(Extended to Bay Parkway during rush hours)

Rerouted as Orange M and now serves Midtown and Queens Blvd. rather than Nassau Street and Bay Parkway (Rush hours).

This site will use these terms to discuss the three versions of the M Train :

• Old M Train will be used for the route that used the upper level at Broadway Myrtle and continued to Jay Street

• Brown M Train will be used for the route that ran with the J to Chambers Street (and was extended to Bay Parkway during rush hours). This route was discontinued in June of 2010 due to a budget shortfall. The route was combined with the former V Train

• Orange M Train will be used for the most recent route that now runs along 6^th Avenue and Queens Blvd via 53^rd Street. This route began in June of 2010. This route combined the former V Train (Also discontinued to a budget shortfall) and the rerouted M  to serve Midtown and Queens Blvd. via 53^rd Street.

Nights and weekends the M still ends at Broadway Myrtle

For photos please see www nycsubway.org

Metropolitan Avenue (end at Metropolitan Avenue East of Rentar Plaza Mall , about 300 feet west of 69^th Street and Metropolitan Avenue) opened on 8/9/1915 and has two tracks and an island platform. It is at grade level with the station house at street level. This station was rebuilt from a wooden station after being destroyed by a fire also effecting Fresh Pond Yard. South of the station are the depressed tracks of the LIRR Bushwick Branch which is no longer used for passenger service.

Fresh Pond Road (At Fresh Pond Road between Putnam and 67^th Avenues) opened on 8/9/1915 and has two tracks and a wide island platform with many removed stairways and tapers at both ends. The north exits lead to the booth in the wood Mezzanine and the south to Fresh Pond Road via high exits and stairs leading to ramps to the street. The station is partially over the Fresh Pond Bus Depot. Renovation might be underway.

Forest Avenue (Intersection of Fairview, Putnam, and Forest Avenues) opened on 8/9/1915 and has two tracks and an island platform. The north exit leads to Forest Avenue while the south exit has been removed and probably leads to Woodward Avenue. Canopy is metal and the Mezzanine is wood. South of the station is a space for a center track.

Seneca Avenue (On Palmetto Street at Seneca Avenue) opened on 8/9/1915 and has two tracks and an island platform. An unusual feature here is doors on a landing between platform level and the Mezzanine which is wood. Canopy is metal.

Myrtle/Wyckoff Avenues (at the intersection of Myrtle and Wyckoff Avenues) opened on 12/19/1889 and is discussed on the Complexes Page

Knickerbocker Avenue (on Myrtle Avenue at Knickerbocker Avenue) opened on 12/19/1889 and has two wall platforms and two tracks with space for a third track (now removed which was used by lightweight trains once running on the portion of the M train now removed to Jay Street in Brooklyn.) This station needs TLC and has a wood Mezzanine and metal canopies. There is a removed South exit.

Central Avenue (on Myrtle Avenue at Central Avenue) opened on 12/19/1889 and has two wall platforms and two tracks with space for a third track (now removed which was used by lightweight trains once running on the portion of the M train now removed to Jay Street in Brooklyn.) This station needs TLC and has a wood Mezzanine and metal canopies. There is a removed South exit. South of this station the two trackways from the removed portion merge with the tracks from the in use level of the next station which are at a grade level crossing and rise to meet the two trackways to form the two tracks and space for center track structure.

Evergreen Avenue was removed when the third track (which was never used) was added.
It had an island platform.

(Broadway/)Myrtle Avenue on the current M Line (on Myrtle Avenue at Broadway) opened on 12/19/1889 . There is a crossunder at the center along with one stairway on the southbound platform which is for access to the tower and once accessed the upper level platform which served the MJ Train which used to run further south on Myrtle Avenue to Jay Street in Downtown Brooklyn. The line in even earlier times ran over the Brooklyn Bridge to Park Row (City Hall Park) in Manhattan. For further info on the torn down M Sections see www.nycsubway.org and old M Train The M now runs with the J train from here to Manhattan and ends on the middle track late nights, weekends and holidays. Art glass here is entitled "Jamaica under the El" by Verna Hart and was installed in 1999. This station is renovated. Across the mezzanine area and underneath the Manhattan bound track is another mezzanine with ghost  booth and one staircase to the Northeast corner on Broadway by Myrtle Avenue. This area was abandoned and later removed during the renovation, however you can see this abandoned exit in the film "Ghost"(1990 where Patrick Swayze exits Myrtle Avenue station via this abandoned staircase. and has three tracks and two island platforms. There is a crossunder at the center along with one stairway on the southbound platform (And a removed stairway on the northbound platform) which is for access to the tower and once accessed the upper level platform which served the M Train which used to run further south on Myrtle Avenue to Jay Street in Downtown Brooklyn. The line in even earlier times ran over the Brooklyn Bridge to Park Row (City Hall Park) in Manhattan. For further info on the demolished M Sections see www.nycsubway.org and Old M Train.  Art glass here is entitled "Jamaica under the El" by Verna Hart and was installed in 1999. This station is renovated. For a discussion of stations to Park Row see the Old M page. During rush hours some trains ran to Jay Street and others ran over the Williamsburg Bridge via the Brown M route. The lightweight trains ran to Jay Street while the heavyweight trains ran via today’s route. R160 trains announce this stop as Myrtle Avenue Broadway, and most documents call it Myrtle Broadway. This site will call it Broadway/ Myrtle in memory of the old upper level station discussed on the old M page. Common public usage agrees with our naming.

