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33rd Street–Rawson Street
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| New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||
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An R62A express train bypasses the station during a light blizzard in February 2013.
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| Address | 33rd Street & Queens Boulevard Queens, NY 11101 |
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| Borough | Queens | ||||||
| Locale | Sunnyside | ||||||
| Coordinates | 40°44′40.62″N 73°55′52.7″W / 40.7446167°N 73.931306°WCoordinates: 40°44′40.62″N 73°55′52.7″W / 40.7446167°N 73.931306°W | ||||||
| Division | A (IRT) | ||||||
| Line | IRT Flushing Line | ||||||
| Services |
7 |
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| Structure | Elevated | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||
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| Opened | April 21, 1917 | ||||||
| Former/other names | Rawson Street | ||||||
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| Passengers (2015) | 3,712,153 |
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| Rank | 138 out of 425 | ||||||
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| Next north |
40th Street–Lowery Street: 7 |
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| Next south |
Queensboro Plaza: 7 |
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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.
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.
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.
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.
View of Queens Boulevard from the 33rd Street station
Mezzanine
7 train stopped at the platform