaway Beach Branch and Far Rockaway Branch west of Far Rockaway, after a fire on the line's crossing over Jamaica Bay in 1950. Now operated by the New York City Transit Authority, it reopened as a subway station along the IND Rockaway Line on June 28, 1956.[2] [3]

Station layout

This elevated station has two tracks and two side platforms. The station is served by the A train at all times and is between Beach 44th Street to the east (railroad south) and Beach 25th Street to the west (railroad north).

Both platforms have beige windscreens and canopies with green support columns in the center and full height metallic fences at both ends.

Exits

The station's only entrance/exit is an elevated brick station house beneath the tracks. It has a turnstile bank, station agent booth, waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions, two staircases to each platform at the center, and two staircases to either side of Rockaway Freeway between Beach 35th and Beach 36th Streets. The two southern street stairs are connected to the station house with a large canopied overpass.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Last Grade Crossing In Rockaways Ends. The New York Times. 30 June 2015. April 11, 1942.
  2. News: Freeman. Ira Henry. June 28, 1956. Rockaway Trains to Operate Today. The New York Times. June 29, 2015. 0362-4331. May 20, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220520043759/https://www.nytimes.com/1956/06/28/archives/rockaway-trains-to-operate-today-manmade-islands-in-jamaica-bay.html?searchResultPosition=1. live.
  3. News: June 28, 1956. First Train On Rockaway Line Runs This Afternoon. 1. Wave of Long Island. Fultonhistory.com. August 16, 2016. October 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211013152411/https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/viewer/?file=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspapers%252021%2FRockaway%2520Beach%2520NY%2520%2520Wave%2520Of%2520Long%2520Island%2FRockaway%2520Beach%2520NY%2520%2520Wave%2520Of%2520Long%2520Island%2520%25201956%2FRockaway%2520Beach%2520NY%2520%2520Wave%2520Of%2520Long%2520Island%2520%25201956%2520-%25200350.pdf&highlightsFile=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2Fhighlighter%2Fhits%2F43c772ea5053ba7a2fe1850240ed52cd#page=1. live.
    • News: June 28, 1956. First Train On Rockaway Line Runs This Afternoon. 6. Wave of Long Island. Fultonhistory.com. August 16, 2016. October 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211013152419/https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/viewer/?file=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspapers%2021%2FRockaway%20Beach%20NY%20%20Wave%20Of%20Long%20Island%2FRockaway%20Beach%20NY%20%20Wave%20Of%20Long%20Island%20%201956%2FRockaway%20Beach%20NY%20%20Wave%20Of%20Long%20Island%20%201956%20-%200355.pdf&highlightsFile=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2Fhighlighter%2Fhits%2F6b6ee609a1895c1f89ff0c622e5b3813#page=1. live.
    • News: June 28, 1956. TA's New Line To Rockaways Begins Today: Fifty Piece Band To Play as Special Train Makes First Run. 1. The Leader-Observer. Fultonhistory.com. August 16, 2016. October 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211013152443/https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/viewer/?file=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspapers%252023%2FForest%2520Parkway%2520NY%2520Leader%2520Observer%2FForest%2520Parkway%2520NY%2520Leader%2520Observer%25201955-1957%2FForest%2520Parkway%2520NY%2520Leader%2520Observer%25201955-1957%2520-%25200650.pdf&highlightsFile=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2Fhighlighter%2Fhits%2F8150b004ade0565d32aa4d88b21d2892#page=1. live.
    • News: June 29, 1956. To Rockaways: Beach Trains In Operation. 2. Greenpoint Weekly Star. Fultonhistory.com. August 16, 2016. October 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211013152443/https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/viewer/?file=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspapers%2023%2FBrooklyn%20NY%20Greenpoint%20Daily%20Star%2FBrooklyn%20NY%20Greenpoint%20Daily%20Star%201956-1957%2FBrooklyn%20NY%20Greenpoint%20Daily%20Star%201956-1957%20-%200241.pdf&highlightsFile=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2Fhighlighter%2Fhits%2F147cd4c4e78bb11637387bbb8e8e3a06#page=1. live.
  4. Web site: MTA Neighborhood Maps: The Rockaways. mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 6, 2015. 2015.

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