121st Street station (BMT Jamaica Line)

 121 Street
 
Northbound platform prior to renovation
Station statistics
Address121st Street and Jamaica Avenue
Queens, New York
BoroughQueens
LocaleRichmond Hill
Coordinates40°42′01″N 73°49′44″W / 40.700357°N 73.82894°W / 40.700357; -73.82894
DivisionB (BMT)
LineBMT Jamaica Line
Services   J  (all except rush hours, peak direction)
   Z  (rush hours, peak direction)
Transit
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedJuly 3, 1918 (1918-07-03)
Accessiblenot ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Traffic
2023476,966 6.8%
Rank390 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
104th Street
Z 
skip-stop
Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport
J  Z 
111th Street
J 
Location
Track layout

Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Stops all times

The 121st Street station is a skip-stop station on the elevated BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 121st Street and Jamaica Avenue in Richmond Hill, Queens, it is served by the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction and the J train at all other times.