Parsons Boulevard station

Parsons Blvd
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Southbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Parsons Boulevard & Hillside Avenue Queens, NY
Borough	Queens
Locale	Jamaica
Coordinates	40°42′28″N 73°48′10″W / 40.7077°N 73.8028°W / 40.7077; -73.8028
Division	B (IND)[1]
Line	IND Queens Boulevard Line
Services	E  (limited rush-hour service) ​   F  (all times) <F>  (two rush hour trains, peak direction)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Q43, Q83 MTA Bus: Q25, Q34, Q65, Q110, Q111, Q112, Q113, Q114
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	April 24, 1937 (87 years ago) (1937-04-24)[2]
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	1,584,984[3]  15.1%
Rank	207 out of 423[3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Sutphin Boulevard F  <F> toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue Local 169th Street F  <F> toward Jamaica–179th Street Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike E  express no regular service Jamaica–179th Street E  express
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Track layout Legend to Jamaica–179th Street to 169th Street to Sutphin Boulevard to Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only (limited service)

The Parsons Boulevard station is an express station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Parsons Boulevard and Hillside Avenue in Queens,^[4] it is served by the F train at all times, the <F> train during rush hours in the reverse peak direction, and a few rush-hour E trains.

This station opened on April 24, 1937 as part of an extension of the Independent Subway System's Queens Boulevard Line, and served as a terminal for F trains until the line was extended to 179th Street in 1950. Ridership at this station decreased sharply after the opening of the Archer Avenue lines in 1988.