Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street station

New York City Subway station in Brooklyn

New York City Subway station in Brooklyn, New York
   BMT Canarsie LineServices   L all times (all times)StructureUndergroundPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationOpenedJuly 14, 1928; 95 years ago (1928-07-14)Opposite-
direction
transferYesTraffic2023548,179[2] Increase 6% Rank374 out of 423[2]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Wilson Avenue Broadway Junction
Location
Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street station is located in New York City Subway
Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street station
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Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street station is located in New York City
Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street station
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Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street station is located in New York
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The Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street station is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Located in Bushwick, Brooklyn, it is served by the L train at all times.

History

Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street, opened on July 14, 1928,[3] 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 (Wilson Avenue)
Eastbound → "L" train toward Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway (Broadway Junction) →
Side platform
The street entrance to Bushwick Avenue - Aberdeen Street station.

This station has two tracks and two side platforms.[4] The side platforms are slightly curved and the two tracks are at different levels at the north end of the station, with the southbound tracks being higher due to their descent from an elevated stretch at Wilson Avenue.[4]

Parchment brown replacement tiles can be observed.[4] The pillars are covered in white tile, with mosaics on each one bearing the station's name, "Bushwick Aberdeen".[4] The elaborate porcelain mosaic band is predominantly tan, peach, mauve and brown with yellow, cream, green, rosy beige, slate blue, indigo and black grape tiles in the center.[4] In the mezzanine, there are also bright aqua tiles, as well as the above-mentioned brown replacements.[4][5]

Exit

The single entrance to this underground station is in a small building on the north side of Bushwick Avenue between Aberdeen Street and DeSales Place.[6] In this space are 11-foot (3.4 m) high coffered ceilings, suspended light fixtures, and fancy ironwork.[4]

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. ^ "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 August 25, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "nycsubway.org: BMT Canarsie Line". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "BUSHWICK-ABERDEEN STATION, Bushwick". forgotten-ny.com. November 12, 2014.
  6. ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Ocean Hill" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bushwick Avenue – Aberdeen Street (BMT Canarsie Line).
  • nycsubway.org – BMT Canarsie: Bushwick-Aberdeen
  • Station Reporter — "L Train". stationreporter.net. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013.
  • The Subway Nut — Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street Pictures Archived July 6, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
  • Bushwick Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
  • Platforms from Google Maps Street View
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