List of New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn
Encyclopedia
The New York City Subway
is a rapid transit system that serves four of the five boroughs of New York City in the U.S. state
of New York
: the Bronx
, Brooklyn
, Manhattan
, and Queens
. Operated by the New York City Transit Authority
under the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
of New York, the New York City Subway is the busiest rapid transit system in the United States and the fourth busiest in the world
, with 5.225 million daily riders. The system's 468 stations
qualifies it to have the largest number of rapid transit stations in the world.
Three rapid transit companies merged in 1940 to create the present New York City Subway system: the Interborough Rapid Transit Company
(IRT), the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT), and the Independent Subway System
(IND). All three former systems are present in Brooklyn.
. Its right-of-way began passenger service on October 9, 1863 as a surface steam railroad called the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island. It was later rebuilt under the Dual Contracts, opening as the current elevated road
on June 24, 1916. The West End line is not the oldest elevated in Brooklyn. That honor goes to the BMT Jamaica Line
with the section from xxxxxx to Gates Avenue
opening on May 13, 1885. The oldest un-rebuilt section still in-use, is from Alabama Avenue
to Cypress Hills
. That section opened between September 5, 1885 and May 30, 1893. The rest of the line from Marcy Avenue
to Broadway Junction was rebuilt during the Dual Contracts. It was also extended past Cypress Hills towards Jamaica, Queens
during that time.
The newest line in Brooklyn is the ramp from the IND Fulton Street Line
connecting with the former BMT Fulton Street elevated
which opened on April 29, 1956. This ramp includes a connection to Pitkin Yard and the Grant Avenue
station.
There are 170 New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn (171 if 75 Street-Elderts Lane is included. It is actually located in both Brooklyn and Queens). When transfer stations with two or more non-adjacent platforms are counted as one station, the number of stations is 155.
; of these, 22 are express-local stations. If the 9 station complexes are counted as one station each, the number of stations is 158.
New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
is a rapid transit system that serves four of the five boroughs of New York City in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
: the Bronx
The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
, Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, and Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
. Operated by the New York City Transit Authority
New York City Transit Authority
The New York City Transit Authority is a public authority in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City...
under the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the U.S...
of New York, the New York City Subway is the busiest rapid transit system in the United States and the fourth busiest in the world
Metro systems by annual passenger rides
The most-used metro systems in terms of passenger rides per year:# Tokyo Subway 3.161 billion # Moscow Metro 2.348 billion # Seoul Subway 2.048 billion...
, with 5.225 million daily riders. The system's 468 stations
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
qualifies it to have the largest number of rapid transit stations in the world.
Three rapid transit companies merged in 1940 to create the present New York City Subway system: the Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
The Interborough Rapid Transit Company was the private operator of the original underground New York City Subway line that opened in 1904, as well as earlier elevated railways and additional rapid transit lines in New York City. The IRT was purchased by the City in June 1940...
(IRT), the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT), and the Independent Subway System
Independent Subway System
The Independent Subway System , formerly known as the Independent City-Owned Subway System or the Independent City-Owned Rapid Transit Railroad, was a rapid transit rail system in New York City that is now part of the New York City Subway...
(IND). All three former systems are present in Brooklyn.
History and description
The vast majority of current subway lines in Brooklyn trace their lineage back to the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit (BMT) and Brooklyn Rapid Transit (BRT). The oldest right-of-way in the entire subway system is that of the West End LineWest End Line (Brooklyn surface)
The West End Line or New Utrecht Avenue Line was a surface transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running along New Utrecht Avenue and other streets between Coney Island and Sunset Park...
