Jamaica

Jamaica station is a major train station on the Long Island Rail Road located in , . With weekday ridership exceeding 200,000 passengers, it is the largest transit hub on , the fourth-busiest rail station in North America, and the second-busiest station that exclusively serves commuter traffic.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: Long Island Rail Road train station in Queens, New York
  • Also known as: “Jamaica station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport station and Jamaica.

Metro station
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The is a two-level station on the IND and BMT Archer Avenue Lines of the New York City Subway. It is located at the intersection of Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue in .

Railway station
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is a railway station, which is situated 500 feet southwest of Jamaica.

Museum
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, also known as the Rufus King House, is a historic house at 150th Street and Jamaica Avenue in , New York City. The two-story house is the main structure in Rufus King Park, an 11.5-acre public park that preserves part of the former estate of Rufus King, a U.S. is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Jamaica.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jamaica and Richmond Hill.

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is an expansive neighborhood located in eastern . Historically consisting of predominantly black communities, now is home to an extremely diverse array of peoples and cultures.

Neighborhood
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is a commercial and residential neighborhood located in the southwestern section of the borough of . The area borders Kew Gardens and to the north, and to the east, South Ozone Park to the south, and and Ozone Park to the west.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the middle of the borough of . The borders are to the west, the Long Island Expressway to the north, Union Turnpike to the south, and Kissena/Parsons Boulevards to the east. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Jamaica.

Jamaica

Latitude
40.69984° or 40° 41′ 59″ north
Longitude
-73.8077° or 73° 48′ 28″ west
Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Long Island Rail Road
Network
Long Island Rail Road
Open location code
87G8M5XR+WW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7087272768
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6352897
Wiki­data ID
Q11310077
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Jamaica” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “牙買加站 (長島鐵路)”
  • Chinese: “牙買加站”
  • Chinese: “牙買加車站 (長島鐵路)#機場捷運車站”
  • Chinese: “牙買加車站 (長島鐵路)”
  • Dutch: “Jamaica (LIRR station)”
  • Dutch: “Jamaica Station”
  • Dutch: “Station Jamaica”
  • Esperanto: “Stacidomo Jamajko”
  • French: “gare de Jamaica”
  • French: “Jamaica”
  • German: “Jamaica Station”
  • Italian: “stazione di Jamaica”
  • Italian: “Stazione di Jamaica”
  • Japanese: “ジャマイカ・ステーション”
  • Japanese: “ジャマイカ駅 (ニューヨーク)”
  • Japanese: “ジャマイカ駅”
  • Korean: “자메이카 스테이션”
  • Korean: “자메이카역”
  • Russian: “Джамейка”
  • Urdu: “جمیکا اسٹیشن”

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