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Avenue J station

Coordinates: 40°37′31″N 73°57′41″W / 40.625276°N 73.961372°W / 40.625276; -73.961372
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 Avenue J
 "Q" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Platforms view
Station statistics
AddressAvenue J & East 16th Street
Brooklyn, New York
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleMidwood
Coordinates40°37′31″N 73°57′41″W / 40.625276°N 73.961372°W / 40.625276; -73.961372
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Brighton Line
Services   B weekday rush hours, middays and early evenings (weekday rush hours, middays and early evenings)
​   Q all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B6, B11
StructureEmbankment
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
Openedc. 1900
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Former/other namesManhattan Terrace
Traffic
20231,169,052[2] Increase 4.4%
Rank268 out of 423[2]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Avenue H
toward 96th Street
Local 		Avenue M
toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
"B" train does not stop here
Location
Avenue J station is located in New York City Subway
Avenue J station
Avenue J station is located in New York City
Avenue J station
Avenue J station is located in New York
Avenue J station
Track layout

Legend
to Avenue H
to Avenue M
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

The Avenue J station is a local station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located on Avenue J between East 15th and East 16th Streets in Midwood, Brooklyn. The station is served by the Q train at all times.[3] It is also served by the B train on weekdays until early 2025.[4]

History

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The station was opened around 1900 as a two-track surface station and named Manhattan Terrace. It was renamed "Avenue J" in 1907, the same year the railroad line was grade separated. Vestiges of the spur built to reconnect the Brighton Line and Long Island Rail Road's Bay Ridge Branch after grade separation still exist to this day.

On August 1, 1920, a tunnel under Flatbush Avenue opened, connecting the Brighton Line to the Broadway subway in Manhattan.[5][6] At the same time, the line's former track connections to the Fulton Street Elevated were severed. Subway trains from Manhattan and elevated trains from Franklin Avenue served Brighton Line stations, sharing the line to Coney Island.[6][7]

This station underwent reconstruction from September 2009 to December 2011. Both platforms were rebuilt with new windscreens, canopies, and tactile strip edges. A temporary platform over the express tracks was used to provide service on the side that was under rebuilding.[8] The new windscreens were controversial with nearby community members, since the windscreens contained gaps that allowed trash and noise through while causing privacy issues for residents whose backyards faced the station.[9]

Station layout

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Platform level Side platform
Northbound local ← "Q" train toward 96th Street, "b" train toward Bedford Park Boulevard or 145th Street (Avenue H)
Northbound express → No regular service
Southbound express → No regular service
Southbound local → "Q" train toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue, "b" train toward Brighton Beach (Avenue M) →
Side platform
Ground Street level Entrances/exits, station building and agent, MetroCard and OMNY vending machines

The station is on a raised earthen embankment. There are four tracks and two side platforms. The two center tracks are used by the B express train on weekdays.[10]

The 2011 artwork here is called Bird Laid Bare by Rita MacDonald. It consists of murals and mosaics on the walls of the Coney Island-bound platform's main staircase depicting various species of birds.

Exits

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The station's main house is located underneath the right-of-way on the south side of Avenue J and has a full-time turnstile bank and token booth. There is a double-wide staircase facing north going up to the Coney Island-bound platform and one narrow staircase facing south going up to the Manhattan-bound platform. The Coney Island-bound staircase's landing has two exit-only turnstiles leading directly to the street.[11]

Both platforms have an unstaffed bank of turnstiles leading to a staircase that goes down to the north side of Avenue J. The Coney Island-bound one is double-wide.[11]

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  • Exit on platform
    Exit on platform
  • Exit-only turnstile and gate at Avenue J
    Exit-only turnstile and gate at Avenue J
  • Temporary platform during the reconstruction in 2011
    Temporary platform during the reconstruction in 2011

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Q Subway Timetable, Effective June 30, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "B Subway Timetable, Effective June 30, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "New Subway Link Opens; Service Started Through Queens and Montague Street Tubes". The New York Times. August 1, 1920. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Montague Street Tube, Brighton Subway Operation Begun". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. August 1, 1920. p. 53. Archived from the original on May 3, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018 – via Brooklyn Public Library; newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Kennedy, Randy (September 30, 2003). "Tunnel Vision; Short Line. Small Train. Little Graffiti". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 3, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  8. ^ "Press Release – NYC Transit – Temporary Loss of Brighton Line Express". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 29, 2009. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  9. ^ Rosenberg, Eli (November 17, 2011). "A 'hole' new station". BrooklynDaily.com. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  10. ^ Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ a b "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Midwood" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
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