Knickerbocker Avenue station

Knickerbocker Avenue
Knickerbocker Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Metropolitan Avenue bound platform
Station statistics
Address	Knickerbocker Avenue & Myrtle Avenue; Brooklyn, New York
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bushwick
Coordinates	40°41′55″N73°55′06″W / 40.698731°N 73.918376°W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
Services	M (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B54
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	August 15, 1889;135 years ago
Closed	August 17, 2012;12 years ago (reconstruction); July 1, 2017;7 years ago (temporary line closure)
Rebuilt	February 8, 2013;11 years ago (reconstruction); April 30, 2018;6 years ago (temporary line closure)
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	862,039 5.7%
Rank	317 out of 423
Services
Services
Location
Track layout
	Legend
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times

Last updated September 18, 2024

The Knickerbocker Avenue station is a station on the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Myrtle and Knickerbocker Avenues in Bushwick, Brooklyn, it is served by the M train at all times.

History

The Myrtle Avenue Line was built and operated by the Union Elevated Railroad Company. The first section of the line opened in 1888, and it was extended from Broadway to Wyckoff Avenue on July 20, 1889.^[3] However, Knickerbocker Avenue station, which was along this extension, did not open until August 15, 1889.^[4]^[5]^[6]

The station was rehabilitated from August 17, 2012,^[7] to February 8, 2013.^[8] On July 1, 2017, the station was closed again until April 30, 2018 as part of the reconstruction of the Myrtle Avenue Line's connection with the BMT Jamaica Line.^[9]^[10]^[11]

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform
	Westbound	← toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue weekdays, Essex Street weekends, Myrtle Avenue late nights (Central Avenue)
	Center trackway	→ No track or roadbed
	Eastbound	→ toward Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue (Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues) →
	Side platform
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance

This elevated station has two side platforms and two tracks with space for a third track, which was removed by 1946. Both platforms have steel canopies along their entire lengths except for small sections at their extreme ends. The western half of both platforms has grey windscreens while the eastern half has waist-high steel fences. The station names are in the standard black plates with white lettering.^{[ citation needed ]}

This station has one elevated station house beneath the platforms and tracks. One staircase from the eastern end of each platform goes down to a waiting area/crossover. A turnstile bank provides entrance/exit from the system. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases going down to either side of Myrtle Avenue between Knickerbocker and Greene Avenues. The station formerly had another station house at the south end.^[12]

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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.
↑ Report. January 1, 1890.
↑ Roess, Roger P.; Sansone, Gene (August 23, 2012). The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit System. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642304842.
↑ "The Fifth Avenue Elevated To Greenwood". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. August 15, 1889. p. 6. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
↑ "To Greenwood on Thursday". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. August 14, 1889. p. 1.
↑ "Knickerbocker Avenue M Station to Close for Rehab". MTA. August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
↑ "Knickerbocker Avenue M Station Reopens Following Rehab". MTA. February 8, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
↑ Rivoli, Dan (March 17, 2016). "M line to be shut down next year for repairs". New York Daily News . Retrieved July 23, 2016.
↑ Brown, Nicole (March 18, 2016). "MTA: M line will shut down for part of next year". amNew York. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
↑ "Myrtle Avenue Line Infrastructure Projects". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
↑ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bushwick" (PDF). mta.info . Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

External links

nycsubway.org – BMT Myrtle Avenue Line: Knickerbocker Avenue
Station Reporter — M Train
The Subway Nut — Knickerbocker Avenue Pictures
Knickerbocker Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platforms 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.

[:0-3] Report. January 1, 1890.

[:3-4] Roess, Roger P.; Sansone, Gene (August 23, 2012). The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit System. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642304842.

[5] "The Fifth Avenue Elevated To Greenwood". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. August 15, 1889. p. 6. Retrieved April 16, 2021.

[6] "To Greenwood on Thursday". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. August 14, 1889. p. 1.

[7] "Knickerbocker Avenue M Station to Close for Rehab". MTA. August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2017.

[8] "Knickerbocker Avenue M Station Reopens Following Rehab". MTA. February 8, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2017.

[9] Rivoli, Dan (March 17, 2016). "M line to be shut down next year for repairs". New York Daily News . Retrieved July 23, 2016.

[10] Brown, Nicole (March 18, 2016). "MTA: M line will shut down for part of next year". amNew York. Retrieved July 23, 2016.

[11] "Myrtle Avenue Line Infrastructure Projects". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved July 23, 2016.

[maps-12] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bushwick" (PDF). mta.info . Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

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