Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street station

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 Bushwick Avenue–
 Aberdeen Street
 "L" train
MTA NYC logo.svg New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Bushwick Aberdeen vc.jpg
Station ID mosaics on the pillars and walls
Station statistics
AddressBushwick Avenue & Aberdeen Street
Brooklyn, NY 11207
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBushwick
Coordinates40°40′58″N 73°54′19″W / 40.682851°N 73.905158°W / 40.682851; -73.905158Coordinates: 40°40′58″N 73°54′19″W / 40.682851°N 73.905158°W / 40.682851; -73.905158
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
Line   BMT Canarsie Line
Services   L all times (all times)
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedJuly 14, 1928; 93 years ago (1928-07-14)
Station code131[2]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
2019600,188[4] Decrease 10.6%
Rank401 out of 424[4]
Station succession
Next northWilson Avenue: L all times
Next southBroadway Junction: L all times
Location
Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street station is located in New York City Subway
Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street station
Track layout

Legend
to Wilson Av
to Bway Jct
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Located in Bushwick, Brooklyn, it is served by the L train at all times.

History[]

Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street, opened on July 14, 1928,[5] as part of an extension of the Canarsie Line. This extension connected Montrose Avenue, which had opened four years earlier, to Broadway Junction, which was the western end of the already-operating elevated line to Canarsie.

Station layout[]

G Street level Exit/entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
P
Platform level 		Side platform
Westbound ← "L" train toward Eighth Avenue (Wilson Avenue)
Eastbound → "L" train toward Rockaway Parkway (Broadway Junction) →
Side platform
The street entrance to Bushwick Avenue - Aberdeen Street station.

This station has two tracks and two side platforms.[6] The side platforms are slightly curved and the two tracks are at different levels at the north end of the station, with the southbound tracks being higher due to their descent from an elevated stretch at Wilson Avenue.[6]

Parchment brown replacement tiles can be observed.[6] The pillars are covered in white tile, with mosaics on each one bearing the station's name, "Bushwick Aberdeen".[6] The elaborate porcelain mosaic band is predominantly tan, peach, mauve and brown with yellow, cream, green, rosy beige, slate blue, indigo and black grape tiles in the center.[6] In the mezzanine, there are also bright aqua tiles, as well as the above-mentioned brown replacements.[6][7]

Exit[]

The single entrance to this underground station is in a small building on the north side of Bushwick Avenue between Aberdeen Street and DeSales Place.[8] In this space are 11-foot (3.4 m) high coffered ceilings, suspended light fixtures, and fancy ironwork.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Last Link of New 14th St-E.D. Subway To Be Opened Today: First Train This Afternoon Will Carry Officials – Citizens to Celebrate". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 14, 1928. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/BMT_Canarsie_Line#Bushwick-Aberdeen
  7. ^ "BUSHWICK-ABERDEEN STATION, Bushwick". forgotten-ny.com. November 12, 2014.
  8. ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Ocean Hill" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

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