Flushing–Main Street station (IRT Flushing Line)

The Flushing–Main Street station (signed as Main Street on entrances and pillars, and Main St–Flushing on overhead signs) is the eastern (railroad north) terminal on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway, located at Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Downtown Flushing, Queens. It is served by the 7 local train at all times and the <7> express train during rush hours in the peak direction.

 Flushing–Main Street
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Center track
Station statistics
AddressMain Street and Roosevelt Avenue
Queens, NY 11354
BoroughQueens
LocaleFlushing
Coordinates40°45′34″N 73°49′49″W
DivisionA (IRT)
Line   IRT Flushing Line
Services   7  (all times) <7>  (rush hours until 9:30 p.m., peak direction)
Transit
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedJanuary 21, 1928 (1928-01-21)
Accessible ADA-accessible
Opposite-
direction
transfer
N/A
Traffic
202211,722,581 27.3%
Rank10 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
Mets–Willets Point
7  <7>
Terminus
Location
Track layout

Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

Main Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT)
MPSNew York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.04001147
Added to NRHPOctober 14, 2004

The Flushing–Main Street station was originally built as part of the Dual Contracts between the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) and the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT). It opened on January 21, 1928, completing the segment of the Flushing Line in Queens. Although plans existed for the line to be extended east of the station, such an extension was never built. The station was renovated in the 1990s. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) began constructing additional staircases, including four new entrances, at the station in 2022.

The station has two island platforms and three tracks; the platforms are connected at their eastern end. There are nine entrances at street level, leading to two separate fare control areas at Main Street and at Lippmann Plaza. There is an elevator, which makes the station compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2019, it was the busiest station outside of Manhattan, as well as the 12th busiest subway station in the system.

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