Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway (BMT Canarsie Line)

Infobox NYCS
name = Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway
accessible = yes
bg_color = #838A88


image_caption = Station House
line = BMT Canarsie Line
service = Canarsie
platforms = 1 island platform
tracks = 2
borough = Brooklyn
open_date = December 28, 1906
north_station = East 105th Street
north_line = BMT Canarsie Line
north_service = Canarsie
south_custom_station = (Terminal)

Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway is the southern terminal station of the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway, and is one of the few grade-level stations in the system. Located at the intersection of Rockaway Parkway and Glenwood Road in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn, it is served at all times by the NYCS|L train.

An interesting feature at Rockaway Parkway is the operation of a bus transfer station within the fare control. When the rail and trolley service to Canarsie Pier was discontinued, riders were entitled to a free transfer to the replacement buses. Rather than issue paper transfers so riders could exit to the street for the buses, a loop was built next to the station with a boarding platform. Train riders could walk directly to the bus platform without leaving the fare control zone. At the street, a chain link fence gate blocked access to the bus area to prevent pedestrians from sneaking in for a free ride. The gate was operated by an electric trigger. Other buses serving the station stopped at the curb and picked up passengers outside the fare control.

Adjacent to the station is the Canarsie Yard.

Bus connections

*B6:"To Bensonhurst and East New York via Avenue J & Flatlands Avenue"
*B17:"To Crown Heights and Canarsie"
*B42:"To Canarsie Pier"
*B60:"To Canarsie and Williamsburg"
*B82:"To Spring Creek Towers and Coney Island via Kings Highway & Flatlands Avenue"

External links

*NYCS ref|http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?203:2509|BMT Canarsie Line|Rockaway Parkway
*Station Reporter — [http://www.stationreporter.net/ltrain.htm L Train]