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Beach 90 Street ​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Artwork on the Rockaway Park-bound platform
Station statistics
Address	Beach 90th Street & Rockaway Freeway Queens, New York
Borough	Queens
Locale	Rockaway Beach
Coordinates	40°35′17″N 73°48′49″W / 40.588095°N 73.813499°W / 40.588095; -73.813499
Division	B (IND, formerly LIRR Rockaway Beach Branch)
Line	IND Rockaway Line
Services	A  (rush hours, peak direction) ​   S  (all times)
Transit	MTA Bus: Q22, Q52 SBS, QM17
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	June 1880; 144 years ago (1880-06) (LIRR station)
Rebuilt	June 28, 1956; 68 years ago (1956-06-28) (as a Subway station)
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Former/other names	Beach 90th Street–Holland
Traffic
2023	172,663  0.6%
Rank	416 out of 423
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Beach 98th StreetA  ​S toward Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street Rockaway Park Broad ChannelA  ​S Terminus
Non-revenue services and lines Preceding station New York City Subway Following station   no service Beach 67th StreetHammels Wye
Former services Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Hammelstoward Woodside Rockaway Beach Division Playlandtoward Rockaway Park
Location Show map of New York City SubwayShow map of New York CityShow map of New York
Track layout Legend to Broad Channel Hammels Wye to Beach 67th Street to Beach 98th Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

The Beach 90th Street station (signed as the Beach 90th Street–Holland station) is a station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the Rockaway Park Shuttle at all times and ten daily rush-hour only A trains.

History

The "Holland" designation refers to Michael P. Holland, one of the early developers of the area in which the station was located. It was originally built by the Long Island Rail Road at Holland Avenue and Beach 92nd Street between May and June 1880 along the Rockaway Beach Branch for the nearby Holland Hotel, and was also a trolley stop of the Ocean Electric Railway. It was rebuilt in 1899, and again in 1914 with a baggage storage facility. The station was rebuilt as an elevated station, which opened on April 10, 1942. The station was purchased by New York City on October 3, 1955, along with the rest of the Rockaway Beach Branch and Far Rockaway Branch west of Far Rockaway, after a fire on the line's crossing over Jamaica Bay in 1950. Now operated by the New York City Transit Authority, it reopened as a subway station along the IND Rockaway Line on June 28, 1956.

After Hurricane Sandy hit and destroyed the long stretch of the IND Rockaway Line, this was a terminal of the temporary H shuttle until May 30, 2013, when the A train and the Rockaway Park Shuttle were restored to the Rockaways. During that time, the Rockaway Park Shuttle was not in operation and A service was cut to Howard Beach–JFK Airport.

As part of its 2025–2029 Capital Program, the MTA has proposed making the station wheelchair-accessible in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform
	Southbound	← toward Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street (Beach 98th Street) ← PM rush toward Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street (Beach 98th Street)
	Northbound	→ toward Broad Channel (Terminus) → → AM rush toward Inwood–207th Street (Broad Channel) → ← (No service: Beach 67th Street)
	Side platform
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY vending machines
Ground	Street level	Entrances/exits

The station is built on a concrete viaduct. There are two tracks and two side platforms. The station is served by the Rockaway Park Shuttle at all times and limited A trains during rush hours in the peak direction (toward Manhattan in the morning and toward the Rockaways in the afternoon). It is between Broad Channel to the east (railroad north) and Beach 98th Street to the west (railroad south). New lights were installed in 2010.

Exits

There is a crossunder to the tiled mezzanine. Outside of fare control, there are stairs to either eastern corner of Rockaway Freeway and Beach 90th Street. The southbound side had an additional exit on the south end, which has been removed.

