Beach 98th Street station

Beach 98 Street  ​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
View of Rockaway Park-bound platform
Station statistics
Address	Beach 98th Street & Rockaway Freeway Queens, NY
Borough	Queens
Locale	Rockaway Beach
Coordinates	40°35′08″N 73°49′13″W / 40.585441°N 73.820186°W / 40.585441; -73.820186
Division	B (IND, formerly LIRR Rockaway Beach Branch)[1]
Line	IND Rockaway Line
Services	A  (rush hours, peak direction) ​   S  (all times)
Transit	MTA Bus: Q22, Q53 SBS, QM16
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	April 1903; 121 years ago (1903-04) (LIRR station)
Rebuilt	June 28, 1956; 68 years ago (1956-06-28) (as a Subway station)
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Former/other names	Steeplechase (1903–May 15, 1933[2]) Playland Beach 98th Street–Playland
Traffic
2023	97,689[3]  4.6%
Rank	421 out of 423[3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Beach 105th Street A  ​S  toward Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street Rockaway Park Beach 90th Street A  ​S  toward Broad Channel
Former services Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Holland toward Woodside Rockaway Beach Division Seaside toward Rockaway Park
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Track layout Legend to Beach 90th Street to Beach 105th Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

The Beach 98th Street station (signed as Beach 98th Street–Playland 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.