Avenue J station

Avenue J 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]

 Avenue J
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
AddressAvenue J & East 16th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11230
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleMidwood
Coordinates40.625276°N 73.961372°W / 40.625276; -73.961372
DivisionB (BMT)
LineBMT Brighton Line
Services   Q  (all times)
Transit New York City Bus: B6, B11
StructureEmbankment
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
Opened1908
Station code049[1]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Former/other namesManhattan Terrace
Traffic
20191,775,846[2]  5.5%
Rank264 out of 424[2]
Station succession
Next northAvenue H: Q 
Next southAvenue M: Q 

History

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.

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.[4] 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.[5]

Station layout
P
Platform level		 Side platform
Northbound local ← toward 96th Street (Avenue H)
Northbound express ← does not stop here
Southbound express → does not stop here →
Southbound local → toward Coney Island (Avenue M) →
Side platform
G Street level Entrances/exits, station building and agent, MetroCard machines

The station is located 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.[6]

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

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.[7]

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.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  2. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. "Q Subway Timetable, Effective November 8, 2020" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  4. "Press Release - NYC Transit - Temporary Loss of Brighton Line Express". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 29, 2009. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  5. Rosenberg, Eli (November 17, 2011). "A 'hole' new station". BrooklynDaily.com. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  6. Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
  7. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Midwood" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
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