at all times, while the E only uses them on weekends and during weekday evenings. The stretch of local track between 71st Avenue and 75th Avenue is only used in revenue service during late nights, when the E runs local. There are also four tracks underneath this station, which are not visible from the platforms. An emergency exit located in the middle of the Jamaica-bound platform leads to this lower level. The two outer tracks lead to Jamaica Yard while the two center tracks are used for reversing trains from Forest Hills–71st Avenue and end at bumper blocks just below Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike station under the mainline tracks. The two center tracks used for reversing trains can be seen from Jamaica bound express train. On the west end of the station, there are two punch boxes one on the local and express tracks. Ridership In the 1970s, when the New York City Subway was at an all-time low, following the general trend of a decrease in ridership, the number of passengers using the 75th Avenue station decreased by 300,000 passengers. In 2019, the station had 1,059,027 boardings, making it the 351st most used station in the -station system. This amounted to an average of 3,549 passengers per weekday. Notes References External links Track map of the area, from nycsubway.org 75th Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View 75th Road entrance from Google Maps Street View Platforms from Google Maps Street View IND Queens Boulevard Line stations New York City Subway stations in Queens, New York Railway stations in the United States opened in 1936 Forest Hills, Queens 1936 establishments in New York City