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Cleveland Street (BMT Jamaica Line)
Encyclopedia
Cleveland Street is a rehabilitated skip-stop
station
on the BMT Jamaica Line
of the New York City Subway
in Brooklyn
. The J train serves this station at all times, while the Z train bypasses when it operates. The small mezzanine is at the south end on platform level. It has wooden floors and walls. The canopy is short and has arched supports.
Skip-stop
Skip-stop is a public transit service pattern which reduces travel times and increases capacity by not having all vehicles make all designated stops along a route. Skip-stops are used in both rail transit and bus transit operations.-Rail operation:...
station
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 Jamaica Line
BMT Jamaica Line
The Jamaica Line is an elevated rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway, in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, United States. It runs from the Williamsburg Bridge southeast over Broadway to East New York, Brooklyn, and then east over Fulton Street and Jamaica Avenue to...
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...
in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
. The J train serves this station at all times, while the Z train bypasses when it operates. The small mezzanine is at the south end on platform level. It has wooden floors and walls. The canopy is short and has arched supports.
External links
- Station Reporter — J Train
- The Subway Nut — Cleveland Street Pictures
- MTA's Arts For Transit — Cleveland Street (BMT Jamaica Line)
- Cleveland Street entrance from Google Maps Street View