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This site will use these
terms to discuss the three versions of the M Train :
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 6th
Avenue and Queens Blvd via 53rd
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 53rd
Street.
Nights and weekends the M still ends at Broadway Myrtle
For photos see
www.nycsubway.org
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71ST
AVENUE
FOREST HILLS
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71st
Avenue Continental Avenue Forest Hills
(Queens Blvd
@ 71st
Ave/108th
Street) Opened 12/13/1936:
Express
stop, 4 tracks on 2 island platforms, and is the
terminus of
R,
and orange M, There are 3 fare control areas along full
width mezzanine. 2 of the 3 fare control areas are
near each other along wraparound passageway outside of
fare control. The fulltime booth is near the east end
and is closest to 71st
Ave/Queens Blvd staircase on south side. A Part
time booth in the same area is in the middle and is
closest to 108th
street71st
Avenue. It is open during AM rush hours, other
times; a couple of HEETs can be used. The other
Part time booth at the far west end is at 70th
Road/Queens Blvd and has only one street stair.
There are 7 street stairs to each platform. On the
platform, the platform wall has green tile band with
black border. Facing the express tracks are the
vintage 1936 white signs with black lettering "
Contin-ental Ave Forest Hills" .A renovated and expanded
tower is at the far eastern end of the Jamaica-bound
platform, another mini-tower also sits on the center of
the Manhattan-bound platform but it is seldom used.
Before we enter this station, there are a set of tracks
rising from the lower level, one for each direction.
These tracks are used for local trains relaying back
downtown, as well as yard moves to the massive Jamaica
Yard facility nearby. They come up and merge with
both local and express tracks in “Y” track
configuration. It is slated to be a key ADA
station.
Between 67th
Avenue and Roosevelt Ave/Jackson Heights, we see
bellmouths of varying degrees. What is
known is that the IND's second system plans were
to build a new line extension to Far Rockaway
(way before the 1950 LIRR fire), and take over
the LIRR operations via. a spur from the Queens
Blvd along the present abandoned ROW. What
makes this part of the line so interesting is
the number of bellmouths in this area, at least
4 bellmouths, plus a ramp to the lower level at
Roosevelt Ave terminal, were noted during the
course of this ride. Under normal
conditions, we would only expect to see 2
bellmouths
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67TH
AVENUE
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67th
Avenue
(67th Avenue and Queens Blvd) opened
12/13/1936: As
we travel from 63rd Drive63rd
Drive to 67th
Avenue
we see a bellmouth leading to the planned
Winfield/Rockaway Spur
. We can also see further
evidence of the IND Rockaway line in some
stations also.
Local stop, 4 tracks and 2 side platforms.
Tile band on these
stations are light shades of blue. There
are 6 stairs to each platform, plus full length
mezzanine with crossover allowed. The P/T
entrance at eastern end has ghost booth, F/T
side is at western end. Each fare control
has 2 street stairs, one for each side of Queens
Blvd that allow underpass usage without paying a
fare
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63RD DRIVE REGO PARK
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63rd
Drive Rego Park
(63rd
drive/Junction Blvd and Queens Blvd) Opened
12/13/1936
The eastern end of the station has two
entries/exits. One entry/exit is on the NW
corner of
64th Avenue
while the other is on the SW corner of
64th Road.
Years ago there used to be a booth and
turnstiles on the
Manhattan bound side. Today there is no booth at all, MVMs and HEETs. The
mezzanine is split until you get to the main
booth/fare control which has two entries/exits.
One entry/exit is on the NW corner of
63rd Drive
and the other entry/exit is mid-block SW between
64th Road
and
63rd Drive. Note
63rd Drive on the South Side of QB turns into
63rd Drive
in the North Side of QB. Here on the mezzanine
is the main and only booth and is open 24/7 and
the station's only free crossover. Then you have
one entry/exit mid-block NW between
63rd Road
and
Junction Blvd
and one entry/exit SW on the corner of
63rd Drive.
These two entries/exits used to bed exit only
until recently. Now, they have HEETs but IINM no
MVMs that I can see from inside fare control.
There are those emergency doors there too.
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WOODHAVEN
BOULEVARD
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Woodhaven Boulevard Queens Mall
AKA. Woodhaven Blvd-Slattery Plaza
(Woodhaven Blvd/Horace
Harding Blvd/59th Ave and Queens Blvd) Opened
12/13/1936: Local
stop, although prior 1930's plans were to
convert this station into an express stop, once
the line from lower Roosevelt Ave terminal (see
Roosevelt Ave/Jackson Heights complex info.) to
the Winfield spur and the Rockaways would open.
