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{{Short description|New York City Subway station in Queens}}
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{{Infobox NYCS
| name = 75 Avenue
| image = IND Queens Boulevard 75th Avenue Northbound Platform.jpg
| image_caption = View of northbound platform
| alt = View of the platform, with green support columns and a wall with green and white tiles
| former=75th Avenue–Puritan Avenue
| address = 75th Avenue & [[Queens Boulevard]]<br>Forest Hills, New York
| borough = [[Queens]]
| locale = [[Forest Hills, Queens|Forest Hills]]
| coordinates = {{coord|40.71864|N|73.837738|W|display=inline,title}}
| division = IND
| line = [[IND Queens Boulevard Line]]
| service = Queens east local
| connection = {{bus icon}} [[MTA Bus]]: {{NYC bus link|Q60|QM11|QM18}}
| platforms = 2 [[side platform]]s
| tracks = 4
| structure = Underground
| open_date = {{start date and age|1936|12|31}}
| adjacent_stations = {{Adjacent stations|system=New York City Subway
|line=Queens local east|left=Forest Hills–71st Avenue|right=Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike|note-left={{NYCS Queens east local|time=1}}|note-right={{NYCS Queens east local|time=1}}}}
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The '''75th Avenue station''' (originally the '''75th Avenue–Puritan Avenue station''') is a local [[metro station|station]] on the [[IND Queens Boulevard Line]] of the [[New York City Subway]]. Located at the intersection of 75th Avenue and [[Queens Boulevard]] in [[Forest Hills, Queens]], it is served by the [[F (New York City Subway service)|F]] train at all times, the [[E (New York City Subway service)|E]] train at all times except weekday rush hours and middays, and the [[Fd (New York City Subway service)|&lt;F&gt;]] train during rush hours in the reverse peak direction.

The station opened on December 31, 1936, as a station along the [[Independent Subway System]]'s Queens Boulevard Line. The opening of the station brought significant growth to the adjacent community of Forest Hills, transforming it from a quiet residential community to an active population center.

== History ==
===Construction and opening===
{{for|further details about the construction of this segment of the IND Queens Boulevard Line|IND Queens Boulevard Line#Opening and expansion}}
The [[IND Queens Boulevard Line|Queens Boulevard Line]] was one of the first built by the city-owned [[Independent Subway System]] (IND), and was planned to stretch between the [[IND Eighth Avenue Line]] in Manhattan and 178th Street and Hillside Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, with a stop at 75th Avenue.<ref name="NYTimes-OurGreatSubway-IND2ndSystem-19292">See:
* {{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1929/09/22/archives/our-great-subway-network-spreads-wider-new-plans-of-board-of.html|title=Our Great Subway Network Spreads Wider; New Plans of Board of Transportation Involve the Building of More Than One Hundred Miles of Additional Rapid Transit Routes for New York|last1=Duffus|first1=R.L.|date=September 22, 1929|work=The New York Times|access-date=August 19, 2015|issn=0362-4331}}
* [[:File:1929 IND Second System.jpg|Board of Transportation of the City of New York Engineering Department, Proposed Additional Rapid Transit Lines And Proposed Vehicular Tunnel]], dated August 23, 1929</ref><ref name="BklynEagle-QnsBestBoro-19292">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/58266784/?terms=%22178th%22%2Bsubway%2Bqueens|title=Queens Lauded as Best Boro By Chamber Chief|date=September 23, 1929|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|access-date=October 4, 2015|page=40}}</ref> The line was first proposed in 1925.<ref name="NYTimes-HylanSubway-CulverCrstwnQBL-19252">{{Cite news|date=1925-03-21|title=New Subway Routes in Hylan Program to Cost $186,046,000|language=en-US|page=1|work=The New York Times|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1925/03/21/101651400.pdf|access-date=2020-03-27|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Construction of the line was approved by the [[New York City Board of Estimate]] on October 4, 1928.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1928/10/05/archives/17146500-voted-for-new-subways-estimate-board-appropriates-more.html|title=$17,146,500 Voted For New Subways; Estimate Board Appropriates More Than $9,000,000 for Lines in Brooklyn. $6,490,000 For The Bronx Smaller Items for Incidental Work --Approves the Proposed Queens Boulevard Route|date=October 5, 1928|work=The New York Times|access-date=August 4, 2016|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> As planned, 75th Avenue was to be a local stop; it would be one of 22 total stops on the line between [[Seventh Avenue station (IND lines)|Seventh Avenue]] in Manhattan and 178th Street in Queens.<ref name="p1114650593">{{cite news |date=23 Jul 1933 |title=22 Stations On New Subway Into Queens: Five Are Designated Express Stops on Transit Route, Which Ends at Jamaica |page=H2 |work=New York Herald Tribune |issn=1941-0646 |id={{ProQuest|1114650593}}}}</ref> The line was constructed using the [[cut-and-cover]] tunneling method, and to allow pedestrians to cross, temporary bridges were built over the trenches.<ref name=":04">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yfz7w8mogvEC|title=Forest Hills|last1=Hirshon|first1=Nicholas|last2=Romano|first2=Foreword by Ray|date=January 1, 2013|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-0-7385-9785-0|language=en}}</ref>

