Kosciuszko Street station
The Kosciuszko Street station is a local station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the J train at all times. The Z train skips this station when it operates.
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| Address | Kosciuszko Street & Broadway Brooklyn, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borough | Brooklyn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Bedford–Stuyvesant, Bushwick | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°41′36″N 73°55′43″W / 40.6933°N 73.9287°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | B (BMT)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | BMT Jamaica Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | J  (all times) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transit |  NYCT Bus: B38, B46, B46 SBS, B47, Q24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 (2 in regular service) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | June 25, 1888[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opposite- direction transfer | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | 1,214,488[3]  14.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 252 out of 423[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station layout
edit| Platform level | Side platform | |
| Westbound local | ← toward Broad Street (Myrtle Avenue) ←  does not stop here
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| Peak-direction express | No regular service | |
| Eastbound local | toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Halsey Street PM rush, Gates Avenue other times) → does not stop here →
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| Side platform | ||
| Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines | |
| Ground | Street level | Entrances/exits |
This elevated station has two side platforms and three tracks; the center express track is not used in regular service.
The artwork here is called Euphorbias by Ronald Calloway and has a floral theme.[4]
Exits
editThe station has exits on both the west (railroad north) end and the east (railroad south) end of its platforms.
On the east end, each platform has a single staircase leading to an elevated station house beneath the tracks. It has a turnstile bank and token booth. Outside fare control, two staircases lead to both western corners of Kossuth Place, Patchen Avenue, Lafayette Avenue, and Broadway, just east of Kosciuszko Street.[5]
The western exits are now emergency exits leading to both eastern corners of DeKalb Avenue and Broadway. These exits were closed in the 1980s due to high crime.[6][7] The closed entrance is about a block from the northern terminus of the B46 Select Bus Service at DeKalb Avenue. There is a closed station house around the intermediate level of the staircases.
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Broadway Line Opened". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. June 25, 1888. p. 6.
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "www.nycsubway.org: Artwork: Euphorbias (Ronald Calloway)". Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bushwick" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
- ^ Harshbarger, Rebecca; De La Hoz, Felipe (October 12, 2015). "Williamsburg, Bushwick subway entrances sealed despite ridership spike". AM New York. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ^ "Closed subway entrances". WNYC (AM). October 31, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
External links
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Media related to Kosciuszko Street (BMT Jamaica Line) at Wikimedia Commons- nycsubway.org – BMT Jamaica Line: Kosciuszko Street
- Station Reporter — J train
- The Subway Nut — Kosciuszko Street Pictures
- MTA's Arts For Transit — Kosciuszko Street (BMT Jamaica Line)
- Kosciuszko Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View
