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Cypress Hills (BMT Jamaica Line)
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Cypress Hills is a skip-stop
station
on the BMT Jamaica Line
of the New York City Subway
, located on Jamaica Avenue in the Cypress Hills neighborhood of northeastern Brooklyn
. It is served by the J train at all times. The Z train bypasses when it operates.
This is the northernmost station in Brooklyn on the BMT Jamaica Line. The next stop, 75th Street – Elderts Lane is in Queens
.
This elevated station, opened on May 30, 1893, has two track and two side platform
s with space for a center track that was never added. Both platforms have beige windscreens and green canopies with brown roofs that run along the entire length.
The station's main entrance is at the south end. A single staircase from each platform leads to an elevated station house beneath the tracks. Inside are three turnstile
s and a token booth. Outside of fare control, two street stairs lead to the corners of Hemlock and Crescent Streets.
On the north end of the northbound platform, a single staircases leads to a landing outside of a now closed station house, where a single exit-only turnstile provides exit from the system. A street stair perpendicular to the line leads to Autumn Avenue, which ends at Jamaica Avenue.
The 1990 artwork here is called Five Points of Observation, by Kathleen McCarthy. It affords a view of the street from the platforms and resembles a face when seen from the street. This artwork is also located in four other stations on the Jamaica Line.
This station was the terminal
for the Jamaica Line when it opened. It formerly had an island platform and stub-end located directly along Crescent Street just south of Jamaica Avenue that can still be seen approaching the cemetery east of the station.
When the Jamaica Avenue El was extended east from this station to 111th Street
on May 28, 1917 as part of the Dual Contracts, the two side platforms were added and the island platform was removed, which resulted in the large space between the two tracks..
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
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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...
, located on Jamaica Avenue in the Cypress Hills neighborhood of northeastern 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...
. It is served by the J train at all times. The Z train bypasses when it operates.
This is the northernmost station in Brooklyn on the BMT Jamaica Line. The next stop, 75th Street – Elderts Lane is in Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
.
This elevated station, opened on May 30, 1893, has two track and 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 with space for a center track that was never added. Both platforms have beige windscreens and green canopies with brown roofs that run along the entire length.
The station's main entrance is at the south end. A single staircase from each platform leads to an elevated station house beneath the tracks. Inside are three turnstile
Turnstile
A turnstile, also called a baffle gate, is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. It can also be made so as to enforce one-way traffic of people, and in addition, it can restrict passage only to people who insert a coin, a ticket, a pass, or similar...
s and a token booth. Outside of fare control, two street stairs lead to the corners of Hemlock and Crescent Streets.
On the north end of the northbound platform, a single staircases leads to a landing outside of a now closed station house, where a single exit-only turnstile provides exit from the system. A street stair perpendicular to the line leads to Autumn Avenue, which ends at Jamaica Avenue.
The 1990 artwork here is called Five Points of Observation, by Kathleen McCarthy. It affords a view of the street from the platforms and resembles a face when seen from the street. This artwork is also located in four other stations on the Jamaica Line.
Terminal Station
Terminal Station is a 1953 film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It tells the story of the love affair between an Italian man and an American woman. The film was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.-Production:...
for the Jamaica Line when it opened. It formerly had an island platform and stub-end located directly along Crescent Street just south of Jamaica Avenue that can still be seen approaching the cemetery east of the station.
When the Jamaica Avenue El was extended east from this station to 111th Street
111th Street (BMT Jamaica Line)
111th Street is a skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 111th Street and Jamaica Avenue in Richmond Hill, Queens, it is served at all times by the J train. The Z train bypasses the station when it operates.This elevated station, opened...
on May 28, 1917 as part of the Dual Contracts, the two side platforms were added and the island platform was removed, which resulted in the large space between the two tracks..
External links
- Station Reporter — J Train
- The Subway Nut — Cypress Hills Pictures
- MTA's Arts For Transit — Cypress Hills (BMT Jamaica Line)
- Crescent Street and Hemlock Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Autumn Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View