Flushing Avenue (on Broadway at Flushing Avenue) opened 9/16/1888 and has three tracks and two wall platforms. The north exit leads to Marcus Garvey Blvd and is an emergency exit. The south exit has full ADA and leads to Flushing Avenue. The elevators are cantilevered over the sides of the structure.  Sections of windscreen have mesh panels to allow a view of the streets.

"...Robin Holder. Migration, 2006. Laminated glass in mezzanine windows and platform windscreens. This extensive artwork contains 34 panels of laminated glass, that focus on the artist's exploration, in her words, of "spatial relationships, color, and movement as well as issues of humanity, culture, and identity." The imagery is abstract, with precision in the quality of line and forms, which was a particular challenge since the medium is glass. Robin Holder says images "incorporate symbols from various cultures that relate to the theme of: interaction, movement, and society in motion. I hope that this work promotes a sense of celebration and reflects the vivacity, energy and liveliness of my fellow New Yorkers who use the Flushing Avenue Station."

Lorimer Street (on Broadway at Lorimer Street) opened 9/16/1888 and has three tracks and two wall platforms. The north exit has been reopened (with no crossunder) to Wallabout Street while the south exit leads to Lorimer Street with a crossunder. The art glass features a floral and vines theme. Some sections of the windscreen features mesh to allow a view of the streets below.

"...Annette Davidek. Roundlet Series, 2002. Faceted glass in mezzanine windows and platform windscreens. Annette Davidek's murals at Lorimer Street in Brooklyn illustrate the fractured and fragmented language of nature in a medium well-suited for her expressive work. Roundlet Series reveals the countless varieties of organic forms in botany. At times the murals recall blossoming flowers, twisting branches, or meandering patterns that mimic genetic elements. The challenge in translating the artist's work-on-paper into the faceted glass murals was to capture the detail and complexity of the compositions while maintaining their captivating qualities. Faceted glass delivers a striking quality of translucency, texture, and range of color. Dramatic contrasts between the contour and the content becomes apparent against the background and the result adds vibrancy to the station platform."

Hewes Street (on Broadway at Hooper Street) opened 9/16/1888 and has three tracks and two wall platforms. The north exits leads to Hewes Street and is an emergency exit. The south exit leads to Hooper Street and has a crossunder.

"...Mara Held. El in 16 Notes, 2002. Faceted glass in mezzanine windows and platform windscreens. Artist Mara Held's El in 16 Notes is a meditation on variations in pattern caused by differing qualities of light and the creation of overlapping forms and layers. The inspiration for the imagery of the piece was originally derived from cut-out dress patterns. Through the minimal yet elegant shifts in color and pattern that are occasionally pierced by playful curving lines, the work enables the viewer to witness the light and the neighboring skyline as it emerges through the glass planes. Held played particular attention to the colors and role of natural light to animate and illuminate the work, which graces the platform with light and color."

Marcy Avenue (on Broadway at Marcy Avenue) opened9/16/1888 and has three tracks and two wall platforms is in the final stages of renovation which extended the platform level station houses over the street, added south exits on the northbound platform and added HEETs to the southbound south exit. The station is now full ADA. Leaving this station we see a short section of track continuing straight which once lead to the Broadway ferry Spur. The line now runs over the Williamsburg Bridge via a separate bridge between the two roadway bridges. Sources with the NYC DOT indicate that this bridge is really three bridges in one: The Brooklyn bound bridge (4 lanes), the subway structure, and the Manhattan bound bridge (4 lanes). The bridge has two ADA walkways over the subway tracks until the Manhattan Anchorages when it merges into one walkway. The subway tracks descend into the subway and we enter our next station. For a discussion of the spur see the JJ page

"...Ellsworth Ausby. Space Odyssey, 2004. Faceted glass in mezzanine windows and platform windscreens. Ellsworth Ausby created eight triptychs for the station's platform windscreens that explore the relationship of man to the universe. In a subtle way, the brilliantly colored forms evoke the feeling of the swirling cosmos. For this commission, the artist produced a series of drawings later translated into a faceted glass. According to the artist, he is particularly attracted by "the idea of traveling in infinite space, which is as a passenger on the Earth Express line, experienced through the cycle of the seasons." He was particularly pleased to work with faceted glass windows, "a new and exciting medium for me to work with, ... These windows have allowed me to expand my understanding of the possibilities that this concept has as public art,....It is my hope that these windows express what I feel is the spirit of New York, the hustle and bustle, the fast pace of the city."

Essex Street opened 7/4/1908 and has been renovated by Cab Associates and is discussed on the complexes page

Bowery opened 3/14/1913 and has two island platforms and four tracks but has been reconfigured to use only the southbound island and pair of tracks. As of 10/04 the reconfiguration is in use

Canal Street opened 3/14/1913 and is discussed on the Complexes Page

Chambers Street opened 3/14/1913 and is discussed on the Complexes Page. This is the end of the  Brown M line during mid day hours Monday to Friday.