Montrose Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line)

Montrose Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Montrose Avenue & Bushwick Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11206
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	East Williamsburg
Coordinates	40°42′27″N 73°56′24″W / 40.707612°N 73.939877°WCoordinates: 40°42′27″N 73°56′24″W / 40.707612°N 73.939877°W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Canarsie Line
Services	L  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: B60
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	June 30, 1924
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	2,334,271[1]  0%
Rank	212 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Grand Street: L
Next south	Morgan Avenue: L
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
Location

Montrose Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Montrose and Bushwick Avenues in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, it is served by the L train at all times.

Station layout

Track layout
Legend
to Grand St to Morgan Av

G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← toward Eighth Avenue (Grand Street)
	Southbound	→ toward Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway (Morgan Avenue) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Platform

This station opened on June 30, 1924 as the eastern terminus of the initial segment of the underground Canarsie Line, a product of the Dual Contracts, stretching west to Sixth Avenue station in Manhattan.^[2][3] Originally, the Canarsie Line was planned to be elevated between Montrose Avenue and Broadway Junction, not underground.

This station has two tracks and two side platforms. The mosaic band and name tablets on both platforms are of exquisite cut porcelain with vivid pastel shades of sky blue, cerulean blue, rose, yellow, maize and white, on a background of black, raspberry and greyed lavender. Hexagon "M" tablets run along the trim line at regular intervals. Blue stripes adorn the top and bottom of the tile band. Blue I-beam columns run along both platforms at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black name plate in white lettering.

This station has one mezzanine above the center of the platforms and tracks. Two staircases from each side go up to a waiting area/crossover, where a turnstile bank provides access to/from the station. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases going up to either western corners of Montrose and Bushwick Avenues.

The Manhattan-bound platform has an abandoned ramp leading to the street. This is where BMT Standard cars were fed directly into the subway back in the 1920s. Remnants can be seen from the front of the passing trains. Underneath the Canarsie-bound platform is a small stairway to the tracks, giving evidence of a platform extension.^[4]

References

1. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
2. "Subway Tunnel Through". The New York Times. August 8, 1919. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
3. "Celebrate Opening of Subway Link". The New York Times. July 1, 1924. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
4. "www.nycsubway.org: BMT Canarsie Line Car Delivery". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2016-06-05.

External links

• nycsubway.org – BMT Canarsie Line: Montrose Avenue
• Station Reporter — L Train
• The Subway Nut — Montrose Avenue Pictures
• Montrose Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View