Early planning documents called for a station at "Queens Boulevard–Puritan Avenue";<ref name="NYTimes-IND104Stations-1930">{{cite news|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1930/06/02/96140317.pdf|title=104 Station Sites For City's Subways Chosen By Board|date=June 2, 1930|work=The New York Times|access-date=October 27, 2015|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Puritan Avenue was the name for 75th Road in [[Forest Hills Gardens]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150416/forest-hills/streets-with-2-names-cause-chronic-911-problems-official-says|title=Streets With 2 Names Cause 'Chronic' 911 Problems, Official Says|date=April 16, 2015|publisher=[[DNAinfo.com]]|last1=Kern-Jedrychowska|first1=Ewa|access-date=October 27, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219102913/http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150416/forest-hills/streets-with-2-names-cause-chronic-911-problems-official-says|archive-date=December 19, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> For the first few years of operation the station was referred to as '''Puritan Avenue'''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1939/12/02/archives/new-subway-to-add-2-needed-services-opening-of-6th-ave-line-to.html|title=New Subway To Add 2 Needed Services; Opening of 6th Ave. Line to Provide Uptown Local Route and More Queens Expresses|date=December 2, 1939|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 8, 2016|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The design called for a small mezzanine but 75th Avenue was built with a full one as it was cheaper than filling in the excavation.<ref name="LIStar-QBL-Phantom2-Jan1959" />