. Its right-of-way began passenger service on October 9, 1863 as a surface steam railroad called the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island. It was later rebuilt under the Dual Contracts, opening as the current elevated road
BMT West End Line
The BMT West End Line is a line of the New York City Subway, serving the Brooklyn, communities of Borough Park, New Utrecht, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Coney Island. The D train operates on the line at all times, providing service to Manhattan and the Bronx via the IND Sixth Avenue Line...
on June 24, 1916. The West End line is not the oldest elevated in Brooklyn. That honor goes to the BMT Jamaica Line
BMT Jamaica Line
The Jamaica Line is an elevated rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway, in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, United States. It runs from the Williamsburg Bridge southeast over Broadway to East New York, Brooklyn, and then east over Fulton Street and Jamaica Avenue to...
with the section from xxxxxx to Gates Avenue
Gates Avenue (BMT Jamaica Line)
Gates Avenue is a skip-stop station on the elevated BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Gates Avenue and Broadway in Bushwick, Brooklyn...
opening on May 13, 1885. The oldest un-rebuilt section still in-use, is from Alabama Avenue
Alabama Avenue (BMT Jamaica Line)
Alabama Avenue is a skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Alabama Avenue and Fulton Street in East New York, Brooklyn, it is served by the J train at all times while the Z train bypasses it when it operates.This elevated station,...
to Cypress Hills
Cypress Hills (BMT Jamaica Line)
Cypress Hills is a skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located on Jamaica Avenue in the Cypress Hills neighborhood of northeastern Brooklyn. It is served by the J train at all times. The Z train bypasses when it operates.This is the northernmost station in...
. That section opened between September 5, 1885 and May 30, 1893. The rest of the line from Marcy Avenue
Marcy Avenue (BMT Jamaica Line)
Marcy Avenue is a station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Marcy Avenue and Broadway in Brooklyn, it is served by the J train at all times, the M train on weekdays, and the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction.- History :Marcy Avenue...
to Broadway Junction was rebuilt during the Dual Contracts. It was also extended past Cypress Hills towards Jamaica, Queens
Jamaica, Queens
Jamaica is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. It was settled under Dutch rule in 1656 in New Netherland as Rustdorp. Under British rule, the Village of Jamaica became the center of the "Town of Jamaica"...
during that time.
The newest line in Brooklyn is the ramp from the IND Fulton Street Line
IND Fulton Street Line
The IND Fulton Street Line is a rapid transit line of the IND Division of the New York City Subway, extending from the Cranberry Street Tunnel under the East River through all of central Brooklyn to a terminus in Ozone Park, Queens. The IND Rockaway Line branches from it. It forms part of the A...
connecting with the former BMT Fulton Street elevated
Fulton Street Line (elevated)
The Fulton Street Line, also called the Fulton Street Elevated or Kings County Line, was an elevated rail line mostly in Brooklyn, New York City, United States...
which opened on April 29, 1956. This ramp includes a connection to Pitkin Yard and the Grant Avenue
Grant Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)
Grant Avenue is a station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Grant and Pitkin Avenues in City Line, Brooklyn, it is served by the A train at all times....
station.
There are 170 New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn (171 if 75 Street-Elderts Lane is included. It is actually located in both Brooklyn and Queens). When transfer stations with two or more non-adjacent platforms are counted as one station, the number of stations is 155.
Lines to be detailed
- BMT Elevateds (& streetcars?)
- Original right-of-way:
- BMT Franklin Avenue Line
- BMT Jamaica Line
- BMT Canarsie Line
- BMT Brighton Line
- IRT Eastern Parkway Line
- BMT Jamaica Line
- BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
- BMT Fourth Avenue Line
- BMT Sea Beach Line
- BMT West End Line
- BMT/IND Culver Line
- IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line
- IRT Nostrand Avenue Line
- IRT New Lots Line
- IND Eighth Avenue Line
- IND Brooklyn (Culver) Line
- IND Crosstown Line
- IND Fulton Street Line
- IND Sixth Avenue Line
Lines and services
There are 170 New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn, per the official count of the Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityMetropolitan Transportation Authority (New York)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the U.S...
