Flushing Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)

Coordinates: 40°42′02″N 73°56′31″W / 40.700683°N 73.941979°W / 40.700683; -73.941979
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 Flushing Avenue
 "J" train"M" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
AddressFlushing Avenue & Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11206
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleWilliamsburg, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bushwick
Coordinates40°42′02″N 73°56′31″W / 40.700683°N 73.941979°W / 40.700683; -73.941979
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Jamaica Line
Services   J all times except weekdays 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., peak direction (all times except weekdays 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., peak direction)
   M all times except late nights (all times except late nights)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B15, B43, B46, B47, B57
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedJune 25, 1888; 135 years ago (1888-06-25)[2]
AccessibleThis station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ADA-accessible
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Traffic
20231,614,503[3]Increase 9%
Rank201 out of 423[3]
Location
Flushing Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line) is located in New York City Subway
Flushing Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)
Flushing Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line) is located in New York City
Flushing Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)
Flushing Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line) is located in New York
Flushing Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction

Flushing Avenue is a local station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Flushing Avenue and Broadway in Brooklyn, it is served by the J train at all times, the M train at all times except late nights, and the Z during rush hours in peak direction.

Station layout

Track layout
P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right Disabled access
Westbound local[5] "J" train ("z" train AM rush hours) toward Broad Street (Lorimer Street)
"M" train toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue weekdays, Essex Street weekends (Lorimer Street)
Peak-direction express No regular service
Eastbound local[5] "J" train ("z" train PM rush hours) toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Myrtle Avenue)
"M" train toward Template:NYCS stations except late nights (Myrtle Avenue)
Side platform, doors will open on the right Disabled access
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent
Disabled access Elevator at southwest corner of Flushing Avenue and Broadway
G Street Level Exit / Entrance
Elevator and stairs from street

This elevated station, opened on June 25, 1888, has two side platforms and three tracks. The center express track is not used in regular service. Both platforms have beige windscreens with red canopies supported by green frames and support columns along the entire length. The station signs are in the standard black plate with white lettering.

The 2006 artwork here is called Migration by Robin Holder. It features stained glass windows on the platform windscreens and station house.

Exits

There are two sets of entrance/exits at the station. One is located at an elevated station house beneath the tracks, which has two staircases from either southern corners of Flushing Avenue and Broadway, token booth, turnstile bank, a waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions, and a single staircase to each platform at their extreme north end. Each staircase landing has an exit-only turnstile to allow passengers to exit the station without having to go through the station house.[6] Three elevators were installed in Fall 2003 to make this station ADA accessible due to its proximity to Woodhull Hospital. One of them is at the southwest corner of Broadway and Flushing Avenue and goes up to the adjacent staircase balcony. The other two go up to the platforms from the staircase landing.[7]

The other set of entrance/exit are stairs located at the south ends of each platform. These stairs lead to Fayette Street. There was formerly another station house at this end, but it was removed. These stairs were closed in the 1980s due to high crime,[8][9][10] but were reopened in July 2017 to address potential capacity constraints from shuttle bus transfers due to reconstruction on the Myrtle Avenue Line and the 14th Street Tunnel.[11][12]

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. ^ "The Broadway Line Opened". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. 25 June 1888. p. 6.
  3. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  5. ^ a b This is a wrong-way concurrency in railroad direction.
  6. ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Williamsburg & Bedford-Stuyvesant" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Accessible Stations in the MTA Network". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  8. ^ Harshbarger, Rebecca; De La Hoz, Felipe (October 12, 2015). "Williamsburg, Bushwick subway entrances sealed despite ridership spike". AM New York. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  9. ^ Hinds, KAte; Palazzolo, Alan (November 10, 2015). "No Exit: What Closed Subway Entrances Have to Do with Delays and Crowding". WNYC (AM). Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Closed subway entrances". WNYC (AM). October 31, 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-07-22. Retrieved 2017-08-13. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^ http://secondavenuesagas.com/2017/12/13/first-look-dot-mta-ready-plans-l-train-shutdown/

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