Mets–Willets Point station
Mets–Willets Point is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City. Prior to 2021, the station was normally open only during New York Mets home games, the U.S.Photo: Pacific Coast Highway, Public domain.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: Long Island Rail Road station in Queens, New York
- Also known as: “Mets – Willets Point”, “Mets–Willets Point”, “Mets–Willets Point station (LIRR)”, and “Shea Stadium”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arthur Ashe Stadium and Citi Field.
Arthur Ashe Stadium
Stadium
Photo: jeff horne, CC BY 2.0.
Arthur Ashe Stadium is a tennis arena at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City. Part of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, it is the main stadium of the US Open tennis tournament and has a capacity of 23,771, making it the largest tennis stadium in the world. Arthur Ashe Stadium is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Mets–Willets Point station.
Citi Field
Stadium
Photo: Chris6d, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Citi Field is a baseball stadium located in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, in the borough of Queens, New York City, United States. Opened in 2009, Citi Field is the home of Major League Baseball's New York Mets. Citi Field is situated 1,700 feet north of Mets–Willets Point station.
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Sports venue
Photo: Alexisrael, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is a stadium complex within Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City. It has been the home of the US Open Grand Slam tennis tournament, played every year from late August to early September, since 1978 and is operated by the United States Tennis Association. USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Mets–Willets Point station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Corona and East Elmhurst.
Corona
Neighborhood
Photo: Epicgenius, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Corona is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City. It borders Flushing and Flushing Meadows–Corona Park to the east, Jackson Heights and Elmhurst to the west, Forest Hills and Rego Park to the south, and East Elmhurst to the north.
East Elmhurst
Neighborhood
LeFrak City
Neighborhood
Photo: Margarettime, CC BY-SA 4.0.
LeFrak City is a 4,605-apartment development in the southernmost region of Corona and the easternmost part of Elmhurst, a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens.
Mets–Willets Point station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.75243° or 40° 45′ 9″ northLongitude
-73.84412° or 73° 50′ 39″ westOperator
Long Island Rail RoadNetwork
Long Island Rail RoadOpen location code
87G8Q524+X9OpenStreetMap ID
node 276018599OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q6825413
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Mets–Willets Point station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “大都会-威利斯角站 (长岛铁路)”
- Chinese: “大都會 - 威利茨站”
- Chinese: “大都會-威利斯角站”
- Chinese: “大都會-威利斯角車站”
- Chinese: “长岛铁路车站”
- French: “gare de Mets – Willets Point”
- French: “Mets – Willets Point”
- Italian: “stazione di Mets-Willets Point”
- Italian: “Stazione di Mets-Willets Point”
- Japanese: “メッツ-ウィレッツ・ポイント駅”
- Urdu: “میٹس-ولیٹس پوائنٹ اسٹیشن (ایل آئی ڈبل آر)”
- Urdu: “میٹس-ولیٹس پوائنٹ اسٹیشن”
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