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33rd Street–Rawson Street (IRT Flushing Line)

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Division
  
A (IRT)

Services
  
7  (all times)

Platforms
  
2 side platforms

Borough
  
Queens

Tracks
  
3

Line
  
IRT Flushing Line

Structure
  
Elevated

Opened
  
21 April 1917

Locale
  
Sunnyside

33rd Street–Rawson Street (IRT Flushing Line)

Transit connections
  
NYCT Bus: Q32 MTA Bus: Q60

Address
  
Queens, NY 11101, United States

Similar
  
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33rd Street–Rawson Street is a local station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway. It is located over Queens Boulevard on a concrete viaduct. It is served by the 7 train at all times.

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History

The Flushing Line was opened from Queensboro Plaza to 103rd Street – Corona Plaza on April 21, 1917, with a local station at 33rd Street.

The platforms at 33rd Street were extended in 1955–1956 to accommodate 11-car trains.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms and three tracks. The center track is used by peak-direction <7> express trains during rush hours.

In 1998, the name "Rawson" was removed from the station signs and subway maps. It was restored in 2004 as part of a historical move when the local community decided to commemorate the deceased local Rawson Hart Boddam.

Exits

Both exits are under the tracks in the median of Queens Boulevard. The full-time exit is at 33rd Street, with two stairs from each platform, and the part-time exit is at 34th Street, also with two stairs from each platform. The part-time exit has a crossunder to allow free transfers between opposite directions while the full-time one does not, even though it has the layouts that could allow one.

References

33rd Street–Rawson Street (IRT Flushing Line) Wikipedia