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Parsons/Archer Jamaica Center Opened 12/11/1988 this station sits at the central hub of Downtown Jamaica and is the terminus of both E and J/Z trains. The station was not intended to be a terminal, as a late 1960’s MTA master plan show the lines were planned to extend down Merrick Blvd, towards either Springfield Gardens or JFK Airport. The plans were cut short and construction was halted, during the 70’s fiscal crisis. Noting the overburdened 169th Street/Hillside Ave station, which this station is inadequate to accommodate crowds through narrow staircases, the first 2 MTA Capital Programs helped put Jamaica Center and 2 other stations on the subway map. It also ensured the J line’s presence into the 21st Century, as it was being cut back from 168th Street to 121st Street

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