; of these, 22 are express-local stations. If the 9 station complexes are counted as one station each, the number of stations is 158.
| Division | Line | Services | Stations in Brooklyn | Opened | Continues to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B B Division (New York City Subway) The B Division is a division of the New York City Subway, consisting of the lines operated with services designated by letters , in addition to the Franklin Avenue Shuttle and Rockaway Park Shuttle... (BMT) |
Fourth Avenue Line BMT Fourth Avenue Line The Fourth Avenue Line is a rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway, mainly running under Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn. Fourth Avenue never had a streetcar line or elevated railway due to the provisions of the assessment charged to neighboring property owners when the street... |
16 (3 express-local stations, 4 part of station complexes, 1 shared with Brighton Line) | Manhattan | ||
| B B Division (New York City Subway) The B Division is a division of the New York City Subway, consisting of the lines operated with services designated by letters , in addition to the Franklin Avenue Shuttle and Rockaway Park Shuttle... (IND Independent Subway System The Independent Subway System , formerly known as the Independent City-Owned Subway System or the Independent City-Owned Rapid Transit Railroad, was a rapid transit rail system in New York City that is now part of the New York City Subway... ) |
Sixth Avenue Line IND Sixth Avenue Line The Sixth Avenue Line is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in the United States. It runs mainly under Sixth Avenue in Manhattan, and continues south through the Rutgers Street Tunnel to Brooklyn... |
1 | Manhattan | ||
| B B Division (New York City Subway) The B Division is a division of the New York City Subway, consisting of the lines operated with services designated by letters , in addition to the Franklin Avenue Shuttle and Rockaway Park Shuttle... (IND Independent Subway System The Independent Subway System , formerly known as the Independent City-Owned Subway System or the Independent City-Owned Rapid Transit Railroad, was a rapid transit rail system in New York City that is now part of the New York City Subway... ) |
Eighth Avenue Line IND Eighth Avenue Line The Eighth Avenue Line is a rapid transit line in New York City, United States, and is part of the B Division of the New York City Subway... |
1 | Manhattan | ||
| B B Division (New York City Subway) The B Division is a division of the New York City Subway, consisting of the lines operated with services designated by letters , in addition to the Franklin Avenue Shuttle and Rockaway Park Shuttle... (BMT) |
Brighton Line BMT Brighton Line The BMT Brighton Line is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Brooklyn, New York City, United States. Local service is provided at all times by the Q train. The Q is joined by the B express train on weekdays... |
20 (6 express-local stations, 1 part of a station complex, 1 shared with Fourth Avenue Line, 1 shared with Franklin Avenue Line, 1 shared with Culver Line, 1 shared with Culver, Sea Beach & West End Lines) | Manhattan | ||
| A A Division (New York City Subway) The A Division, also known as the IRT Division, is a division of the New York City Subway, consisting of the lines operated with services designated by numbers and the 42nd Street Shuttle. These lines and services were operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company before the 1940 city takeover... (IRT Interborough Rapid Transit Company The Interborough Rapid Transit Company was the private operator of the original underground New York City Subway line that opened in 1904, as well as earlier elevated railways and additional rapid transit lines in New York City. The IRT was purchased by the City in June 1940... ) |
Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line | 2 (1 part of a station complex) | Manhattan | ||
| B B Division (New York City Subway) The B Division is a division of the New York City Subway, consisting of the lines operated with services designated by letters , in addition to the Franklin Avenue Shuttle and Rockaway Park Shuttle... (BMT) |
Canarsie Line BMT Canarsie Line The Canarsie Line is a rapid transit line of the BMT Division of the New York City Subway system, named after its terminus in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn... |
19 (3 part of station complexes) | Manhattan | ||
| B B Division (New York City Subway) The B Division is a division of the New York City Subway, consisting of the lines operated with services designated by letters , in addition to the Franklin Avenue Shuttle and Rockaway Park Shuttle... (IND Independent Subway System The Independent Subway System , formerly known as the Independent City-Owned Subway System or the Independent City-Owned Rapid Transit Railroad, was a rapid transit rail system in New York City that is now part of the New York City Subway... ) |
Crosstown Line IND Crosstown Line -External links:*... |
11 (1 part of a station complex, 1 shared with Fulton Street Line) | Queens | ||
