Parsons Boulevard

Parsons Boulevard is an express station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Parsons Boulevard and Hillside Avenue in Queens, it is served by ' service at all times. Limited rush hour ' service also stops here due to capacity constraints at its primary terminal of Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer, which is four blocks to the south of here.HistoryThis underground station, opened on April 24, 1937, when the Independent Subway System's Queens Boulevard Line was extended from Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike to a new terminal station at 169th Street. While 169th Street was the end of the line, F trains terminated here because the 169th Street station provided an unsatisfactory terminal setup for a four track line with no storage facilities provided at the station. Therefore, the line was planned to be extended to 184th Place with a station at 179th Street with two island platforms, sufficient entrances and exits, and storage for four ten-car trains. The facilities would allow for the operation of express and local service to the station. The extension was completed later than expected and opened on December 11, 1950. This extension was delayed due to the Great Depression and World War II. Both E and F trains were extended to the new station.