Atlantic Avenue station (BMT Canarsie Line)

Coordinates: 40°40′33″N 73°54′11″W / 40.675724°N 73.902969°W / 40.675724; -73.902969
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For other uses, see Atlantic Avenue (disambiguation).
 Atlantic Avenue
 
Fulton Street Line)
July 28, 1906; 117 years ago (1906-07-28)[3] (Canarsie Line)
Rebuilt1916; 108 years ago (1916) (Dual Contracts)
2004; 20 years ago (2004) (CBTC)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Former/other namesAtlantic Avenue – East New York Avenue[4]
Traffic
2023351,212[5] Increase 5.6%
Rank409 out of 423[5]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Broadway Junction
toward Eighth Avenue
 Sutter Avenue
toward Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway
Location
Atlantic Avenue station (BMT Canarsie Line) is located in New York City Subway
Atlantic Avenue station (BMT Canarsie Line)
Atlantic Avenue station (BMT Canarsie Line) is located in New York City
Atlantic Avenue station (BMT Canarsie Line)
Atlantic Avenue station (BMT Canarsie Line) is located in New York
Atlantic Avenue station (BMT Canarsie Line)
Track layout

Legend
to Bushwick Ave
Broadway Junction
to
Jamaica Line
from Jamaica Line
to
East New York Yard
former Fulton Street Elevated tracks
Atlantic Avenue
to Sutter Avenue
Tracks
Trackways
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

The Atlantic Avenue station is a rapid transit station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Atlantic and Snediker Avenues at East New York, Brooklyn, it is served by the L train at all times.

History

Atlantic Avenue opened July 4, 1889, for the

East New York station
, which is located in the median of Atlantic Avenue.

Dual Contracts rebuild

Unused Dual Contracts-era eastern platforms
4
Platform level 		Northbound ← Fulton Street Line (through service to Jamaica Line)
Island platform
Northbound ← Canarsie Line
Northbound ← Fulton Street Line
Island platform
Bidirectional ← Fulton Street Line (peak direction) →
Southbound → Fulton Street Line →
→ Canarsie and Fulton Street Lines (through service from Jamaica Line) →
Island platform
Southbound → Canarsie Line →
3 Mezzanine
2 Atlantic Avenue roadway
G Street level Exit/entrance
B1
East New York
LIRR

Rebuilt and reconfigured under the

Hinsdale Street
.

Current layout

P
Platform level 		Trackbed No service
Island platform, not in service
Trackbed No service
Westbound ← "L" train toward Eighth Avenue (Broadway Junction/Canarsie)
(No service: Broadway Junction/Jamaica)
Island platform
Eastbound → "L" train toward Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway (Sutter Avenue) →
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent
G Street level Exit/entrance, stairs to East New York LIRR station

After the remaining portion of the Fulton Street el was removed in 1956, the Canarsie line continued to use the westernmost track and platform southbound, and the second track from the east and platform (over Snediker Avenue) northbound. The easternmost track was removed, leaving five in place.[7]

The westernmost platform is now the only one in service with both tracks in use. The former southbound Fulton el track is now the northbound track, and was connected to the existing Canarsie Line north of

Sutter Avenue station in 2003.[7] Connecting the northbound Canarsie line to this track eliminated the sharp curve onto the structure over Snediker Avenue. The center of the three platforms is still there, but is retained only as a storage area. The easternmost platform was closed to train service in September 2003 and has been demolished except for a small portion that remained intact.[8]
The other structures relating to that platform, including the last remnants of the Fulton el, as well as the portion of the el over Snediker Avenue were demolished between September 2003 and February 2004.

North of the station, a single track diverges northeast to

East New York Yard, two tracks proceed to Broadway Junction, and two others connect to the Jamaica Line
. These last two are not used for regular revenue service, and have not been used thus since 1968.

The station was renovated in 2015–2016.

Exits

The station's only exit point is through the mezzanine. Two conjoined stairways lead from opposite ends of the north portion of the mezzanine, meeting in a combined landing before splitting off into two small stairs to the southeast corner of Atlantic Avenue and East New York Avenue.[9] Another stair, leading from the portion of the mezzanine that is underneath the easternmost platform, leads down to the southwest corner of Atlantic and Snediker Avenues.[9]

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. Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  3. ^ Atlantic Avenue; BMT Canarsie Line (NYCSubway.org)
  4. ^ "Subway Car Catches Fire" (PDF). The New York Times. July 30, 1946. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "First Leg of Rockaways Transit Opened at Cost of $10,154,702" (PDF). The New York Times. April 30, 1956. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Broadway Junction Transportation Study: NYC Department of City Planning Final Report-November 2008" (PDF). nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. November 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 6, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  8. ^ "Abandoned BMT Fulton Street Line Platforms (The Subway Nut)". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
  9. ^ a b "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Ocean Hill" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.

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