Mets–Willets Point station (IRT Flushing Line)

The Mets–Willets Point station (formerly Willets Point–Shea Stadium station) is a rapid transit station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway. Located near the Citi Field baseball stadium, it is served by the 7 train at all times and by the express <7> train rush hours in the peak direction or after sporting events. This station is located near Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Willets Point, Queens, on Roosevelt Avenue between 114th and 126th Streets.

 Mets–Willets Point
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Platforms of the Mets–Willets Point station
Station statistics
Addressnear 126th Street & Roosevelt Avenue
Queens, NY 11368
BoroughQueens
LocaleWillets Point, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park
Coordinates40°45′17″N 73°50′44″W
DivisionA (IRT)
Line   IRT Flushing Line
Services   7  (all times) <7>  (rush hours until 9:30 p.m., peak direction)
Transit
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms (local)
1 island platform (express & northbound local)
cross-platform interchange (northbound only)
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedMay 7, 1927 (1927-05-07)
RebuiltApril 24, 1939 (1939-04-24)
Accessible Partially ADA-accessible (Northbound side (local) platform only; open only on game days and for special events)
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Former/other namesWillets Point Boulevard
World's Fair
Willets Point–Shea Stadium
Traffic
20221,430,664 38.3%
Rank208 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
Junction Boulevard
Express
Flushing–Main Street
7  <7>
Terminus
103rd Street–Corona Plaza
7 

Local
111th Street
One-way operation
Location
Track layout

Street map

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

The station opened on May 7, 1927, as a local station named Willets Point Boulevard, with two side platforms and three tracks. It was rebuilt into the current layout of three tracks, two side platforms, and a center island platform for the 1939 New York World's Fair. The overpass to Flushing Meadows–Corona Park was rebuilt in the early 1940s. Ahead of the 1964 New York World's Fair, the original wooden platforms were replaced with more durable concrete slabs; shortly afterward, the station was renamed for the nearby Shea Stadium. After Shea Stadium was replaced by Citi Field in 2009, the station was renamed after the New York Mets baseball team, and a ramp was added to the Flushing-bound side platform. A connection to the proposed AirTrain LaGuardia people mover system was announced in 2015, but the people mover was canceled in 2023.

The station's peak use occurs during Mets games at Citi Field (and at Shea Stadium from 1964 until 2008), located on the north side of the station, and during events at the USTA National Tennis Center, on the south side. The side platform for Manhattan-bound local trains, as well as the island platform for express trains and Flushing-bound local trains, are in regular use. The side platform for Flushing-bound local trains is wheelchair-accessible but is only open during sports games and special events; the other platforms are not wheelchair-accessible.

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