BMT Canarsie Line Platforms
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Southbound side platform for the train; with northbound island platform |
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| Division | B (BMT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | BMT Canarsie Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | L (all times) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform 1 side platform (southbound only) |
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| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | December 14, 1928; 84 years ago (December 14, 1928) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Next north | Bushwick Avenue – Aberdeen Street: L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Next south | Atlantic Avenue: L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Broadway Junction on the BMT Canarsie Line has two tracks, one island platform, and one side platform. Manhattan-bound trains use the island platform for northbound service while Canarsie-bound trains use the side platform for southbound service. However, the latter can use the island platform if necessary.
This station is one of the highest elevated platforms in the city, sitting above the already-elevated BMT Jamaica Line. As high as this station platform is, it plunges abruptly into a tunnel at the north end. This end of the station slopes sharply downward, and the platform end is about 200 yards (180 m) away from the tunnel's portal. A new diamond crossover has been installed here. A fine view of the East New York Yard can be seen from the northbound platform. The south end of the northbound platform divides into two "legs." Two normally-unused tracks connect the Canarsie and Jamaica lines. Now and then, a train being rerouted will use these tracks. The southbound track can be seen emerging beneath the two "legs" of the northbound platform; the northbound "flyover" with its severe curve can be seen just east of the station, beginning near the signal tower. Since 1999, this station has been undergoing a series of renovations, including new canopies, a new crossover (known as 'The Barn' because of its rustic red siding and white trim), and the removal of a hazardous crossunder. The old-style platform lights were removed and replaced with "loop" fixtures, widely seen elsewhere in the system.
From the northbound platform looking east, the control tower of John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens can be seen over five miles (8 km) away. It is also possible to see planes landing and taking off from the airport.
The 2001 artwork is called Brooklyn, New Morning by Al Loving.
Read more about this topic: Broadway Junction (New York City Subway)
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