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Montrose Avenue station

Coordinates: 40°42′27″N 73°56′24″W / 40.707612°N 73.939877°W / 40.707612; -73.939877
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 Montrose Avenue
 "L" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
AddressMontrose Avenue & Bushwick Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleEast Williamsburg
Coordinates40°42′27″N 73°56′24″W / 40.707612°N 73.939877°W / 40.707612; -73.939877
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
Line   BMT Canarsie Line
Services   L all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B60
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedJune 30, 1924; 100 years ago (1924-06-30)
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Traffic
20231,683,408[2]Increase 10.7%
Rank190 out of 423[2]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Grand Street Morgan Avenue
Location
Montrose Avenue station is located in New York City Subway
Montrose Avenue station
Montrose Avenue station is located in New York City
Montrose Avenue station
Montrose Avenue station is located in New York
Montrose Avenue station
Track layout

Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

The Montrose Avenue station is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Montrose and Bushwick Avenues in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, it is served by the L train at all times.

History

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This station opened on June 30, 1924 as the eastern terminus of the initial segment of the underground Canarsie Line, a product of the Dual Contracts, stretching west to Sixth Avenue station in Manhattan.[3][4]

Originally, the Canarsie Line was planned to be elevated between Montrose Avenue and Broadway Junction, running above the Evergreen Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. This was changed to an underground alignment following opposition from industries on the Evergreen Branch.[5]

Station layout

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Ground Street level Exit/entrance
Mezzanine Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Platform level Side platform
Westbound "L" train toward Eighth Avenue (Grand Street)
Eastbound "L" train toward Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway (Morgan Avenue)
Side platform
Mezzanine

This underground station has two tracks and two side platforms. The mosaic band and name tablets on both platforms are of exquisite cut porcelain with vivid pastel shades of sky blue, cerulean blue, rose, yellow, maize and white, on a background of black, raspberry and greyed lavender. Hexagon "M" tablets run along the trim line at regular intervals. Blue stripes adorn the top and bottom of the tile band. Blue I-beam columns run along both platforms at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black name plate in white lettering.[citation needed]

The Manhattan-bound platform has an abandoned ramp leading to the street. This is where BMT Standard cars were fed directly into the subway back in the 1920s. Remnants can be seen from the front of the passing trains. Underneath the Canarsie-bound platform is a small stairway to the tracks, giving evidence of a platform extension.[6]

Exits

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This station has one mezzanine above the center of the platforms and tracks. Two staircases from each side go up to a waiting area/crossover, where a turnstile bank provides access to/from the station. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases going up to either western corners of Montrose and Bushwick Avenues.[7]

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. ^ "Subway Tunnel Through". The New York Times. August 8, 1919. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  4. ^ "Celebrate Opening of Subway Link". The New York Times. July 1, 1924. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  5. ^ "New Link Approved by Subway Board; Extension of Eastern District Line Corresponds to Mayor's Program" (PDF). The New York Times. July 16, 1924. p. 19. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "www.nycsubway.org: BMT Canarsie Line Car Delivery". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  7. ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bushwick" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
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