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In Flushing, Queens, Shea Stadium has been reduced to a pile of rubble, and erased from the name of the local subway station.

Now the station is named "Mets-Willets Point." The stadium's new named, Citi Field, is not in the station name because there was no money for the naming rights, but MTA officials say it helps keep things simple.

"I think we wanted to, as we're doing at Yankees stadium, where we're calling it 'Yankees Station,' and elsewhere in the system, to just be very clear about the destination, and try to be consistent with the geography as well," says MTA Director of Planning William Wheeler. "That's why Willets Point is still is a very important part of the station."

The name is not the only change at the subway station. Most noticeably, the old rotunda has been replaced by a new staircase, which will deposit fans near the park's main entrance.

The MTA has also added wheelchair access, though only on the Queens-bound platform. On game days, disabled riders can now exit down two reconfigured ramps, as well as a new steel-and-concrete switchback ramp that is still under construction.

The only drawback is that after the game, disabled riders will have to board another Queens-bound train and backtrack one stop in order to turn around.

Transit officials say it's just a first step toward full accessibility.

"Eventually we're hoping to do that for the entire complex - New York City transit station, Long Island Rail Road station as well," says Wheeler.

Other improvements include new lighting, a newly-built staircase, replaced rubbing boards on the platform edges and an expanded landing.

The nearby Long Island Rail Road station got a new canopy, electronic signs and new railings with a new paint job.

"We have better communication, better lighting, just a general spruce-up here," says LIRR spokesman Joe Calderone.

Improvements to the two stations have totaled about $18 million so far.

Some remnants of the old station, like signs pointing to the former Shea Stadium, were deliberately left alone in a nod to history.

While the Mets' regular-season home opener is not until April 13, fans can take the train to a couple of pre-season exhibition games this Friday and Saturday against the Boston Red Sox.