Graham Avenue station

Graham Avenue
Station statistics
Address	Graham Avenue & Metropolitan Avenue Brooklyn, New York
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Williamsburg
Coordinates	40°42′52″N73°56′40″W / 40.714509°N 73.944426°W / 40.714509; -73.944426
Division	B (BMT) [1]
Line	BMT Canarsie Line
Services	L   (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B24, B43
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	June 30, 1924;101 years ago (1924-06-30)
Opposite- direction transfer	No
Traffic
2024	2,265,177 [2]   4.6%
Rank	150 out of 423 [2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Lorimer Street toward Eighth Avenue Grand Street toward Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to Lorimer Street to Grand Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

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

History

This station opened on June 30, 1924 as part of the initial segment of the Canarsie Line, which was a product of the Dual Contracts, stretching from Sixth Avenue to Montrose Avenue. ^{[3] [4]}

Station layout

Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance
Platform level	Side platform
	Westbound	← toward Eighth Avenue (Lorimer Street)
	Eastbound	→ toward Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway (Grand Street) →
	Side platform

Station name tablet on the southbound platform

This underground station has two tracks and two side platforms. ^[5] Fixed platform barriers, which are intended to prevent commuters falling to the tracks, are positioned near the platform edges. ^{[6] [7]} Both platforms have their original mosaic tile band showing various shades of green and blue with peach and yellow borders. "G" tablets on a dark blue background run at regular intervals. The mosaic name tablets read "GRAHAM AVE." in gold serif lettering on a blue background and gold border. There are no columns on either platform.

Exits

Each platform has one same-level fare control area towards the west end (railroad north). Each one has a turnstile bank and two street stairs. The ones on the Manhattan-bound side go up to either northern corners of Graham and Metropolitan Avenues, while the ones on the Canarsie-bound side go up to either southern corners. The Manhattan-bound fare control area has a full-time sales booth, while the booth on the Canarsie-bound one is for informational use only. There are no crossovers or crossunders. ^[8]

References

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. "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. Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC   49777633 – via Google Books.
6. Wassef, Mira (July 18, 2025). "Platform barriers installed at 56 subway stations in NYC". PIX11. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
7. Russo-Lennon, Barbara (July 20, 2025). "These are the NYC subway stations that now have protective platform barriers". amNewYork. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
8. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Williamsburg & Bedford Stuyvesant" (PDF). mta.info . Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

External links

• nycsubway.org – BMT Canarsie Line: Graham Avenue
• Station Reporter — L Train
• The Subway Nut — Graham Avenue Pictures Archived May 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
• Graham Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View (2015)
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View (2018)