East 105th Street station

East 105 Street
East 105 Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Platform view; the station house at East 105th Street is in the background
Station statistics
Address	East 105th Street & Farragut Road; Brooklyn, NY
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Canarsie
Coordinates	40°39′05″N73°53′56″W / 40.651308°N 73.899021°W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Canarsie Line
Services	L (all times)
Structure	At-grade
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	3 (1 not for passenger service)
Other information
Opened	July 28, 1906;117 years ago
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	602,303 11.1%
Rank	359 out of 423
Services
Services
Location
Track layout
	Legend
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times

Last updated June 13, 2024

The East 105th Street station is a grade-level station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Located near East 105th Street between Foster Avenue and Farragut Road in Canarsie, Brooklyn,^[3] it is served by the L train at all times.^[4]

History

This opened on July 28, 1906 as a replacement for a former station along a steam dummy line known as the Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach Railroad.

The station was rebuilt twice: in the 1970s and in 2005. The latter renovation cost $9.66 million.^[5]

Station layout

Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent
Ground Platform level
	Yard lead	No passenger service
	Westbound	← toward Eighth Avenue (New Lots Avenue)
	Island platform
	Eastbound	→ toward Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway (Terminus) →
	Street level	Exit/entrance

This grade-level station has three tracks and a narrow island platform. The platform, which only has one single-sided bench, serves the middle track (Manhattan-bound) and northern one (Rockaway Parkway-bound). The southernmost track is a stub-end track that leads to the Canarsie Yard.^[6]

The only grade crossing of the subway system was located at where East 105th Street crossed the Canarsie Line.^[7] It was located at the site of the current station house. The crossing was eliminated on August 5, 1973. ^[8]^[9]^[10] The grade crossing elimination was part of the construction of the Flatlands Industrial Park.^[11]

The MTA still lists the station being at Turnbull Avenue, a dirt road which once ran along the tracks but no longer exists.^[12] A part of Turnbull Avenue, directly northeast of the station, is still extant as a driveway that runs to the southeast of the line from Stanley Avenue/East 108th Street to just short of the East 105th Street station's station house.^[13]

The artwork here is called Crescendo by Michael Ingui. Installed during a 2007 renovation, it consists of stained glass windows near the staircases.^[14]^[15] The renovation also resulted in a short canopy being installed above the platform. There is a substation just south of the station.^[16]

Exits

The station's only exit and entrance is via a station house directly above the platform and tracks at their extreme east (railroad north) end. A staircase from the platform goes up to a waiting area, where a turnstile bank provides access to and from the station. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases, each going down to both dead-ends of East 105th Street.^[17]

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References

↑ "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.
1 2 "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
↑ "Neighborhood Map Brownsville Ocean Hill East New York Remsen Village" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
↑ "LSubway Timetable, Effective December 4, 2022". Metropolitan Transportation Authority . Retrieved August 26, 2023.
↑ MTA 2006 Adopted Budget - February Financial Plan - Part 3 (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2006. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
↑ Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
↑ Bennett, Charles G. (July 24, 1959). "Yes, City Transit System Has a Grade Crossing; City Lets Canarsie Retain Gates At Sole Transit System Crossing". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved January 29, 2018.
↑ "Last Grade Crossing on Subway System Is Closed". The New York Times. August 6, 1973. p. 28. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
↑ "New York City Transit Facts & Figures: 1979" (PDF). La Guardia and Wagner Archives . Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Transit Authority. 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
↑ New York City Transit's Facts & Figures Celebrating 90 Years of Subway Service 1904–1994. New York City Transit. 1994. p. 4.
↑ Fowler, Glenn (September 6, 1970). "Flatlands Industrial Park, Year Old, Making Strides". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved January 29, 2018.
↑ L Train timetable
↑ "CANARSIE, Brooklyn Part 1 - Forgotten New York". forgotten-ny.com. July 28, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
↑ "www.nycsubway.org: Artwork: Crescendo (Michael Ingui)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
↑ "MTA | Press Release | MTA Headquarters | MTA Arts for Transit and Artist Michael Ingui Receive Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Award". www.mta.info. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
↑ Cox, Jeremiah. "East 105 Street (L) - The SubwayNut". subwaynut.com. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
↑ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Brownsville" (PDF). mta.info . Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.

External links

nycsubway.org – BMT Canarsie Line: East 105th Street
Station Reporter — L Train
The Subway Nut — East 105th Street Pictures
MTA's Arts For Transit — East 105th Street (BMT Canarsie Line)
Entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platform from Google Maps Street View

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[SASDEIS-DIVISION-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.

[riderref-2] 1 2 "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[3] "Neighborhood Map Brownsville Ocean Hill East New York Remsen Village" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

[4] "LSubway Timetable, Effective December 4, 2022". Metropolitan Transportation Authority . Retrieved August 26, 2023.

[5] MTA 2006 Adopted Budget - February Financial Plan - Part 3 (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2006. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2020.

[tracks-6] Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.

[7] Bennett, Charles G. (July 24, 1959). "Yes, City Transit System Has a Grade Crossing; City Lets Canarsie Retain Gates At Sole Transit System Crossing". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved January 29, 2018.

[8] "Last Grade Crossing on Subway System Is Closed". The New York Times. August 6, 1973. p. 28. Retrieved January 2, 2007.

[NYCTA-Facts-1979-9] "New York City Transit Facts & Figures: 1979" (PDF). La Guardia and Wagner Archives . Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Transit Authority. 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2016.

[10] New York City Transit's Facts & Figures Celebrating 90 Years of Subway Service 1904–1994. New York City Transit. 1994. p. 4.

[11] Fowler, Glenn (September 6, 1970). "Flatlands Industrial Park, Year Old, Making Strides". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved January 29, 2018.

[12] L Train timetable

[13] "CANARSIE, Brooklyn Part 1 - Forgotten New York". forgotten-ny.com. July 28, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2016.

[14] "www.nycsubway.org: Artwork: Crescendo (Michael Ingui)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved August 10, 2016.

[15] "MTA | Press Release | MTA Headquarters | MTA Arts for Transit and Artist Michael Ingui Receive Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Award". www.mta.info. Retrieved August 10, 2016.

[16] Cox, Jeremiah. "East 105 Street (L) - The SubwayNut". subwaynut.com. Retrieved August 10, 2016.

[maps-17] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Brownsville" (PDF). mta.info . Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.

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v t e Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
14th Street– Canarsie Local	Eighth Avenue Sixth Avenue Union Square Third Avenue First Avenue Bedford Avenue Lorimer Street Graham Avenue Grand Street Montrose Avenue Morgan Avenue Jefferson Street DeKalb Avenue Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues Halsey Street Wilson Avenue Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street Broadway Junction Atlantic Avenue Sutter Avenue Livonia Avenue New Lots Avenue East 105th Street Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Note: Service variations, station closures, and reroutes are not reflected here. Stations with asterisks have no regular peak, reverse peak, or midday service on that route. See linked articles for more information.