The first section of the line opened on August 19, 1933, from the connection to the Eighth Avenue Line at [[50th Street station (IND lines)|50th Street]] to [[Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street (New York City Subway)|Roosevelt Avenue]] in [[Jackson Heights, Queens|Jackson Heights]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=August 19, 1933|title=Two Subway Links Opened In Queens|page=13|work=The New York Times|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1933/08/19/105798178.pdf|access-date=December 11, 2016|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Later that year, a $23 million loan was approved to finance the remainder of the line, along with other IND lines.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2018/New%20York%20NY%20Sun/New%20York%20NY%20Sun%201933/New%20York%20NY%20Sun%201933%20a%20-%201882.pdf|title=Unfinished Sections of Subway Lines To Be Completed|date=December 13, 1933|work=[[The Sun (New York)|The New York Sun]]|access-date=July 30, 2016|page=47}}</ref> The remainder of the line was built by the [[Public Works Administration]].<ref name=":42">{{Cite news|url=https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/52667032/?terms=Queens+Boulevard+subway|title=Trains Testing Jamaica Link Of City Subway|date=April 10, 1937|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|access-date=April 24, 2018|page=3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1936/12/20/archives/test-trains-running-in-queens-subway-switch-and-signal-equipment-of.html|title=Test Trains Running In Queens Subway; Switch and Signal Equipment of New Independent Line Is Being Checked.|date=December 20, 1936|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 26, 2016|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In 1934 and 1935, construction of the extension to Jamaica was suspended for 15 months and was halted by strikes.<ref name="LIDaily-QBLToil-Aug19362">{{cite news|url=http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/Jamaica%20NY%20Long%20Island%20Daily%20Press/Jamaica%20NY%20Long%20Island%20Daily%20Press%201936/Jamaica%20NY%20Long%20Island%20Daily%20Press%201936%20-%204852.pdf|title=Men Toil Under Earth to Build Subway|last1=Neufeld|first1=Ernest|date=August 23, 1936|work=Long Island Daily Press|access-date=August 12, 2016|page=2 (Section 2)}}</ref> Construction was further delayed due to a strike in 1935, instigated by electricians opposing wages paid by the [[General Railway Signal|General Railway Signal Company]].<ref>See:
* {{cite news|url=http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/Jamaica%20NY%20Long%20Island%20Daily%20Press/Jamaica%20NY%20Long%20Island%20Daily%20Press%201935/Jamaica%20NY%20Long%20Island%20Daily%20Press%201935%20-%201456.pdf|title=500 More Quit Subway Work On Boulevard: General Strike Order Issued Today; 72 Walk Out in Jamaica|date=April 2, 1935|work=Long Island Daily Press|access-date=July 30, 2016|page=2}}
* {{cite news|url=http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/Jamaica%20NY%20Long%20Island%20Daily%20Press/Jamaica%20NY%20Long%20Island%20Daily%20Press%201935/Jamaica%20NY%20Long%20Island%20Daily%20Press%201935%20-%201456.pdf|title=Aldermen Probe Strike on Subway|date=April 3, 1935|work=Long Island Daily Press|access-date=July 30, 2016|page=4}}</ref> In August 1936, tracks were installed all the way to 178th Street, and the stations to Union Turnpike were completed.<ref name="LIDaily-QBLToil-Aug19362" /> On December 31, 1936, the IND Queens Boulevard Line was extended by eight stops, and {{convert|3.5|mi|km}}, from its previous terminus at [[Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street (New York City Subway)|Roosevelt Avenue]] to Union Turnpike.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1933/07/09/archives/new-retail-area-in-queens-borough-sees-roosevelt-avenue-subway.html|title=New Retail Area In Queens Borough; Sees Roosevelt Avenue Subway Station as Great Shopping Centre. Advantages Pointed Out Accessibility to Many Home Communities Assures Potential Market.|date=July 9, 1933|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 26, 2016|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/46403006885/in/album-72157652636620504/|publisher=New York City Board of Transportation|date=1936|title=Notice to Passengers: Extension of Service Beginning at 7 o'clock in the morning of Thursday, December 31, 1936|via=Flickr|access-date=April 26, 2016}}</ref><ref name="NYTimes-RoosevelttoUTpkeOpen-10362">{{cite news|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1936/12/30/88096632.pdf|title=PWA Party Views New Subway Link: Queens Section to Be Opened Tomorrow Is Inspected by Tuttle and Others|date=December 30, 1936|work=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=June 27, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Opening">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1936/12/31/archives/city-subway-opens-queens-link-today-extension-brings-kew-gardens.html|title=City Subway Opens Queens Link Today; Extension Brings Kew Gardens Within 36 Minutes of 42d St. on Frequent Trains.|date=December 31, 1936|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 26, 2016|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1936/12/26/archives/opening-moved-up-for-new-subway-traffic-to-be-started-on-the.html|title=Opening Moved Up For New Subway; Traffic to Be Started on the Extension of City's Line to Kew Gardens on Thursday. Eight Stations Are Added La Guardia and Official Party Will Inspect New Queens Branch on Wednesday.|date=December 26, 1936|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 26, 2016|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

The construction of the extension to Kew Gardens brought significant growth to Queens, specifically in Forest Hills and Kew Gardens.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1937/03/07/archives/subway-link-aids-realty-activityy-broker-notes-the-expansion-of.html|title=Subway Link Aids Realty Activity|date=March 7, 1937|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 26, 2016|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> With the subway providing a quick and cheap commute, Forest Hills became a more desirable place to live, and as a result new apartment buildings were built in advance of the line's opening to accommodate the expected influx of residents.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yfz7w8mogvEC|title=Forest Hills|last=Hirshon|first=Nicholas|date=2013|publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing]]|isbn=978-0-7385-9785-0|page=74}}</ref>{{rp|74}}<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b5UiKlrlAwEC|title=The Neighborhoods of Queens|last=Copquin|first=Claudia Gryvatz|date=2007|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0-300-11299-3|language=en}}</ref>{{rp|71}} Forest Hills was transformed from a quiet residential community of one-family houses to an active population center.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1937/07/18/archives/demand-is-noted-for-queens-homes-sales-in-many-areas-exceed-summer.html|title=Demand Is Noted For Queens Homes|date=July 18, 1937|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 26, 2016|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/14/nyregion/life-beyond-the-subway-is-subject-to-its-own-disruptions.html|title=Life Beyond the Subway Is Subject to Its Own Disruptions|last=Myers|first=Steven Lee|date=June 14, 1992|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 26, 2016|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

