Graham_Avenue_station

Graham Avenue station

Graham Avenue station

New York City Subway station in Brooklyn

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

Quick Facts Station statistics, Address ...

History

This station opened on June 30, 1924 as part of the initial segment of the Canarsie Line, which was a product of the Dual Contracts, stretching from Sixth Avenue to Montrose Avenue.[3][4]

Station layout

Ground Street level Exit/entrance
Platform level Side platform
Westbound ← "L" train toward Eighth Avenue (Lorimer Street)
Eastbound → "L" train toward Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway (Grand Street) →
Side platform
Station name tablet on the southbound platform

This underground station has two tracks and two side platforms. Both platforms have their original mosaic tile band showing various shades of green and blue with peach and yellow borders. "G" tablets on a dark blue background run at regular intervals. The mosaic name tablets read "GRAHAM AVE." in gold serif lettering on a blue background and gold border. There are no columns on either platform.

Exits

Each platform has one same-level fare control area towards the west end (railroad north). Each one has a turnstile bank and two street stairs. The ones on the Manhattan-bound side go up to either northern corners of Graham and Metropolitan Avenues while the ones on the Canarsie-bound side go up to either southern corners. The Manhattan-bound fare control area has a full-time sales booth while the booth on the Canarsie-bound one is for informational use only. There are no crossovers or crossunders.[5]

References

  1. [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. [2]
    "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. [3]
    "Subway Tunnel Through". The New York Times. August 8, 1919. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  4. [4]
    "Celebrate Opening of Subway Link". The New York Times. July 1, 1924. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  5. [5]
    "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Williamsburg & Bedford Stuyvesant" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Graham Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line).
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Graham_Avenue_station, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.