Sixth Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line)

Sixth Avenue New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Avenue of the Americas & West 14th Street New York, NY 10011
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Chelsea, Greenwich Village
Coordinates	40.737328°N 73.996796°W / 40.737328; -73.996796
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Canarsie Line
Services	L  (all times)
System transfers	IND Sixth Avenue Line (F  M  trains) at 14th Street       IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line (1  2  3  trains) at 14th Street
Connection	New York City Bus: M5, M6, M7, M14A/D PATH: JSQ-33, JSQ-33 via Hoboken, Hoboken-33 at 14th Street
Structure	Underground
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	September 21, 1924 (September 21, 1924)
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	15,029,178 (station complex)  1.3%
Rank	16 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Eighth Avenue: L
Next south	Union Square: L
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Sixth Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Sixth Avenue and 14th Street in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea, it is served by the L train at all times.

This underground station, built approximately 40 feet below street level and opened on September 21, 1924, has one island platform and two tracks.

Both track walls have their original mosaic trim line consisting of earthy tones of olive green, brown, ochre and tan augmented by light green and Copenhagen blue. "6" tablets representing "Sixth Avenue" run along the trim line at regular intervals.

The station has seven staircases going up from the platform. The two westernmost ones go up to a passageway that leads to the full-time fare control area of 14th Street on the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line. The next two go up to the extreme south end of either platform of 14th Street on the IND Sixth Avenue Line.

The next two staircases go up to a mezzanine leading to fare control that has a powder blue and state blue trim line. A bank of three regular turnstiles and two high entry/exit turnstiles provide entrance/exit from the station and there is no token booth. Two staircases go up to either eastern corners of 14th Street and Sixth Avenue. Another unstaffed bank of turnstiles by the northeast staircase leads to the mezzanine above the Queens-bound platform of 14th Street on the IND.

The last staircase on the extreme east end of the platform leads to a storage area and ventilation room. Another staircase in this section has been removed.

The 1993 artwork here is called MTA Jewels by Jennifer Kotter. It consists of paintings of various subjects on the passageway leading to the IRT.

West of the station, a center lay-up track begins at a bumper block and is only accessible from the Eighth Avenue terminal. This station was the terminal for the BMT Canarsie Line until Eighth Avenue opened in 1931.

External links

Media related to 6th Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line) at Wikimedia Commons

• nycsubway.org — BMT Canarsie Line: 6th Avenue
• Station Reporter — 14th Street/6th and 7th Avenue Complex
• Sixth Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

Mosaic tablet on track wall