References

1. "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
2. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
3. "Last Grade Crossing In Rockaways Ends" (PDF). The New York Times. April 11, 1942. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
4. ^ Freeman, Ira Henry (June 28, 1956). "Rockaway Trains to Operate Today". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 20, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
5. "First Train On Rockaway Line Runs This Afternoon". Wave of Long Island. Fultonhistory.com. June 28, 1956. p. 1. Archived from the original on October 13, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
   • "First Train On Rockaway Line Runs This Afternoon". Wave of Long Island. Fultonhistory.com. June 28, 1956. p. 6. Archived from the original on October 13, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
   • "TA's New Line To Rockaways Begins Today: Fifty Piece Band To Play as Special Train Makes First Run". The Leader-Observer. Fultonhistory.com. June 28, 1956. p. 1. Archived from the original on October 13, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
   • "To Rockaways: Beach Trains In Operation". Greenpoint Weekly Star. Fultonhistory.com. June 29, 1956. p. 2. Archived from the original on October 13, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
6. "MTA – News – A Train Service Restored to Rockaways". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013.
7. "2025-2029 Capital Plan". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 25, 2024. p. 187 (PDF p. 95). Retrieved January 1, 2025.
8. "Tracks of the New York City Subway". Tracks of the New York City Subway. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
9. "S Subway Timetable, Rockaway Park Shuttle, Effective December 17, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
10. "A Subway Timetable, Effective December 17, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
11. "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
12. Two Rockaway Stations Re-Open Today (MTA Press Release; December 22, 2010)
13. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: The Rockaways" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

External links

• Media related to Beach 90th Street station at Wikimedia Commons
• nycsubway.org – IND Rockaway: Beach 90th Street/Holland
• Station Reporter — Rockaway Park Shuttle
• 1905 Image of Holland Station (Arrt's Arrchives)
• The Subway Nut — Beach 90th Street – Holland Pictures Archived 2017-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
• Beach 90 Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platform level from Google Maps Street View

v t e Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Eighth Avenue Express	Inwood–207th Street Dyckman Street 190th Street 181st Street 175th Street 168th Street 163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue* 155th Street* 145th Street 135th Street* 125th Street 116th Street* Cathedral Parkway–110th Street* 103rd Street* 96th Street* 86th Street* 81st Street–Museum of Natural History* 72nd Street* 59th Street–Columbus Circle 50th Street* 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal 34th Street–Penn Station 23rd Street* 14th Street West Fourth Street–Washington Square Spring Street* Canal Street Chambers Street Fulton Street High Street Jay Street–MetroTech Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets Lafayette Avenue* Clinton–Washington Avenues* Franklin Avenue* Nostrand Avenue Kingston–Throop Avenues* Utica Avenue Ralph Avenue* Rockaway Avenue* Broadway Junction Liberty Avenue* Van Siclen Avenue* Shepherd Avenue* Euclid Avenue Grant Avenue 80th Street 88th Street Rockaway Boulevard Lefferts branch 104th Street 111th Street Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard Rockaways branches Aqueduct Racetrack Aqueduct–North Conduit Avenue Howard Beach–JFK Airport Broad Channel Far Rockaway branch Beach 67th Street Beach 60th Street Beach 44th Street Beach 36th Street Beach 25th Street Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue Rockaway Park branch Beach 90th Street Beach 98th Street Beach 105th Street Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street
Rockaway Park Shuttle	Broad Channel Beach 90th Street Beach 98th Street Beach 105th Street Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Note: Service variations, station closures, and reroutes are not reflected here. Stations with asterisks have no regular peak, reverse peak, or midday service on that route. See linked articles for more information.

v t e Stations of the New York City Subway, by line (physical trackage)
Rockaway Line	[← to Rockaway Boulevard, Fulton St. Line] Aqueduct Racetrack Aqueduct–North Conduit Avenue Howard Beach–JFK Airport Broad Channel Far Rockaway branch Beach 67th Street Beach 60th Street Beach 44th Street Beach 36th Street Beach 25th Street Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue ​ Rockaway Park branch Beach 90th Street Beach 98th Street Beach 105th Street Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Stations and line segments in italics are closed, demolished, or planned (temporary closures are marked with asterisks). Track connections to other lines' terminals are displayed in brackets. Struck through passenger track connections are closed or unused in regular service.

• Future accessible New York City Subway stations
• IND Rockaway Line stations
• New York City Subway stations in Queens, New York
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1956
• 1956 establishments in New York City