| B B Division (New York City Subway) The B Division is a division of the New York City Subway, consisting of the lines operated with services designated by letters , in addition to the Franklin Avenue Shuttle and Rockaway Park Shuttle... (IND Independent Subway System The Independent Subway System , formerly known as the Independent City-Owned Subway System or the Independent City-Owned Rapid Transit Railroad, was a rapid transit rail system in New York City that is now part of the New York City Subway... ) |
Culver Line IND Culver Line The IND Culver Line is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway, extending from Downtown Brooklyn south to Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, United States... |
21 (2 part of station complexes, 1 shared with Fulton Street Line, 1 shared with Brighton Line, 1 shared with Brighton, Sea Beach & West End Lines) | N/A | ||
| A A Division (New York City Subway) The A Division, also known as the IRT Division, is a division of the New York City Subway, consisting of the lines operated with services designated by numbers and the 42nd Street Shuttle. These lines and services were operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company before the 1940 city takeover... (IRT Interborough Rapid Transit Company The Interborough Rapid Transit Company was the private operator of the original underground New York City Subway line that opened in 1904, as well as earlier elevated railways and additional rapid transit lines in New York City. The IRT was purchased by the City in June 1940... ) |
Eastern Parkway Line IRT Eastern Parkway Line IRT Eastern Parkway Line and New Lots Line can refer to:* IRT Eastern Parkway Line* IRT New Lots Line... |
11 (4 express-local stations, 3 part of station complexes) | Manhattan | ||
| B B Division (New York City Subway) The B Division is a division of the New York City Subway, consisting of the lines operated with services designated by letters , in addition to the Franklin Avenue Shuttle and Rockaway Park Shuttle... (BMT) |
Franklin Avenue Line BMT Franklin Avenue Line The BMT Franklin Avenue Line is a rapid transit line of the New York City Subway in Brooklyn, New York... |
4 (2 part of station complexes, 1 shared with Brighton Line) | N/A | ||
| B B Division (New York City Subway) The B Division is a division of the New York City Subway, consisting of the lines operated with services designated by letters , in addition to the Franklin Avenue Shuttle and Rockaway Park Shuttle... (IND Independent Subway System The Independent Subway System , formerly known as the Independent City-Owned Subway System or the Independent City-Owned Rapid Transit Railroad, was a rapid transit rail system in New York City that is now part of the New York City Subway... ) |
Fulton Street Line IND Fulton Street Line The IND Fulton Street Line is a rapid transit line of the IND Division of the New York City Subway, extending from the Cranberry Street Tunnel under the East River through all of central Brooklyn to a terminus in Ozone Park, Queens. The IND Rockaway Line branches from it. It forms part of the A... |
16 (5 express-local stations, 3 part of station complexes, 1 shared with Culver Line, 1 shared with Crosstown Line) | Queens | ||
| B B Division (New York City Subway) The B Division is a division of the New York City Subway, consisting of the lines operated with services designated by letters , in addition to the Franklin Avenue Shuttle and Rockaway Park Shuttle... (BMT) |
Jamaica Line BMT Jamaica Line The Jamaica Line is an elevated rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway, in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, United States. It runs from the Williamsburg Bridge southeast over Broadway to East New York, Brooklyn, and then east over Fulton Street and Jamaica Avenue to... |
16 (4 express-local stations,As the J/Z combined is a skip-stop Skip-stop Skip-stop is a public transit service pattern which reduces travel times and increases capacity by not having all vehicles make all designated stops along a route. Skip-stops are used in both rail transit and bus transit operations.-Rail operation:... service, an "express-local" station in this sense means both services stop at the station during the hours of skip-stop operation. 2 of the express-local stations on the Jamaica line fit this definition. 1 part of a station complex) |
Manhattan, Queens | ||
| B B Division (New York City Subway) The B Division is a division of the New York City Subway, consisting of the lines operated with services designated by letters , in addition to the Franklin Avenue Shuttle and Rockaway Park Shuttle... (BMT) |
Myrtle Avenue Line BMT Myrtle Avenue Line The Myrtle Avenue Line, also called the Myrtle Avenue Elevated, is a fully elevated line of the New York City Subway as part of the BMT division. The extant line is the final remnant of one of the original Brooklyn elevated railroads... |
3 (1 part of a station complex) | Queens | ||
