DeKalb Avenue station (BMT Canarsie Line)

DeKalb Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Wyckoff and DeKalb Avenues in Bushwick, Brooklyn, it is served by the L train at all times.[4]

 DeKalb Avenue
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Street entrance
Station statistics
AddressDeKalb Avenue & Wyckoff Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11237
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBushwick
Coordinates40.704294°N 73.919277°W / 40.704294; -73.919277
DivisionB (BMT)
Line      BMT Canarsie Line
Services      L  (all times)
Transit connections NYCT Bus: B13, B38
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedJuly 14, 1928 (1928-07-14)
Station code127[1]
Wireless service[2]
Opposite-direction transfer availableYes
Traffic
Passengers (2019)3,290,894[3] 17.7%
Rank152 out of 424[3]
Station succession
Next northJefferson Street: L 
Next southMyrtle–Wyckoff Avenues: L 

History

Track layout
to Jefferson St
to Myrtle–Wyckoff

DeKalb Avenue opened on July 14, 1928,[5] as part of an extension of the Canarsie Line. This extension connected Montrose Avenue, which had opened four years earlier, to Broadway Junction, which was the western end of the already-operating elevated line to Canarsie.

Station layout

G Street level Exit/entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
P
Platform level
Side platform
Westbound toward Eighth Avenue (Jefferson Street)
Eastbound toward Rockaway Parkway (Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues)
Side platform
Platform level

This underground station has two tracks and two side platforms.[6] Each platform has blue columns are regular intervals with every other column having a standard black and white station name plate.

The mosaic tile bands are predominantly green and blue, with yellow and tan accents.[6] Those installed on the stairway from the mezzanine to the Manhattan-bound platform in Summer 2000 feature a seven-inch entrance motif design with a dull green and blue background.[6] The trim line has "D" tablets on it at regular intervals to represent "DeKalb."

Exits

This station has three entrances/exits. The main one is a mezzanine above the platforms and tracks at the west (railroad north) end. It has a single staircase from each platform, waiting area that allows free transfer between directions, turnstile bank, token booth, and four staircases to all corners of DeKalb and Wyckoff Avenues.[7]

The other two entrances/exits are on platform level and unstaffed at the east (railroad south) end. Each fare control area has HEET turnstiles and two street stairs. The ones on the Manhattan-bound platform lead to either northern corners of Wyckoff and Stanhope Street while those on the Canarsie-bound one lead to either southern corners.[7]

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