Norwood Avenue station

Norwood Avenue is a skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Norwood Avenue and Fulton Street in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn,[4] it is served by the Z train during rush hours in peak direction and the J at all other times.[5]

Norwood Avenue  ​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Address	Norwood Avenue & Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11208
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Cypress Hills
Coordinates	40.681582°N 73.879151°W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Jamaica Line BMT Lexington Avenue Line (formerly)
Services	J  (all except rush hours, peak direction) ​   Z  (rush hours, peak direction)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Q24
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	May 30, 1893[1]
Station code	088[2]
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2019	948,571[3]  1.9%
Rank	370 out of 424[3]
Station succession
Next north	Crescent Street: J  ​Z
Next south	Cleveland Street: J  (Z  skips to Van Siclen Avenue)
Location
Track layout to Crescent St to Cleveland St
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops all times

History

This station was opened on May 30, 1893 as part of the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad's four stop extension of the Lexington Avenue Line to Cypress Hills.[1]

From July 18, 2005 to March 13, 2006 this station was closed for rehabilitation. As part of the rehabilitation project, the stairs were rehabilitated, the floors were renewed, major structural repairs were made, new canopies were installed, the area around the station booth was reconfigured, the platform edge strips were replaced, walls were replaced, and a high-quality public address system was installed.[6][7] The renovation cost $8.40 million.[8]

In 2019, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.[9]

Station layout

P Platform level	Westbound	← toward Broad Street (Cleveland Street) ← AM rush toward Broad Street (Van Siclen Avenue) ← AM rush does not stop here
	Island platform
	Eastbound	→ toward Jamaica Center (Crescent Street) → → PM rush toward Jamaica Center (Crescent Street) → → PM rush does not stop here →
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
G	Street level	Entrances/exits

This elevated station has two tracks and one island platform.[10] The platform has a short red canopy with green frames and support columns at the east (railroad north) end and silver lampposts and black station sign structures for the rest of the length.

The 2007 artwork here is called "Culture Swirl" by Margaret Lazetta, It consists of stained glass artwork of various images on the platform sign structures.[11][12]

Between here and Crescent Street, the remains of a former connection to the Long Island Rail Road's Atlantic Avenue Branch one block to the south of the BMT Jamaica Line can be seen at Chestnut Street. In the 1890s, the railroad wanted access to Manhattan while the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company wanted access to The Rockaways. Due to the close proximity of the two lines, the companies cooperated on a connection beginning in 1898. The LIRR ran service to Broadway Ferry while BRT ran service to the Rockaways via Woodhaven Junction. When the Williamsburg Bridge opened, LIRR service was extended to Essex Street and later Chambers Street. This was the LIRR's first direct access to Manhattan.

In 1917, the United States Railroad Administration ruled that a commuter railroad line cannot operate on the same tracks with a subway or elevated line, requiring this connection to be severed. Most of the junction's structure remained until the 1940s when it was dismantled so the steel could be used in World War II and the Atlantic Avenue Branch was moved underground.

Exit

The station's only entrance/exit is a station house connected to the platform at the extreme east end. It has a bank of three turnstiles, token booth, and one staircase going down to an elevated passageway beneath the tracks, where two staircases go down to either eastern corners of Norwood Avenue and Fulton Street.[4]

References

1. "Trains Running This Morning The Elevated Road to Cypress Hills Still in Operation". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 30, 1893. p. 10. Retrieved October 2, 2016 – via Brooklyn Newspapers.
2. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
3. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
4. "Neighborhood Map East New York Cypress Hills Woodhaven New Lots" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
5. "J Subway Timetable, Effective November 8, 2020" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
6. "Norwood Av station closed for rehabilitation Beginning 12:01 AM Mon, Jul 18 to 5 AM, Mon, Jan 16, 2006" (PDF). mta,info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2005. Archived from the original on December 20, 2005. Retrieved October 2, 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
7. "Norwood Av station remains closed The station will reopen 12: 01 AM Mon, Mar 13" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 2006. Archived from the original on February 10, 2006. Retrieved October 2, 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
8. MTA 2006 Adopted Budget - February Financial Plan - Part 3 (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2006. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
9. "Press Release - MTA Headquarters - MTA Announces 20 Additional Subway Stations to Receive Accessibility Improvements Under Proposed 2020-2024 Capital Plan". MTA. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
10. Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
11. "www.nycsubway.org: Artwork: Culture Swirl (Margaret Lanzetta)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
12. "MTA - Arts & Design | NYCT Permanent Art". web.mta.info. Retrieved 2016-10-02.

External links

• nycsubway.org – BMT Jamaica Line: Norwood Avenue
• Station Reporter — J Train
• The Subway Nut — Norwood Avenue Pictures
• MTA's Arts For Transit — Norwood Avenue (BMT Jamaica Line)
• Norwood Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platform from Google Maps Street View