Airtrain JFK-Station C: Federal Circle
Federal Circle is the station where connections are made to Shuttle buses to Airport Hotels, Rental Cars, and the cargo area. It is also the only Airtrain station that lacks an island platform. The station is on two elevated levels. This is due to the Jamaica Line and Howard Beach Line separating just beyond the station, the Howard Beach-bound track have to go under the Inbound track from Jamaica. This gives the station two elevated levels with inbound trains on the upper level, and Jamaica/Howard Beach-bound trains on the lower level. Escalators, stairs and elevators connect the top two levels with street level underneath. It also looks like that there could be provisions to add a third or forth track, and give the station one or two island platforms.
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| (federal1) A hanging platform sign at Federal Circle, This is the design of station signs, with terminal substituted at the terminal stations. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 9 January, 2005 | (federal2) Looking out of Federal Circle on the trackless side of the Jamaica/Howard Beach-bound platform which are on a lower level. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 9 January, 2005 | (federal3) All Airtrain platforms can fit up to 4 cars, all platforms are also enclosed with glass doors on the platform that line up with the doors on the train. there is a display over every door. which gives service information and says the destination of the train in the station or how long the wait is for it. Normally trains have two cars only, this is the message saying to move down the platform to board the train. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 9 January, 2005 | (federal4) Looking down the lower level platform at Federal Circle. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 9 January, 2005 |
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| (federal5) A Jamaica-bound train waits to leave Federal Circle. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 9 January, 2005 | (federal6) A Jamaica-bound train switches onto the Jamaica-bound tracks, beyond Federal Circle. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 9 January, 2005 | (federal7) The escalators between the two levels at Federal Circle. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 9 January, 2005 |
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