Between July and October 1938, the entrance to the southeastern corner of 75th Road and Queens Boulevard opened. This entrance opened due to increased ridership from six new apartment buildings in the area.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 23, 1938 |title=Many Rentals Attributed to New Features |newspaper=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40293502/the_brooklyn_daily_eagle/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228152057/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40293502/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle/ |archive-date=February 28, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> The owners of these six new apartment buildings, [[Cord Meyer (New York politician)|Cord Meyer Development Company]], local homeowners, and civic associations placed pressure on the [[New York City Board of Transportation]] to open the entrance in July 1938.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 24, 1938 |title=Transit Board Asked to Extend Subway Station |work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40291522/the_brooklyn_daily_eagle/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228152050/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40291522/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle/ |archive-date=February 28, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 15, 1940, {{NYCS|F}} trains began running via the newly opened [[IND Sixth Avenue Line]] and along the Queens Boulevard Line's express tracks; they skipped the 75th Avenue station.<ref name="NYERA-IND6Av-Dec2008">See:
* {{cite journal|last1=Linder|first1=Bernard|date=December 2008|title=Sixth Avenue Subway Service Changes|url=https://issuu.com/erausa/docs/2008-12-bulletin/1|journal=New York Division Bulletin|publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association|volume=51|issue=12|pages=2–4|access-date=August 6, 2016}}
* {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/52773641/?terms=%22Ely%2BAve%22%2Bsubway%2Bqueens|title=New 6th Ave. Tube Will Be Boon to Queens Residents|date=December 8, 1940|newspaper=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|access-date=October 4, 2015|page=10}}</ref>

===Platform extensions===
In 1953, the platforms at six Queens Boulevard Line stations, including 75th Avenue, were lengthened to allow eleven-car trains.{{Efn|The subway cars on the IND were built to be {{convert|60|feet|m|1}} long. These cars typically operated in 10-car trains, with an entire train length being {{convert|600|feet|m|1}}. When platforms at stations such as 75th Avenue were lengthened to accommodate 11-car trains, the platforms had to be extended an additional car length, or 60 feet, making the platform at least {{convert|660|feet|m|1}} long.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6WFHNSXBpocC&q=60|title=New York Subways: An Illustrated History of New York City's Transit Cars|last=Sansone|first=Gene|date=October 25, 2004|publisher=JHU Press|isbn=9780801879227|language=en}}</ref>{{Rp|185}}}}<ref name="lengthened" /> The [[New York City Board of Transportation]] had announced plans in November 1949 to spend $325,000 extending platforms at several IND stations, including 75th Avenue, to accommodate 11-car trains;<ref name=nyt-1949-11-20>{{Cite news|last=Bennett|first=Charles G.|date=1949-11-20|title=Transit Platforms on Lines in Queens to Be Lengthened; $3,850,000 Program Outlined for Next Year to Care for Borough's Rapid Growth|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1949/11/20/archives/transit-platforms-on-lines-in-queens-to-be-lengthened-3850000.html|access-date=2023-05-23|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=p1325174459>{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|1325174459}} |title=37 Platforms On Subways To Be Lengthened: All Stations of B. M. T. and I.R.T.in Queens Included in $5,000,000 Program |date=20 Nov 1949 |page=32 |work=New York Herald Tribune|issn=1941-0646}}</ref> the bid for the project went out in 1951.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y3McAQAAMAAJ&q=%2275th+Avenue%22|title=Proceedings of the New York City Board of Transportation|date=1951|publisher=New York City Board of Transportation|pages=53, 145, 255|language=en}}</ref> The lengthened trains began running during rush hour on September 8, 1953. Eleven-car trains would only operate on weekdays.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XZDVAAAAMAAJ&q=%22the+lengthening%22|title=Report|date=1953|publisher=New York City Transit Authority|language=en}}</ref>{{rp|37–38}} The extra car increased the total carrying capacity by 4,000 passengers. The lengthening project cost $400,000 (equivalent to ${{format price|{{inflation|US|400e3|1953}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US}}).<ref name="lengthened">{{Cite news|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1953/08/28/83735052.pdf|title=2 Subway Lines to Add Cars, Another to Speed Up Service|last=Ingalls|first=Leonard|date=August 28, 1953|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 25, 2016|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The operation of eleven-car trains ended in 1958 because of operational difficulties. The signal blocks, especially in Manhattan, were too short to accommodate the longer trains, and the motormen had a very small margin of error to properly platform the train. It was found that operating ten-car trains allowed for two additional trains per hour to be scheduled.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252014%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201962%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201962%2520-%25207607.pdf%23xml%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FdtSearch%2Fdtisapi6.dll%3Fcmd%3Dgetpdfhits%26u%3Dfdc6273%26DocId%3D4233713%26Index%3DZ%253a%255cIndex%2520U%252dF%252dP%26HitCount%3D16%26hits%3D52%2Bc3%2B1ce%2B1de%2B203%2B24a%2B253%2B259%2B26a%2B270%2B278%2B287%2B299%2B2b3%2B2bc%2B2bd%2B%26SearchForm%3D%252fFulton%255fform%252ehtml%26.pdf&uri=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252014%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201962%2FLong%2520Island%2520City%2520NY%2520Star%2520Journal%25201962%2520-%25207607.pdf&xml=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FdtSearch%2Fdtisapi6.dll%3Fcmd%3Dgetpdfhits%26u%3Dfdc6273%26DocId%3D4233713%26Index%3DZ%253a%255cIndex%2520U%252dF%252dP%26HitCount%3D16%26hits%3D52%2Bc3%2B1ce%2B1de%2B203%2B24a%2B253%2B259%2B26a%2B270%2B278%2B287%2B299%2B2b3%2B2bc%2B2bd%2B%26SearchForm%3D%252fFulton%255fform%252ehtml%26.pdf&openFirstHlPage=false|title=16-Point Plan Can Give Boro Relief Now|date=August 10, 1962|work=Long Island Star–Journal|access-date=April 24, 2018}}</ref>

