Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street station

Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Located in Bushwick, Brooklyn, it is served by the L train at all times.

Bushwick Avenue–  Aberdeen Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station ID mosaics on the pillars and walls
Station statistics
Address	Bushwick Avenue & Aberdeen Street Brooklyn, NY 11207
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bushwick, Ocean Hill
Coordinates	40.682851°N 73.905158°W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Canarsie Line
Services	L  (all times)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	July 14, 1928
Station code	131[1]
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2019	600,188[2]  10.6%
Rank	401 out of 424[2]
Station succession
Next north	Wilson Avenue: L
Next south	Broadway Junction: L
Location
Track layout to Wilson Av to Bway Jct
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

History

Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street, opened on July 14, 1928,[3] 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 (Wilson Avenue)
	Eastbound	→ toward Rockaway Parkway (Broadway Junction) →
	Side platform

The street entrance to Bushwick Avenue - Aberdeen Street station.

This station has two tracks and two side platforms.[4] The side platforms are slightly curved and the two tracks are at different levels at the north end of the station, with the southbound tracks being higher due to their descent from an elevated stretch at Wilson Avenue.[4]

Parchment brown replacement tiles can be observed.[4] The pillars are covered in white tile, with mosaics on each one bearing the station's name, "Bushwick Aberdeen".[4] The elaborate porcelain mosaic band is predominantly tan, peach, mauve and brown with yellow, cream, green, rosy beige, slate blue, indigo and black grape tiles in the center.[4] In the mezzanine, there are also bright aqua tiles, as well as the above-mentioned brown replacements.[4][5]

Exit

The single entrance to this underground station is in a small building on the north side of Bushwick Avenue between Aberdeen Street and DeSales Place.[6] In this space are 11-foot (3.4 m) high coffered ceilings, suspended light fixtures, and fancy ironwork.[4]

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. "Last Link of New 14th St-E.D. Subway To Be Opened Today: First Train This Afternoon Will Carry Officials – Citizens to Celebrate". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 14, 1928. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
4. http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/BMT_Canarsie_Line#Bushwick-Aberdeen
5. "BUSHWICK-ABERDEEN STATION, Bushwick". forgotten-ny.com.
6. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Ocean Hill" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

External links

• nycsubway.org – BMT Canarsie: Bushwick-Aberdeen
• Station Reporter — "L Train". stationreporter.net. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013.
• The Subway Nut — Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street Pictures
• Bushwick Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View