Knickerbocker Avenue
 "M" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Metropolitan Avenue bound platform
Station statistics
AddressKnickerbocker Avenue & Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11237
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBushwick
Coordinates40°41′55″N 73°55′06″W / 40.698731°N 73.918376°W / 40.698731; -73.918376
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Myrtle Avenue Line
Services   M all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B54
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedAugust 15, 1889; 134 years ago (1889-08-15)
ClosedAugust 17, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-08-17) (reconstruction)
July 1, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-07-01) (temporary line closure)
RebuiltFebruary 8, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-02-08) (reconstruction)
April 30, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-04-30) (temporary line closure)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
2022815,237[3] Increase 20.6%
Rank319 out of 423[3]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Central Avenue
toward 57th Street
 Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues
toward Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue
Location
Knickerbocker Avenue station is located in New York City Subway
Knickerbocker Avenue station
Knickerbocker Avenue station is located in New York City
Knickerbocker Avenue station
Knickerbocker Avenue station is located in New York
Knickerbocker Avenue station
Track layout

Legend
to Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues
to Central Avenue
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

The Knickerbocker Avenue station is a station on the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Myrtle and Knickerbocker Avenues in Bushwick, Brooklyn, it is served by the M train at all times.

History

The Myrtle Avenue Line was built and operated by the Union Elevated Railroad Company. The first section of the line opened in 1888, and it was extended from Broadway to Wyckoff Avenue on July 20, 1889.[4] However, Knickerbocker Avenue station, which was along this extension, did not open until August 15, 1889.[5][6][7]

The station was rehabilitated from August 17, 2012,[8] to February 8, 2013.[9] On July 1, 2017, the station was closed again until April 30, 2018 as part of the reconstruction of the Myrtle Avenue Line's connection with the BMT Jamaica Line.[10][11][12]

Station layout

Platform level Side platform
Westbound ← "M" train toward 57th Street weekdays, Essex Street weekends, Myrtle Avenue late nights (Central Avenue)
Center trackway → No track or roadbed
Eastbound → "M" train toward Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue (Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues) →
Side platform
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Ground Street level Exit/entrance
SW corner entrance

This elevated station has two side platforms and two tracks with space for a third track, which was removed by 1946. Both platforms have steel canopies along their entire lengths except for small sections at their extreme ends. The western half of both platforms has grey windscreens while the eastern half has waist-high steel fences. The station names are in the standard black plates with white lettering.

This station has one elevated station house beneath the platforms and tracks. One staircase from the eastern end of each platform goes down to a waiting area/crossover. A turnstile bank provides entrance/exit from the system. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases going down to either side of Myrtle Avenue between Knickerbocker and Greene Avenues. The station formerly had another station house at the south end.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2017–2022)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2017–2022)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  4. ^ Report. January 1, 1890.
  5. ^ Roess, Roger P.; Sansone, Gene (August 23, 2012). The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit System. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642304842.
  6. ^ "The Fifth Avenue Elevated To Greenwood". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. August 15, 1889. p. 6. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "To Greenwood on Thursday". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. August 14, 1889. p. 1.
  8. ^ "Knickerbocker Avenue M Station to Close for Rehab". MTA. August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  9. ^ "Knickerbocker Avenue M Station Reopens Following Rehab". MTA. February 8, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  10. ^ Rivoli, Dan (March 17, 2016). "M line to be shut down next year for repairs". New York Daily News. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  11. ^ Brown, Nicole (March 18, 2016). "MTA: M line will shut down for part of next year". amNew York. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  12. ^ "Myrtle Avenue Line Infrastructure Projects". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  13. ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bushwick" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

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