September 14, 1959; 64 years ago (1959-09-14)[3][4] October 22, 1997; 26 years ago (1997-10-22) (first reopening) August 13, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-08-13) (second reopening)
Closed
1990; 34 years ago (1990) (first time) April 28, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-04-28) (second time)
Accessible
ADA-accessible
Opposite- direction transfer
N/A
Traffic
2023
202,474[5] 1.1%
Rank
415 out of 423[5]
Notes
Southbound trains do not stop at this station
Services
Preceding station
New York City Subway
Following station
Rockaway Boulevard
toward Inwood–207th Street
Aqueduct–North Conduit Avenue
One-way operation
Former services
Preceding station
New York City Subway
Following station
Jay Street–Borough Hall
toward 21st Street–Queensbridge
JFK Express
Howard Beach–JFK Airport
One-way operation
Location
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Track layout
Legend
LIRR Rockaway Beach Branch
to Ozone Park
to Rockaway Boulevard
to Aqueduct–North Conduit Ave
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol
Description
Stops all times
The Aqueduct Racetrack station is a station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway. Located on the west side of Aqueduct Racetrack near Pitkin Avenue in Ozone Park, Queens, it is served by northbound A trains at all times.[6] The station contains four tracks, of which the outer two are in passenger service; the two center express tracks have been disconnected from the line and permanently removed. There is a single side platform next to the northbound local track.
The station was built in 1959 to serve the racetrack and on racing days the station would be open with "Aqueduct Special" trains running nonstop from 42nd Street. The specials were replaced by JFK Express service, before service at the station was altogether discontinued in 1990. The station reopened in 1997 and was typically open only on racing days, although some trains stopped at the station regardless of the time of day. From 2011 to 2013, it was closed and rebuilt to provide better access to the Resorts World Casino, and an elevator was installed to make the station compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Since then, the Aqueduct Racetrack station has operated 24 hours a day.
Aqueduct Racetrack is one of the least-used stations in the system. It was ranked 400th out of 424 by ridership as of 2019[update], with 601,436 passengers.[5]
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^"Queens Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
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Global Information
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
(Northbound only)
MTA Bus: Q7, Q11, Q37[2]
ADA-accessible 
1.1%
