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DeKalb Avenue station (BMT Canarsie Line)

Coordinates: 40°42′15″N 73°55′09″W / 40.704294°N 73.919277°W / 40.704294; -73.919277
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For other uses, see DeKalb Avenue (disambiguation).
 DeKalb Avenue
 "L" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Street entrance
Station statistics
AddressDeKalb Avenue & Wyckoff Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11237
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBushwick
Coordinates40°42′15″N 73°55′09″W / 40.704294°N 73.919277°W / 40.704294; -73.919277
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
Line   BMT Canarsie Line
Services   L all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B13, B38
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedJuly 14, 1928; 96 years ago (1928-07-14)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
20232,772,609[2] Increase 11.6%
Rank120 out of 423[2]
Station succession
Next northTemplate:NYCS next
Next southTemplate:NYCS next
Location
DeKalb Avenue station (BMT Canarsie Line) is located in New York City Subway
DeKalb Avenue station (BMT Canarsie Line)
DeKalb Avenue station (BMT Canarsie Line) is located in New York City
DeKalb Avenue station (BMT Canarsie Line)
DeKalb Avenue station (BMT Canarsie Line) is located in New York
DeKalb Avenue station (BMT Canarsie Line)
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

DeKalb Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Wyckoff and DeKalb Avenues in Bushwick, Brooklyn, it is served by the L train at all times.[4]

History

Track layout
Legend
to Jefferson St
to Myrtle–Wyckoff

DeKalb Avenue opened on July 14, 1928,[5] as part of an extension of the Canarsie Line. This extension connected Montrose Avenue, which had opened four years earlier, to Broadway Junction, which was the western end of the already-operating elevated line to Canarsie.

Station layout

Ground Street level Exit/entrance
Mezzanine Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Platform level Side platform
Westbound ← "L" train toward Eighth Avenue (Jefferson Street)
Eastbound → "L" train toward Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway (Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues) →
Side platform
Platform level

This underground station has two tracks and two side platforms.[6] Each platform has blue columns are regular intervals with every other column having a standard black and white station name plate.

The mosaic tile bands are predominantly green and blue, with yellow and tan accents.[6] Those installed on the stairway from the mezzanine to the Manhattan-bound platform in Summer 2000 feature a seven-inch entrance motif design with a dull green and blue background.[6] The trim line has "D" tablets on it at regular intervals to represent "DeKalb."

Exits

This station has three entrances/exits. The main one is a mezzanine above the platforms and tracks at the west (railroad north) end. It has a single staircase from each platform, waiting area that allows free transfer between directions, turnstile bank, token booth, and four staircases to all corners of DeKalb and Wyckoff Avenues.[7]

The other two entrances/exits are on platform level and unstaffed at the east (railroad south) end. Each fare control area has HEET turnstiles and two street stairs. The ones on the Manhattan-bound platform lead to either northern corners of Wyckoff and Stanhope Street while those on the Canarsie-bound one lead to either southern corners.[7]

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. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "L Train". stationreporter.net. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Last Link of New 14th St-E.D. Subway To Be Opened Today: First Train This Afternoon Will Carry Officials – Citizens to Celebrate". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 14, 1928. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  6. ^ a b c http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/BMT_Canarsie_Line#DeKalb_Avenue
  7. ^ a b "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bushwick" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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