== Station layout ==
{| border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50 |'''Ground'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=150 |Street level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=700 |Exit/entrance
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" colspan=2|'''Mezzanine'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|Fare control, station agent, [[MetroCard]] machines
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=6 |'''Platform level'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]]</small>
|-
|'''Southbound local'''
|← {{rint|newyork|E}} toward {{stl|NYCS|World Trade Center|I8}} evenings/nights/weekends <small>({{stl|NYCS|Forest Hills–71st Avenue}})</small><br>← {{rint|newyork|F}}{{rint|newyork|Fd}} toward {{stl|NYCS|Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue}} <small>({{stl|NYCS|Forest Hills–71st Avenue}})</small>
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|'''Southbound express'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|← {{rint|newyork|E}} does not stop here weekdays
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|'''Northbound express'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|{{0|→}} {{rint|newyork|E}} does not stop here weekdays →
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|'''Northbound local'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|{{0|→}} {{rint|newyork|E}} toward {{stl|NYCS|Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer}} evenings/nights/weekends <small>({{stl|NYCS|Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike}})</small> →<br>{{0|→}} {{rint|newyork|E}} toward {{stl|NYCS|Jamaica–179th Street}} (two p.m. rush hour trips) <small>({{stl|NYCS|Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike}})</small> →<br>{{0|→}} {{rint|newyork|F}}{{rint|newyork|Fd}} toward {{stl|NYCS|Jamaica–179th Street}} <small>({{stl|NYCS|Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike}})</small> →
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]]</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=4 |'''Lower tracks'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|'''Yard track'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|← No passenger service
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|'''Storage track'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|{{0|←}} {{rint|newyork|M}}{{rint|newyork|R}} storage track
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|'''Storage track'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|{{0|→}} {{rint|newyork|M}}{{rint|newyork|R}} storage track
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|'''Yard track'''
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[[File:IND Queens Boulevard 75th Avenue Mosaic.jpg|alt=White and green tile mosaic spelling out the station name|left|thumb|Mosaic name tablet]]
This local station has four tracks and two [[side platform]]s.<ref name=":2" /> The F train stops here at all times, while the E train stops here during evenings, late nights, and weekends.<ref name="ttf2">{{NYCS const|timetable|f}}</ref><ref name="tte" /> The E train uses the two center tracks to bypass this station weekdays ([[Manhattan]]-bound from approximately 6:00&nbsp;a.m. to 6:30&nbsp;p.m., [[Jamaica, Queens|Jamaica]]-bound from 7:30&nbsp;a.m. to 8:00&nbsp;p.m.).<ref name="tte">{{NYCS const|timetable|e}}</ref> The station is between [[Forest Hills–71st Avenue station|Forest Hills–71st Avenue]] to the west and [[Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike station|Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike]] to the east.<ref name="submap">{{NYCS const|map}}</ref>