A close observation at outside both ends of this
station does reveal the tunnel wall extends
outward to allow space for an island platform.
It never happened so it's still a local stop.
The station was renovated in the 1990's, but
thankfully retains the 1930's "Woodhaven
Blvd-Slattery Plaza" name tablet and "Horace
Harding Blvd" directional signs below the name
tablet. The Queens Center Mall first
opened in 1972, but the name conversion on
subway maps was not in use until the late
1980's. There is no direct indoor access
to the Mall's entrance across 59th Ave from the
F/T mezzanine. The mezzanine allows
crossover from any of the stations' 4 staircases
from each platform (total of 8 staircases).
There are 3 street stairs on the F/T side at the
western end of the mezzanine. One
staircase leads to north side of Queens Blvd and
59th Ave and is the most heavily used staircase
because it is closest to Queens Mall and some
bus lines. The other 2 staircases are
through a semi long passageway to the south side
of Queens Blvd and both sides of Woodhaven Blvd.
Had the Winfield spur was ever constructed and
built, this passageway would most likely be a
free transfer to/from the Queens Blvd line and
the Winfield/Rockaway line instead. The
P/T side at Horace Harding Blvd has ghost booth
and 1 street stair. Since the construction
of the Long Island Expressway in the mid-1950's
the station entrance at street level appears to
be orphaned, out of character with the rest of
the area since there is nothing for 300 feet in
any direction and is too close to an expressway
exit ramp. Artwork: "In Memory of
The Lost Battalion" by Pablo Tauler (1996) takes
nine support beams in the station's mezzanine
and creates different materials, such as
stainless steel and other material, to honor the
soldiers who served in the 77th Infantry in
Yaphank, NY during World War 2.Between Woodhaven
and Grand Ave, we see a bellmouth inward; again
this was part of the failed Winfield/Rockaway
spur.
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GRAND
AVENUE
NEWTOWN
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Grand
Avenue Newtown
(Grand
Ave/Broadway at Queens Blvd)
Opened 12/13/1936:
Local stop, 4 tracks and 2 side platforms.
Full length mezzanine, however due to the setup
of fare control and booth area being at the
middle of this mezzanine, crossover is only
allowed at the easternmost staircase. Each
side has 2 street stairs, however only the
staircases at Grand Ave and Broadway at the
western end, are open 24 hours a day. The
other 2 staircases by the crossover are closed
at night, however there is HEET access at both
ends without having to walk down to the middle
of the mezzanine in order to enter fare control.
It is evident from the 2 closed staircases at
the Manhattan-bound side, that there were 2 fare
control areas, one at each end.
Manhattan-bond side has 4 stairs, plus the 2
closed staircases mentioned, while Jamaica bound
side has 5 staircases. Tile band is a
darker shade of blue than the 3 previous stops
visited
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ELMHURST AVENUE
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Elmhurst Avenue
(Elmhurst/Britton Avenues
on Broadway) Opened 12/13/1936:
Local stop, similar setup on the mezzanine area
as Grand Avenue, only this time the crossover is
allowed at the western end, around an exit
staircase (sometimes difficult to spot if you do
not use this station on a regular basis.).
Unlike Grand Ave, any staircase can be used to
crossover, however you must walk to the western
end of the mezzanine in order to do. A
total of 5 street stairs at both ends, fare
control is at the middle, showing evidence that
there were 2 separated fare control areas.
Staircase at Britton Ave on western end has a
small arcade of stores. Each
platform has 7 stairs to/from mezzanine.
Up until the early 1980's, this station was a
direct connection with the LIRR's Port
Washington branch at the now-abandoned Elmhurst
station, about 1/2 block away.
As we
about to enter Roosevelt Ave, we see a
semi-sealed tunnel along with what were supposed
to be a switch about 800 feet to the north.
This was supposed to be a track way to the
Roosevelt Ave terminal station on the lower
level of Roosevelt Ave station, we even see the
almost finished tunnel making it's descent from
the local track. Again as mentioned
before, it was part of the never-built IND
extension to the Rockaways via. the Winfield
spur.
Roosevelt
Avenue Jackson Heights
is discussed on the
Complexes Page
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65TH
STREET
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65
Street
(65th
Street and Broadway) opened 8/19/1933:
Local stop, 4 tracks and 2 side platforms.
