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Avenue M (BMT Brighton Line)
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Avenue M is a local station
on the BMT Brighton Line
of the New York City Subway
. It is located in Midwood, Brooklyn
, at Avenue M between East 15th and East 16th Streets. It is served by the Q
train at all times.
This station, situated on an elevated embankment
, has two side platform
s and four tracks and closely resembles Avenue J
and Avenue H
stations. The two center tracks are used by the B
express train on weekdays.
The station house is a brick building underneath the tracks facing onto the street on the south side of Avenue M. A closed stairway on the Coney Island-bound platform leads to the north side of the street.
This station began reconstruction in September 2009. Both platforms were rebuilt with new edges, windscreens, and canopies. The Coney Island-bound platform has a double wide staircase going down to the station house while the Manhattan-bound platform has a narrow staircase going down there and a bank of turnstiles leading to another staircase that goes down to the north side of Avenue M.
Just west of the station, at Avenue M and East 14th Street, is the former location of American Vitagraph
, a prolific movie studio that produced silent movies from the turn of the 20th century until 1925
, when it was purchased by Warner Bros. A smokestack bearing "Vitagraph Co." may still be seen from the station.
Edward R. Murrow High School
is located just to the northeast adjacent to the line.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on the BMT Brighton Line
BMT Brighton Line
The BMT Brighton Line is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Brooklyn, New York City, United States. Local service is provided at all times by the Q train. The Q is joined by the B express train on weekdays...
of the New York City Subway
New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
. It is located in Midwood, Brooklyn
Midwood, Brooklyn
Midwood is a neighborhood in the south central part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, New York, USA, roughly halfway between Prospect Park and Coney Island. The neighborhood is within Community District 14...
, at Avenue M between East 15th and East 16th Streets. It is served by the Q
Q (New York City Subway service)
The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. It is colored yellow on the route sign, on station signs and the official subway map, as it represents a service provided on the BMT Broadway Line through Manhattan....
train at all times.
This station, situated on an elevated embankment
Embankment (transportation)
To keep a road or railway line straight or flat, and where the comparative cost or practicality of alternate solutions is prohibitive, the land over which the road or rail line will travel is built up to form an embankment. An embankment is therefore in some sense the opposite of a cutting, and...
, has two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s and four tracks and closely resembles Avenue J
Avenue J (BMT Brighton Line)
Avenue J is a local station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located on Avenue J between East 15th and East 16th Streets in Midwood, Brooklyn. It is served by the Q train at all times....
and Avenue H
Avenue H (BMT Brighton Line)
Avenue H is a local station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. Located at Avenue H between East 15th and East 16th Streets on the border of Midwood and Flatbush, Brooklyn, it is served by the Q train at all times. The campuses of Brooklyn College and Midwood High School are...
stations. The two center tracks are used by the B
B (New York City Subway service)
The B Sixth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored orange on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it runs over the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan....
express train on weekdays.
The station house is a brick building underneath the tracks facing onto the street on the south side of Avenue M. A closed stairway on the Coney Island-bound platform leads to the north side of the street.
This station began reconstruction in September 2009. Both platforms were rebuilt with new edges, windscreens, and canopies. The Coney Island-bound platform has a double wide staircase going down to the station house while the Manhattan-bound platform has a narrow staircase going down there and a bank of turnstiles leading to another staircase that goes down to the north side of Avenue M.
Just west of the station, at Avenue M and East 14th Street, is the former location of American Vitagraph
Vitagraph Studios
American Vitagraph was a United States movie studio, founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York. By 1907 it was the most prolific American film production company, producing many famous silent films. It was bought by Warner Bros...
, a prolific movie studio that produced silent movies from the turn of the 20th century until 1925
1925 in film
-Events:*November 5: The Big Parade holds its Grand Premier*December 30: premier of Ben-Hur the most expensive silent film ever made costing 4-6 million dollars -Top grossing films :...
, when it was purchased by Warner Bros. A smokestack bearing "Vitagraph Co." may still be seen from the station.
Edward R. Murrow High School
Edward R. Murrow High School
Edward R. Murrow High School, is located in the Midwood section of Brooklyn, New York City, New York and is part of the New York City Department of Education....
is located just to the northeast adjacent to the line.
External links
- Station Reporter — Q Train
- The Subway Nut — Avenue M Pictures
- Avenue M entrance from Google Maps Street View