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Broadway
Junction Complex
The entire complex is
finally renovated after the first
contractor went bankrupt. The current
contractor, according to construction workers on
site, is Railworks. This complex had three
separate names as was finally given the common
name which is Broadway Junction (which is the
name most people used for the complex.). The J
and L had their own separate exits and fare
controls all of which have vanished, the J extra
exits being used for office space. The J extra
exit closer to Jamaica has a crossunder and
probably so did the one closer to Manhattan. The
upper common Mezzanine has a newsstand. Art
glass is in the escalator shaft and over the
entrances to the A. Translucent skylights grace
the upper common Mezzanine and the street level
Mezzanine and really brighten these areas.
Broadway Junction (former name Broadway East
New York) (A, C) has four tracks and two
island platforms. Very careful observations have
lead to a conclusion that the station always had
just one exit on the South end leading to the
street level Mezzanine with booth and three
escalators to the upper level common Mezzanine.
A tower is located on the A line in the tunnel
(as seen from trains). Do not enter tunnels! The
IND wall name tiles are updated to reflect the
name change to BROADWAY JUNCTION, with words
alternating.
Broadway Junction (former name Eastern
Parkway) (J) has three tracks and two
island platforms There are two exits to the
upper common Mezzanine A view of the East New
York yard is to the geographic North of this
line.. A view to the East shows the number one
mystery of the J- the trackway to nowhere and is
discussed on the J Line page. This site will not
use our bandwidth to repeatedly beat this
subject to infinity. That aside, any hard
evidence will be appreciated. At the South end.
there is a sealed mezzanine with a crossunder
and at least one staircase to each
platform and two staircases to the street to
Eastern parkway Extension. This site was hoping
that this end might be revived with HEETs
but so far at least, no luck.
Broadway Junction (L) is one
of the highest elevated platforms in the city,
sitting above the already-elevated J station. As
high up as this station platform is, it plunges
abruptly into a tunnel at the north end. This
end of the station slopes sharply downward, and
it is less than 200 yards from the platform end
to the tunnel's portal. A new crossover switch
has been installed here. A fine view of the East
New York yards can be had from the northbound
platform. Note how the south end of the
northbound platform divides into two "legs".
Also of note is the now-unused "flyover" track,
which connects the Canarsie and Broadway lines.
Now and then, a train being rerouted will use
these tracks. The southbound tracks can be seen
emerging beneath the two "legs" of the
northbound platform; the northbound "flyover"
with its severe curve can be seen just east of
the station, beginning near the signal tower.
Beginning in 1999, this station has been
undergoing a series of renovations, including
new canopies, a new crossover (known as 'The
Barn' because of its rustic red siding and white
trim), and the removal of a hazardous
crossunder. The old-style platform lights were
removed and replaced with 'loop' fixtures,
widely seen elsewhere in the system. Broadway
Junction opened December 14, 1928. Two tracks,
one side and one island platform.
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Artwork is by Al Loving and is
entitled Brooklyn, New Morning and was installed in
2001. According to the MTA
Web Site "...
Faceted glass throughout complex;
glass mosaic on upper mezzanine wall
Brooklyn, New Morning is an expansive work
that consists of 75 unique glass panels, arranged into a
series of panels throughout the complex and also
features a seven-by-ten-foot glass mosaic mural wall. Al
Loving said the work has a "spirit of interdependence
and interconnection as an important aspect of the
American experience," reflecting that this large station
serves as a crossroads. Working with natural light, he
achieves a lively and engaging atmosphere, and the
colored light and flowing forms create a sense of
optimism and well-being. Loving enjoyed a long career,
earning critical attention for his exploration of form
and the properties of bright and bold colors. The
dynamic energy that infuses his work, shines through in
Brooklyn, New Morning, this time in glass and
glass mosaic. Loving died in 2005.
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