The Knickerbocker Avenue station is a station on the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Myrtle and Knickerbocker Avenues in Bushwick, Brooklyn, it is served by the M train at all times.
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| Address | Knickerbocker Avenue & Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Bushwick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°41′55″N 73°55′06″W / 40.698731°N 73.918376°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | B (BMT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | BMT Myrtle Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | M  (all times) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transit |  NYCT Bus: B54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | August 15, 1889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | August 17, 2012 (reconstruction) July 1, 2017 (temporary line closure) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | February 8, 2013 (reconstruction) April 30, 2018 (temporary line closure) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opposite- direction transfer | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | 862,039[2]  5.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 317 out of 423[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editThe Myrtle Avenue Line was built and operated by the Union Elevated Railroad Company. The first section of the line opened in 1888, and it was extended from Broadway to Wyckoff Avenue on July 20, 1889.[3] However, Knickerbocker Avenue station, which was along this extension, did not open until August 15, 1889.[4][5][6]
The station was rehabilitated from August 17, 2012,[7] to February 8, 2013.[8] On July 1, 2017, the station was closed again until April 30, 2018 as part of the reconstruction of the Myrtle Avenue Line's connection with the BMT Jamaica Line.[9][10][11]
Station layout
edit| Platform level | Side platform | |
| Westbound | ← toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue weekdays, Essex Street weekends, Myrtle Avenue late nights (Central Avenue)
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| Center trackway | No track or roadbed | |
| Eastbound | toward Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue (Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues) →
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| Side platform | ||
| Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines | |
| Ground | Street level | Exit/entrance |
This elevated station has two side platforms and two tracks with space for a third track, which was removed by 1946. Both platforms have steel canopies along their entire lengths except for small sections at their extreme ends. The western half of both platforms has grey windscreens while the eastern half has waist-high steel fences. The station names are in the standard black plates with white lettering.[citation needed]
This station has one elevated station house beneath the platforms and tracks. One staircase from the eastern end of each platform goes down to a waiting area/crossover. A turnstile bank provides entrance/exit from the system. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases going down to either side of Myrtle Avenue between Knickerbocker and Greene Avenues. The station formerly had another station house at the south end.[12]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Report. January 1, 1890.
- ^ Roess, Roger P.; Sansone, Gene (August 23, 2012). The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit System. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642304842.
- ^ "The Fifth Avenue Elevated To Greenwood". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. August 15, 1889. p. 6. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ "To Greenwood on Thursday". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. August 14, 1889. p. 1.
- ^ "Knickerbocker Avenue M Station to Close for Rehab". MTA. August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- ^ "Knickerbocker Avenue M Station Reopens Following Rehab". MTA. February 8, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- ^ Rivoli, Dan (March 17, 2016). "M line to be shut down next year for repairs". New York Daily News. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ Brown, Nicole (March 18, 2016). "MTA: M line will shut down for part of next year". amNew York. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ "Myrtle Avenue Line Infrastructure Projects". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bushwick" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
External links
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- nycsubway.org – BMT Myrtle Avenue Line: Knickerbocker Avenue
- Station Reporter — M Train
- The Subway Nut — Knickerbocker Avenue Pictures
- Knickerbocker Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View