Tile band is now purple, current and surviving
F/T mezzanine is at the eastern end. I
noticed signs to the Forest Hills-bound platform
strategically positioned on the wall, instead of
hanging over the staircase. The reason for
this was the original 1933 IND tile sign read
"Jamaica and Rockaway", meaning the IND went too
fast in saying the Winfield/Rockaway spur would
be built in advance, yet these signs were never
covered until at late as 1998. The 1933
IND Manhattan-bound tile signs are left intact
to this day. Both sides had fare controls
and ghost booths at platform levels at the far
western end, opposite end of the current
mezzanine, they are sealed. There
are 3 stairs to each platform and 2 street
stairs.
As we leave 65h Street, the express
tracks are depressed and break away from us, for
only for a few stops.
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NORTHERN BOULEVARD
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Northern Boulevard
(Northern Blvd and Broadway) opened
8/19/1933: Local stop, 2 tracks and 2 side
platforms. Exit at western end by Northern
Blvd and Broadway, fare controls are at platform
level so no crossover or crossunder is allowed.
F/T booth is Manhattan bound while Forest Hills
booth is open part time, other times, HEET
access is required. Each fare control has only 1
street stair. Closed exits at eastern end
on both side, IND direction tile "56th
St.", and arrow are left intact on both
platforms under the Northern Blvd. tablet.
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46TH
STREET
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46th
Street
(46th
Street and Broadway) Opened 8/19/1933:
Local stop, 2 tracks and 2 side
platforms. Like Northern Blvd, all fare control
areas are at platform level and there is no
mezzanine. Manhattan-bound side has F/T
area at 46th Street (western end), and P/T
entrance and booth at Newton Ave side.
Forest Hills-bound side has P/T booth with
nightly and weekend HEET access and another HEET
only entrance (no booth) at Newtown Road side.
Contrary to myth about the area in the center of
the platform, there never was a 3rd exit
constructed, the original IND directional signs
only have 46th
and 48th
Streets, no 47th
Street is visible or shows signs of being
covered
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STEINWAY STREET
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Steinway Street
(Steinway Street, about 200 feet south
of Broadway) Opened 8/19/1933:
Local stop, 2 tracks and 2 side platforms.
There are 2 separate mezzanines at both ends of
the station, crossover is allowed on both sides.
F/T side on Steinway Street and about 200 feet
south of Broadway with 2 street stairs, while
P/T side at 34th Ave and Steinway Street, has
booth that is open during Monday-Friday, during
the day and evening and weekend HEET access,
plus 2 street stairs and 1 stair to each
platform. From the F/T area, there are 2
small staircases on the Manhattan bound side,
while the Forest Hills bound side has a
single platform wide staircase that makes it
easier to exit the station. Good move by
the IND at that time, it is the busiest local
station between Queens Plaza
and Roosevelt Avenue.
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36TH
STREET
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36th
Street
(36th
Street and Northern Blvd) Opened
8/19/1933: Local stop, 4 tracks, 2 side
platforms, no crossover or crossunder is
present, so you have to go to either Queens
Plaza or Steinway Street if you need to double
back. Manhattan-bound side has platform
level mezzanine and 3 street stairs, one of
which stretches out 1 block to the north at 37th
Street, via a platform-level passageway.
One HEET is available so a MetroCard or Single
ride ticket can be used to enter the station
without taking the long walk down to the main
fare control area. The Forest Hills bound
side has 2 mezzanines, north end is HEET access,
south end has P/T booth. Both ends have 1
street stair to exit.
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QUEENS PLAZA
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Queens Plaza
(Jackson Ave, at Bridge
Plaza South/Queens Blvd) opened 8/19/1933:
This
station has undergone a full scale renovation by
Arena Construction . 4 tracks, 2 island
platforms along curved section. Tile band is
purple, but is expected to be replaced with new
walls. Before the renovation, the station had
full length mezzanine (inside and outside fare
control) with as many as 3 booths. F/T booth is
near the center of the mezzanine has 3 street
stairs and outside passage to 2 more street
stairs at south end, near ghost booth. The
old-style change booth was in place as recent as
1998 before it was subsequently removed. 2 of
the outside entrances were redone to match the
color of the NYC DOT indoor parking lot
structure, when it was constructed in 1975. The
P/T booth has 2 street stairs and 1 stair to
each platform. A station facility now blocks the
passage between P/T and F/T fare control areas
inside fare control, thus the mezzanine is
divided in half (consistent with other IND
mezzanine reconfigurations). But the F/.T area
now boasts of balconies that allow you to see
the local trains and platforms down below, it
didn’t have this unique feature prior to the
renovation. There are 3 stairs to each platform
from the F/T end, 2 stairs in between both fare
control areas were removed during the renovation
process.
