Knickerbocker Avenue station

Knickerbocker Avenue 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.

Knickerbocker Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Metropolitan Avenue bound platform
Station statistics
Address	Knickerbocker Avenue & Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11237
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bushwick
Coordinates	40.698731°N 73.918376°W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
Services	M  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B54
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	December 19, 1889
Closed	August 17, 2012 (reconstruction) July 1, 2017 (temporary line closure)
Rebuilt	February 8, 2013 (reconstruction) April 30, 2018 (temporary line closure)
Station code	113[1]
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2019	1,544,093[2]  100%
Rank	290 out of 424[2]
Station succession
Next east	Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues: M
Next west	Central Avenue: M
Location
Track layout to Myrtle–Wyckoff Avs to Central Av
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

Station layout

P Platform level	Side platform
	Westbound	← toward 71st Avenue weekdays, Essex Street weekends, Myrtle Avenue late nights (Central Avenue)
	Center trackway	→ No track or roadbed
	Eastbound	→ toward Metropolitan Avenue (Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues) →
	Side platform
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
G	Street level	Exit/entrance

SW corner entrance

This elevated station, opened on December 19, 1889, 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.[3]

The station was rehabilitated from August 17, 2012,[4] to February 8, 2013.[5] 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.[6][7][8]

References

1. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
2. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
3. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bushwick" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
4. "Knickerbocker Avenue M Station to Close for Rehab". MTA. August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
5. "Knickerbocker Avenue M Station Reopens Following Rehab". MTA. February 8, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
6. Rivoli, Dan (March 17, 2016). "M line to be shut down next year for repairs". New York Daily News. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
7. Brown, Nicole (March 18, 2016). "MTA: M line will shut down for part of next year". am New York. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
8. "Myrtle Avenue Line Infrastructure Projects". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved July 23, 2016.

External links

• nycsubway.org – BMT Myrtle Avenue Line: Knickerbocker Avenue
• Station Reporter — M Train
• The Subway Nut — Knickerbocker Avenue Pictures
• Knickerbocker Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View