Both platforms have a light Fern green trim line with a black border and "75TH AVE" tile captions in white lettering on a black background beneath them.<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=http://subwaynut.com/ind/75f/75f5.jpg|title=The 75th Ave tiled text a tile width below the lime green trim with a black border.|date=June 2, 2008|last=Cox|first=Jeremiah|type=image}}</ref> There are mosaic name tablets reading "75TH AVE." in white [[sans-serif]] font on a black background with a light Fern green border, and beneath them are directional tile signs in white lettering on a black background pointing to the exits.<ref name=":1">{{Cite AV media|url=http://subwaynut.com/ind/75f/75f18.jpg|title=A name tablet with a mosaic arrow for the exit to 75th Ave|last=Cox|first=Jeremiah|date=June 2, 2008|type=image}}</ref> The tile band is part of a color-coded [[New York City Subway tiles|tile system]] used throughout the IND.<ref name="nyt-1932-08-22">{{Cite news |date=August 22, 1932 |title=Tile Colors a Guide in the New Subway; Decoration Scheme Changes at Each Express Stop to Tell Riders Where They Are |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1932/08/22/archives/tile-colors-a-guide-in-the-new-subway-decoration-scheme-changes-at.html |url-status=live |access-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701184626/https://www.nytimes.com/1932/08/22/archives/tile-colors-a-guide-in-the-new-subway-decoration-scheme-changes-at.html |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The tile colors were designed to facilitate navigation for travelers going away from [[Lower Manhattan]]. As such, a different tile color is used at {{stn|Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike}}, the next express station to the east. The green tiles used at the 75th Avenue station was also used at the next station to the west, {{stn|Forest Hills–71st Avenue}}, which is an express station.<ref name="Carlson 2016">{{cite web | last=Carlson | first=Jen | title=Map: These Color Tiles In The Subway System Used To Mean Something | website=Gothamist | date=February 18, 2016 | url=https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/map-these-color-tiles-in-the-subway-system-used-to-mean-something | access-date=May 10, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Gleason 2016">{{cite web | last=Gleason | first=Will | title=The hidden meaning behind the New York subway's colored tiles | website=Time Out New York | date=February 18, 2016 | url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/the-hidden-meaning-behind-the-new-york-subways-colored-tiles-021816 | access-date=May 10, 2023}}</ref>
[[File:IND 75th Avenue Tile Caption.jpg|right|thumb|alt=White and green tile mosaic spelling out the station name|Tile caption]]
Emerald green I-beam columns run along both platforms at regular intervals, alternating ones having the standard black station name plate with white lettering. The trackside columns have old white "75TH AVE" signs on them in black lettering.<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=http://subwaynut.com/ind/75f/75f8.jpg|title=Looking down an empty Manhattan-bound platform at 75th Ave|last=Cox|first=Jeremiah|date=June 2, 2008|type=image}}</ref> The former name of Puritan Avenue was still reflected on platform signage into the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite AV media|last=NYCSubwaySystem|title=NYC Subway: 75 Avenue, F Train|date=June 26, 2012|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WM9R6Jcef4#t=9| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/4WM9R6Jcef4| archive-date=November 14, 2021 | url-status=live |access-date=December 6, 2016 }}{{cbignore}} (Note: The platform sign showing in  the video has the name as "75 Av-Puritan Av" which can be seen at the 0:09 mark, and an entrance sign showing this name can be seen at the 2:18 mark)</ref> The I-beam [[Pier (architecture)|piers]] on the platforms are located every {{Convert|15|ft||abbr=|adj=}} and support [[girder]]s above the platforms. The roof girders are also connected to columns in the walls adjoining each platform.<ref name="focus">{{Cite archive|collection=Records of the National Park Service, 1785 – 2006|institution=National Archives|item-url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/05000672.pdf|series=National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records, 2013 – 2017|item=New York MPS Elmhurst Avenue Subway Station (IND)|item-id=05000672|box=National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: New York}}</ref>{{Rp|3}}

The tunnel is covered by a U-shaped trough that contains utility pipes and wires. The outer walls of this trough are composed of columns, spaced approximately every {{Convert|5|ft||abbr=}} with concrete infill between them. There is a {{Convert|1|in||abbr=|adj=on}} gap between the tunnel wall and the platform wall, which is made of {{Convert|4|in||abbr=|adj=on}}-thick brick covered over by a tiled finish. The columns between the tracks are also spaced every {{Convert|5|ft||abbr=}}, with no infill.<ref name="focus" />{{Rp|3}}

