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Wilson Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line)
Encyclopedia
Wilson Avenue is a station
on the BMT Canarsie Line
of the New York City Subway
. Located at the intersection of Wilson Avenue and Moffat Street in Brooklyn
, it is served by the L
train at all times.
The station's design has some unusual features. It is squeezed in next to the New York Connecting Railroad
, and the two tracks and two side platform
s are on different levels—the only station on the Canarsie Line where this occurs. The southbound side sits on a low elevated structure, guarded by a tall fence, with a panoramic view of Most Holy Trinity Cemetery. The northbound side is immediately below, and the station gives the impression of being underground, but it is really at street level. There are just three steps leading up to the station entrance, which is in a dead-end at the foot of Wilson Avenue, just east of Moffat Street. The entrance feeds directly onto the northbound platform with stairs to southbound service on the upper level. A concrete wall closes off the east side of the lower level; the shed on the upper level runs the entire length of the platform. The mosaic band is predominantly green at edges with a vivid multicolored design throughout, twenty-eight colors in all. The trackside wall once had tiles that matched those of the platform, but sometime after 1982, these tiles were removed.
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....
on the 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...
of the New York City Subway
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...
. Located at the intersection of Wilson Avenue and Moffat Street in 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...
, it is served by the L
L (New York City Subway service)
The L 14th Street – Canarsie Local is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway, providing service along the entire length of the two-tracked BMT Canarsie Line...
train at all times.
Layout
New York Connecting Railroad
The New York Connecting Railroad or NYCR is a rail line in the borough of Queens in New York City. It links New York City and Long Island by rail directly to the North American mainland. Amtrak, CSX, Canadian Pacific Railway, Providence and Worcester Railroad and New York and Atlantic Railway...
, and the two tracks and two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s are on different levels—the only station on the Canarsie Line where this occurs. The southbound side sits on a low elevated structure, guarded by a tall fence, with a panoramic view of Most Holy Trinity Cemetery. The northbound side is immediately below, and the station gives the impression of being underground, but it is really at street level. There are just three steps leading up to the station entrance, which is in a dead-end at the foot of Wilson Avenue, just east of Moffat Street. The entrance feeds directly onto the northbound platform with stairs to southbound service on the upper level. A concrete wall closes off the east side of the lower level; the shed on the upper level runs the entire length of the platform. The mosaic band is predominantly green at edges with a vivid multicolored design throughout, twenty-eight colors in all. The trackside wall once had tiles that matched those of the platform, but sometime after 1982, these tiles were removed.
Further reading
- Lee Stokey. Subway Ceramics : A History and Iconography. 1994. ISBN 978-0-9635486-1-0
External links
- Station Reporter — L train
- The Subway Nut — Wilson Avenue Pictures
- Wilson Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View