Montrose Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line)

Montrose Avenue New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Montrose Avenue & Bushwick Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11206
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	East Williamsburg
Coordinates	40°42′27″N 73°56′24″W / 40.707612°N 73.939877°W / 40.707612; -73.939877Coordinates: 40°42′27″N 73°56′24″W / 40.707612°N 73.939877°W / 40.707612; -73.939877
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Canarsie Line
Services	L  (all times)
Connection	New York City Bus: B60
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	September 21, 1924
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	1,951,066[1]  13.5%
Rank	228 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Grand Street: L
Next south	Morgan Avenue: L
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Montrose Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Montrose and Bushwick Avenues in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, it is served by the L train at all times.

This station opened on September 21, 1924 as the eastern terminus of the initial segment of the underground Canarsie Line, a product of the Dual Contracts, stretching west to Sixth Avenue station in Manhattan. Originally, the Canarsie Line was planned to be elevated between Montrose Avenue and Broadway Junction, not underground.

This station has two tracks and two side platforms. The mosaic band and name tablets on both platforms is of exquisite cut porcelain with vivid pastel shades of sky blue, cerulean blue, rose, yellow, maize and white, on a background of black, raspberry and greyed lavender. Hexagon "M" tablets run along the trim line at regular intervals. Blue stripes adorn the top and bottom of the tile band. Blue I-beam columns run along both platforms at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black name plate in white lettering.

This station has one mezzanine above the center of the platforms and tracks. Two staircases from each side go up to a waiting area/crossover, where a turnstile bank provides access to/from the station. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases going up to either western corners of Montrose and Bushwick Avenues.

The Manhattan-bound platform has an abandoned ramp leading to the street. This is where BMT Standard cars were fed directly into the subway back in the 1920s. Remnants can be seen from the front of the passing trains. Underneath the Canarsie-bound platform is a small stairway to the tracks, giving evidence of a platform extension.

References

1. ^ "Facts and Figures: 2010 Subway Ridership". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ridership_sub_annual.htm. Retrieved 2011-06-11. 

External links

• nycsubway.org — BMT Canarsie Line: Montrose Avenue
• Station Reporter — L Train
• The Subway Nut — Montrose Avenue Pictures
• Montrose Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View