===Exits===
[[File:Subway entrance structure at 75th Avenue.jpg|left|thumb|Station entrance on the south side of Queens Boulevard]]
The station has a full-length [[mezzanine (architecture)|mezzanine]] above the platforms and tracks.<ref name="LIStar-QBL-Phantom2-Jan1959">{{cite news|url=https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201959/Long%20Island%20City%20NY%20Star%20Journal%201959%20-%200631.pdf#pdfjs.action=download|title=Phantom Subway: Ideal Spot to Park|date=January 20, 1959|work=Long Island Star-Journal|agency=[[Fultonhistory.com]]|page=3|last1=Marks|first1=Seymour|access-date=August 12, 2016}}</ref> All of the mezzanine is still completely open, with the exception of a tiny closed fenced-off section at the station's eastern end that is accessed from a single closed staircase on the Manhattan-bound platform.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://subwaynut.com/ind/75f/75f7.jpg|title=A view of a closed staircase up to the mezzanine at 75th Ave.|last=Cox|first=Jeremiah|date=June 2, 2008|website=subwaynut.com|access-date=December 10, 2016|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220143652/http://subwaynut.com/ind/75f/75f7.jpg|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Eastern Mezzanine">{{Cite web|url=http://subwaynut.com/ind/75f/75f23.jpg|title=The closed off extreme eastern end of the mezzanine|last=Cox|first=Jeremiah|date=January 3, 2012|website=subwaynut.com|access-date=December 10, 2016|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220143641/http://subwaynut.com/ind/75f/75f23.jpg|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, it is set up in a way that does not allow a free transfer between directions, as the fare control is located in the middle of the mezzanine.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://subwaynut.com/ind/75f/75f34.jpg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220143537/http://subwaynut.com/ind/75f/75f34.jpg|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 20, 2016|title=Approaching the token booth on the middle mezzanine|last=Cox|first=Jeremiah|date=January 2, 2013|website=subwaynut.com|access-date=December 10, 2016}}</ref> The token booth and [[turnstile]] banks for either direction are at the center.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://subwaynut.com/ind/75f/75f11.jpg|title=A view of the turnstiles in the center of the station from the Manhattan-bound side of the mezzanine, nowhere near an exit to the street.|last=Cox|first=Jeremiah|date=June 2, 2008|website=subwaynut.com|access-date=December 10, 2016|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220143644/http://subwaynut.com/ind/75f/75f11.jpg|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[HEET turnstile]]s are at either ends near the station's entrances and exits, both of which have two street stairs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://subwaynut.com/ind/75f/75f37.jpg|title=Two high turnstiles to the 75 Road exit|last=Cox|first=Jeremiah|date=January 3, 2012|website=subwaynut.com|access-date=December 10, 2016|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220143655/http://subwaynut.com/ind/75f/75f37.jpg|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://subwaynut.com/ind/75f/75f12.jpg|title=A view of the High Entrance/Exit gates to the 75 Avenue exit, this means passengers don't have to walk the equivalent of 1/2 way down a platform length to find turnstiles to enter the system.|last=Cox|first=Jeremiah|date=June 2, 2008|website=subwaynut.com|access-date=December 10, 2016|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220143649/http://subwaynut.com/ind/75f/75f12.jpg|url-status=dead}}</ref> The entrance at the west ([[railroad directions|railroad south]]) end leads to the northwest corner<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://subwaynut.com/ind/75f/75f14.jpg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220181012/http://subwaynut.com/ind/75f/75f14.jpg|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 20, 2016|title=A mosaic sign outside of fare control for 75th Ave/N Side Queens Blvd.|last=Cox|first=Jeremiah|date=June 2, 2008|website=subwaynut.com|access-date=December 15, 2016}}</ref> and southwest corners of Queens Boulevard and 75th Avenue,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://subwaynut.com/ind/75f/75f32.jpg|title=Mosaic for 75th Ave. and the S. Side Queens Blvd|last=Cox|first=Jeremiah|date=January 3, 2012|website=subwaynut.com|access-date=December 15, 2016|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220180604/http://subwaynut.com/ind/75f/75f32.jpg|url-status=dead}}</ref> while the one on the east (railroad north) end leads to southeast corner of Queens Boulevard and 75th Road.<ref>{{Cite web|title=75th Avenue Neighborhood Map |date=April 2018 |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority |access-date=July 3, 2016 |url=https://new.mta.info/sites/default/files/2018-04/75%20Av%20%28E%29%28F%29%20web.pdf |archive-date=July 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704002958/https://new.mta.info/sites/default/files/2018-04/75%20Av%20(E)(F)%20web.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Chain-link fences separate the sections of the mezzanine within fare control and the section out of fare control.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://subwaynut.com/ind/75f/75f15.jpg|title=Another view down the Manhattan-bound side of the mezzanine at 75th Avenue, the cheep-looking chain link fence painted white that separates it from the area outside of fare control is visible.|last=Cox|first=Jeremiah|date=June 2, 2008|website=subwaynut.com|access-date=December 10, 2016|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220143647/http://subwaynut.com/ind/75f/75f15.jpg|url-status=dead}}</ref> The section of the mezzanine within fare control used to span across the entire space, but a fare-free underpass under [[Queens Boulevard]] now divides the northbound and southbound parts of the mezzanine, and there is no way to make a free transfer between the two platforms anymore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://subwaynut.com/ind/75f/75f22.jpg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220151331/http://subwaynut.com/ind/75f/75f22.jpg|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 20, 2016|title=The Jamaica-bound platform is exit only near the exits|last=Cox|first=Jeremiah|date=January 3, 2012|website=subwaynut.com|access-date=December 11, 2016}}</ref>