| A A Division (New York City Subway) The A Division, also known as the IRT Division, is a division of the New York City Subway, consisting of the lines operated with services designated by numbers and the 42nd Street Shuttle. These lines and services were operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company before the 1940 city takeover... (IRT Interborough Rapid Transit Company The Interborough Rapid Transit Company was the private operator of the original underground New York City Subway line that opened in 1904, as well as earlier elevated railways and additional rapid transit lines in New York City. The IRT was purchased by the City in June 1940... ) |
New Lots Line IRT New Lots Line The New Lots Line or Livonia Avenue Line is one of the lines of the IRT division of the New York City Subway, consisting of an elevated structure that begins just east of Crown Heights – Utica Avenue, and continuing to New Lots Avenue in New Lots, Brooklyn.The line includes an unused trackway in... |
The and operate limited services on the IRT New Lots Line during rush hours. | 7 | N/A | |
| A A Division (New York City Subway) The A Division, also known as the IRT Division, is a division of the New York City Subway, consisting of the lines operated with services designated by numbers and the 42nd Street Shuttle. These lines and services were operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company before the 1940 city takeover... (IRT Interborough Rapid Transit Company The Interborough Rapid Transit Company was the private operator of the original underground New York City Subway line that opened in 1904, as well as earlier elevated railways and additional rapid transit lines in New York City. The IRT was purchased by the City in June 1940... ) |
Nostrand Avenue Line IRT Nostrand Avenue Line The IRT Nostrand Avenue Line is a rapid transit line of the IRT division of the New York City Subway, and is served by the at all times, joined by the trains on weekdays, running under Nostrand Avenue in the New York City Borough of Brooklyn.... |
7 | N/A | ||
| B B Division (New York City Subway) The B Division is a division of the New York City Subway, consisting of the lines operated with services designated by letters , in addition to the Franklin Avenue Shuttle and Rockaway Park Shuttle... (BMT) |
Sea Beach Line BMT Sea Beach Line The BMT Sea Beach Line is a rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway, connecting the BMT Fourth Avenue Line subway at 59th Street via a four-track wide open cut to Coney Island in Brooklyn... |
10 (1 part of a station complex, 1 shared with Brighton, Culver & West End Lines) | N/A | ||
| B B Division (New York City Subway) The B Division is a division of the New York City Subway, consisting of the lines operated with services designated by letters , in addition to the Franklin Avenue Shuttle and Rockaway Park Shuttle... (BMT) |
West End Line BMT West End Line The BMT West End Line is a line of the New York City Subway, serving the Brooklyn, communities of Borough Park, New Utrecht, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Coney Island. The D train operates on the line at all times, providing service to Manhattan and the Bronx via the IND Sixth Avenue Line... |
13 (1 part of a station complex, 1 shared with Brighton, Culver & Sea Beach Lines) | N/A |
Stations
Permanently closed subway stations, including those that have been demolished, are not included in the list below. The 95th Street station is listed under "Bay Ridge – 95th Street."| * | Station is part of a station complex: a transfer station that connects more than one physical line (appears in List of New York City Subway transfer stations) |
| ** | Transfer stations either between local and express services or that involve the terminus of a service on the same line; may also be part of a station complex as defined above |
| *** | Multi-level or adjacent-platform transfer stations on different lines considered to be one station as classified by the MTA Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York) The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the U.S... |
| † | Terminal of a service |
| *†, **† or ***† | Transfer stations and terminals |
| ‡ | Last station in Brooklyn before service continues to Manhattan or Queens |
| *‡, **‡, or ***‡ | Last station in Brooklyn and a transfer station |
| *†‡, **†‡, or ***†‡ | Last station in Brooklyn, a transfer station and a terminal |
| Station is handicapped-accessible per the Americans with Disabilities Act Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is a law that was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1990. It was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H. W. Bush, and later amended with changes effective January 1, 2009.... |
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See also
- List of New York City Subway stations in the Bronx
- List of New York City Subway stations in Manhattan
- List of New York City Subway stations in Queens
- Staten Island RailwayStaten Island RailwayThe Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority, publicly known as MTA Staten Island Railway or SIR, is the operator of the lone rapid transit line in the borough of Staten Island, New York City, USA...
- List of New York City Subway transfer stations
- List of closed New York City Subway stations