21st Street–Queensbridge station

 21 Street–Queensbridge
 
View from the northbound platform
Station statistics
Address21st Street & 41st Avenue
Queens, New York
BoroughQueens
LocaleQueensbridge, Long Island City
Coordinates40°45′15″N 73°56′33″W / 40.75417°N 73.94250°W / 40.75417; -73.94250
DivisionB (IND)
LineIND 63rd Street Line
Services   F  (late nights and weekends)
   M  (weekdays during the day)
Transit NYCT Bus: B62
MTA Bus: Q66, Q69, Q100, Q103
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedOctober 29, 1989 (1989-10-29)
Accessible ADA-accessible
Traffic
20241,751,180  10.9%
Rank184 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
Roosevelt Island
F M 
36th Street
F M 
Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue
F 
Location
Track layout

to Roosevelt Ave (express)
or 36th Street (local)
Stub tracks
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times
Stops all times except late nights
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only (limited service)
Stops weekdays during the day
Stops weekends during the day
Stops late nights and weekends
Stops late nights only

The 21st Street–Queensbridge station is a local station on the IND 63rd Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 21st Street and 41st Avenue within Queensbridge in Long Island City, Queens, it is served by the M train only on weekdays during the day and by the F train at night and on weekends.

The station contains two tracks and two side platforms, connected by an overhead mezzanine. It opened in October 1989 with the opening of the 63rd Street Line. From its opening until 2001, this was the terminal of the line, although it was not originally intended as a terminal station. The 63rd Street Line was originally part of a plan for a Queens Bypass Line running along the Long Island Rail Road Main Line. However, due to a lack of funds, the line terminated here, with layup tracks going up to 29th Street. As a result, the tunnel became known as the "tunnel to nowhere."

In December 2001, the 63rd Street Tunnel Connection opened, allowing trains from the IND Queens Boulevard Line to use the line. This station then became a through station, serving express F trains since then. In 2025, local M trains began serving the station only on weekdays during the day; F trains continue to stop here at night and on weekends.