According to the
MTA Web Site
"...Look Up, Not Down, 2005. Glass mosaics on
mezzanine walls. In
Look Up, Not Down,
Ellen Harvey asks riders to pretend that they
are gazing skyward at the view that exists above
the station. Her series of mosaic murals depict
the sky on a sunny day, with the skyline forming
a thin frame at the bottom of each mosaic, and
represents the actual cityscape at the time it
was created. The work guides travelers to the
surrounding streets at this busy transportation
hub. The piece celebrates the romance of the
skyline as seen from Queens, imagined as the
center of the city. At a time when the New York
City skyline may be associated with loss,
Look Up, Not Down
shows the skyline as an image of hope and
beauty. The sun marks the former location of the
World Trade Center. In years to come, as the
city continues to reinvent itself, the mosaics
will serve as a view of a past moment in time.
23rd
Street Ely Avenue
is discussed on the
complexes page
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LEXINGTON AVENUE
53RD
STREET
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Lexington Avenue/ 53rd
Street
is discussed on the
complexes page.
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5TH
AVENUE
5 3RD
STREET
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5th
Avenue/ 53rd
Street
opened 8/19/1933 and has
two one track levels with the platform on the
South side. A tower is on the south end of the
upper platform which serves trains to lower
Manhattan and Brooklyn while the lower level
serves trains to Queens. The north exit leads to
Madison Avenue while the south leads to Fifth
Avenue. Escalators are used to access the
platform from the mezzanine and the lower
platform from the upper platform. The station
has a hint of refrigerator tile as if they could
not decide. It has been renovated. The upper
platform is in a tube design. The tower on the
upper level controls this junction.
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47TH-50TH
STREET
ROCKEFELLER CENTER
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47th
street- 50th
Street Rockefeller
Center
(Ave of the Americas, between West
47th and West 50th
Streets) Opened 12/15/1940:
Very large station, it is
an express stop along the prestigious Avenue of the
Americas, with 4 tracks and 2 island platforms.
Ordinarily, since this portion of the line is express,
we would be arriving on the express track. Because
of the tricky “T” shaped line configuration
, southbound express and local trains come in on
opposite sides. Station has numerous passageways
and exits, a total count of at least 14 entrances from
street level alone, were taken. This does not
include several passageways through Rockefeller Center,
all outside fare control. Fulltime booth is at
north end of full-length mezzanine, at West 49th
Street, with 1 passageway through Rockefeller Center on
the East side, and another set of passageways through
various Concourse levels of office buildings along the
west side of Avenue of the Americas. A passageway
to one northern Part time staircase leads to Radio City
Music Hall/West 50th Street and is open late
during evening performances. Another passageway
along west side of 49th St, was recently
extended to connect with the BMT 49th St
station (no free transfer). Middle fare control at West
48th
Street has ghost booth and all-day HEET access.
South fare control at West 47th St has a Part
time booth and more staircases. Eagle eye movie
fans who saw the 1976 thriller “Marathon Man”, will note
the old KK rush hour subway route on a street entrance
of the east side of Ave of the Americas and West 47th
Street, before the routes’ demise. Each platform
has 7 stairs to mezzanine, the north end of the
Northbound platform has an active tower, and is
depressed about 10 feet below the Southbound platform.
This is to prepare the lines to be branched out towards
the Bronx and Queens. Color band is red, with dark
brown borders, “47” and “50” alternate each other below
the tile band
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42nd
STREET BRYANT PARK
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42nd
Street Bryant Park
IND
opened on 12/15/1940 and is discussed on the
complexes page
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34th
STREET
HERALD SQUARE
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34th
Street Herald Square
opened on 12/15/1940 and is discussed on the
complexes page
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23rd
STREET
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23d Street
(23rd
Street and 6th Avenue)
Opened
12/15/1940:
Local stop, 2 tracks along
2 separate side platforms. Because the Hudson and
Manhattan tunnels (now
PATH) were
constructed over 40 years prior to the IND, the local
platforms do not allow any crossover or cross under, nor
was any mezzanine ever constructed at this station
(there is a mezzanine at 14th Street station, though.)
