Montrose Avenue station

Montrose Avenue
Montrose Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Address	Montrose Avenue & Bushwick Avenue; Brooklyn, NY 11206
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	East Williamsburg
Coordinates	40°42′27″N 73°56′24″W / 40.707612°N 73.939877°W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Canarsie Line
Services	L (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B60
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	September 21, 1924; 100 years ago
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	1,683,408 10.7%
Rank	190 out of 423
Station succession
Next north	Template:NYCS next
Next south	Template:NYCS next
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times

Montrose Avenue 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.

Station layout

Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance
Mezzanine	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Platform level	Side platform
	Westbound	← toward Eighth Avenue (Grand Street)
	Eastbound	→ toward Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway (Morgan Avenue) →
	Side platform

This station opened on September 21, 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. Originally, the Canarsie Line was planned to be elevated between Montrose Avenue and Broadway Junction, not underground.

This station has two tracks and two side platforms. 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.

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.

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.^[4]

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.
^ ^a ^b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
^ BMT Canarsie Line Car Delivery

External links

nycsubway.org – BMT Canarsie Line: Montrose Avenue
Station Reporter — L Train
The Subway Nut — Montrose Avenue Pictures
Montrose Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platforms from Google Maps Street View

[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] "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[3] "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2015-04-28.

[4] BMT Canarsie Line Car Delivery

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