Encyclopedia > 111th Street (IRT Flushing Line station)
The 111th StreetNew YorkSubway Station has full windscreens except at the north end of the southbound platform. Exit is at the south end. The mezzanine and stairway landing are wooden. The fare control area flooring is concrete and the station has a crossunder between platforms. New signs have covered the old signs. There are four tracks on the level of the platforms, the center two are used as yard leads to nearby Corona Yard. The express track bypasses the station on a flyover track above the level of the platforms. City nickname: The Big Apple Location in the state of New York Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg Area - Land - Water 1,214. ... This page refers to urban rail mass transit systems. ... A mezzanine is an intermediate floor between main floors of a building; it is often low-ceilinged, and often projects in the form of a balcony. ...
111 Street is the first local station on the 7. It is located in Corona, Queens, New York City. Corona, Queens, is an area of Queens, New York surrounded by Flushing, Jackson Heights, and Elmhurst. ... City nickname: The Big Apple Location in the state of New York Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg Area - Land - Water 1,214. ...
There are two side platforms. One unique feature of this station is the "flying express track" - the express track is at a higher level than the others, directly above the station.
The entrance/exit is at the center, leading to the mezzanine with a 24-hour station agent.