===Track layout===
There are a pair of [[diamond crossover]]s near the western end of this station, located between the local and express tracks in each direction.<ref name=tracks>{{NYCS const|trackref|trackbook}}</ref> F trains use these at all times, switching from express to local for the remainder of their route east (railroad north) to its terminal at [[Jamaica–179th Street station]]. E trains only use them on weekdays during the evening and on weekends during the day.<ref name="MTA-FLineReview-2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.mta.info/sites/default/files/archive/pdfs/flinereport.pdf|title=Review of F Line Operations, Ridership, and Infrastructure|date=October 7, 2009 |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority |access-date=December 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225200244/http://www.mta.info/sites/default/files/archive/pdfs/flinereport.pdf|archive-date=December 25, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The stretch of local track between 71st Avenue and 75th Avenue is only used in revenue service during late nights, when E and F trains both run local.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nyctrackbook.com/Images/Updates/50.pdf |title=NYC Track Map Book Page 50 Queens F |last=Dougherty |first=Peter |date=2002 |website=nyctrackmapbook.com |access-date=July 3, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030406091146/http://www.nyctrackbook.com/Images/Updates/50.pdf |archive-date=April 6, 2003}}</ref><ref name="tracks"/>

There are also four tracks underneath this station, which are not visible from the platforms. An emergency exit located in the middle of the Jamaica-bound platform leads to this lower level. The two outer tracks lead to [[Jamaica Yard]] while the two center tracks are used for reversing local trains from [[Forest Hills–71st Avenue (IND Queens Boulevard Line)|Forest Hills–71st Avenue]] and end at [[bumper block]]s just below Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike station under the mainline tracks. The two center tracks used for reversing local trains can be seen from Jamaica-bound express trains. At the west end of the station, there are two punch boxes, one on the local and express tracks.<ref name=tracks/>{{Rp|50}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oldkewgardens.com/ps99-008.html|title=A Picture History of Kew Gardens, NY&nbsp;– Queens Boulevard Rapid Transit|last=Linsky|first=Alan |publisher=Kew Gardens Civic Association Incorporated|access-date=April 26, 2016}}</ref>

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==Ridership==
In the 1970s, when the New York City Subway was at an all-time low, following the general trend of a decrease in ridership, the number of passengers using the 75th Avenue station decreased by 300,000 passengers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/04/20/archives/ridership-on-queens-subways-down-queens-subways-lost-riders-in.html|title=Ridership on Queens Subways Down|last=Burks|first=Edward C.|date=April 20, 1975|work=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=July 3, 2016}}</ref> <!--The 75th Avenue station sees low ridership because it serves only local trains, and because the adjacent stations of Forest Hills and Kew Gardens are express stations and thus see more frequent service.--> In 2019, the station had 1,059,027 boardings, making it the 351st most used station in the {{NYCS const|number|intl}}-station system. This amounted to an average of 3,549 passengers per weekday.<ref name="riderref"/>{{Clear|left}}

== Notes ==
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== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
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* [http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/caption.pl?/img/trackmap/pm_northeast_3.png Track map of the area], from nycsubway.org
* [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.718737,-73.838392&spn=0,359.986235&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.719027,-73.838002&panoid=2QWhUZArYd6vsl-drmzoLA&cbp=12,51.21,,0,3.53 75th Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View]
* [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.71794,-73.836644&spn=0,359.986235&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.717901,-73.836546&panoid=fZxh5bDexu9WJIK0hVzTGQ&cbp=12,246.09,,0,3.67 75th Road entrance from Google Maps Street View]
* [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7183456,-73.8370819,3a,75y,126.53h,87.68t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s-BkODnl4PpNE%2FWDzSEgWIgiI%2FAAAAAAAAT_c%2FQn6wyv2yb_0Dl2YRA19_nczJPbtnf1_9ACLIB!2e4!6s%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2F-BkODnl4PpNE%2FWDzSEgWIgiI%2FAAAAAAAAT_c%2FQn6wyv2yb_0Dl2YRA19_nczJPbtnf1_9ACLIB%2Fw203-h100-p-k-no%2F!7i8000!8i4000!4m3!8m2!3m1!1e1 Platforms from Google Maps Street View]

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