The
F
and Orange M use the 2 outside tracks while inside the
walls, the
PATH
trains use the 2 inner tracks. The
B
and
D
express tracks are way below the
PATH
tracks, and were constructed using the "deep-bore"
tunneling method in the mid 1960's. Each mezzanine
has 4 street stairs and a direct indoor entrance to the
23rd Street
PATH station. 2 of the 4
entrances on each side appear to be part of the original
1911
PATH entrances.
Tile band is lime green. The tile band on the
track walls appears to be obscured by support beams
directly underneath 23rd Street.
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14th
STREET
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14th
Street
is discussed on the
complexes page
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WEST 4th
STREET
WASHINGTON SQUARE
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West 4th
Street-Washington Square
opened on 9/10/1932 (Ave of the
Americas between West 3rd St and Waverly
Place) Upper level opened 9/10/1932, Lower level opened
12/15/1940. has four tracks on the upper level, serving
A,( see A Lefferts and
A Rockaway)
C and E
trains, a lower Mezzanine and then a lower level serving
B, D,
F ,
Orange M and
former V trains. The
lower Mezzanine is full width and ramps length and also
holds numerous offices for NYCT. The north end of the
upper level has exits to the street. The south end of
the upper level ramps up to a crossover and a booth.
Full ADA is via the south end.. A tower is at the south
end of the southbound lower level platform. The North
exit leads to West Eighth Street and the south to west
Third Street. The exit to west Fourth Street has been
removed. The station has a secondary name of Washington
Square and is located under Sixth Avenue
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BROADWAY LAFAYETTE
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Broadway Lafayette
(West Houston Street between
Broadway and Lafayette Ave) Opened 10/1/1936
Station has free transfer to IRT Downtown trains only at
the east end, and is approx 3 levels deep.
Renovated by a contractor, it lacks the passageway
from IND level to the Uptown IRT side and is the only
transfer point where access is restricted to one-way.
The transfer is under construction to allow full
transfer between the IND and IRT in both directions.
The relatively high ceiling at the same end indicates a
ramp was also planned. This station features only 1 Full
time fare control area at Broadway and West Houston,
with 2 street stairs. Before the renovation, the
fare control was situated in the middle, between the 2
Broadway entrances and the Lafayette Ave entrance.
The Lafayette Ave entrance on the south side is
currently 24/7 HEET access. A new entrance and
booth on the North side of Lafayette Ave and Houston was
constructed during the renovation, the booth fell victim
to the 2003 ax, as is now listed a ghost booth and
part-time HEET access. There is an intermediate
level between the mezzanine/IRT level and platform
level, it contains artwork on the columns.
“Signal” by Mel Chin (1998) uses various materials to
create a lighted appearance at the bottom of the column.
There are 3 stairs from each platform to intermediate
level and an additional 2 stairs from intermediate to
mezzanine level. At the far western end (due north
in accordance to lines traveled) is another set of
stairs (1 for each side) that lead directly up to fare
control, 3 levels and a steep walk up.
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DELANCEY STREET / ESSEX
STREET
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Delancey Street/ Essex Street
is discussed on the
complexes page
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MARCY AVENUE
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Marcy Avenue
(on Broadway at Marcy Avenue)
opened 9/16/1888 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.
"...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."
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HEWES STREET
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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."
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LOLORIMER
STREET
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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."
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FLFLUSHING
AVENUE
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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. ADA is present since the
station is near Woodhull Hospital. 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."
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BRBROADWAY
MYRTLE AVENUE
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(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. 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. 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 today’s 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.
Evergreen Avenue
was removed when the third track (which was
never used) was added.
It had an island platform.
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CENTRAL AVENUE
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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.
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KNICKERBOCKER
AVENUE
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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.
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MYRTLE/WYCKOFF
AVENUES
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Myrtle/Wyckoff Avenues
(at the intersection of Myrtle and Wyckoff
Avenues) opened on 12/19/1889
is discussed on the
Complexes Page.
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.
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FOREST AVENUE
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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.
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FRESH POND ROAD
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Fresh
Pond Road
(At Fresh Pond Road between Putnam and 67th
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.
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METROPOLITAN AVENUE
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Metropolitan Avenue
(end at Metropolitan
Avenue East of Rentar Plaza Mall , about 300
feet west of 69th
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.
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