Montrose Avenue station

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AddressMontrose Avenue & Bushwick Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
Borough Brooklyn
Locale East Williamsburg
Coordinates 40°42′27″N73°56′24″W / 40.707612°N 73.939877°W / 40.707612; -73.939877
Division B (BMT) [1]
Line BMT Canarsie Line
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StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
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OpenedJune 30, 1924;101 years ago (1924-06-30)
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Traffic
20241,710,697 [2] Increase2.svg 1.6%
Rank202 out of 423 [2]
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Montrose Avenue station

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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

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

GroundStreet levelExit/entrance
MezzanineMezzanineFare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Platform level Side platform
Westbound NYCS-bull-trans-L-Std.svg toward Eighth Avenue (Grand Street)
Eastbound NYCS-bull-trans-L-Std.svg toward Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway (Morgan Avenue)
Side platform
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Mezzanine

This underground station has two tracks and two side platforms. [6] Fixed platform barriers, which are intended to prevent commuters falling to the tracks, are positioned near the platform edges. [7] [8] 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. [9]

Exits

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. [10]

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. 1 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. "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. Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC   49777633 via Google Books.
  7. Wassef, Mira (July 18, 2025). "Platform barriers installed at 56 subway stations in NYC". PIX11. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  8. Russo-Lennon, Barbara (July 20, 2025). "These are the NYC subway stations that now have protective platform barriers". amNewYork. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  9. "www.nycsubway.org: BMT Canarsie Line Car Delivery". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  10. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bushwick" (PDF). mta.info . Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.