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East 105th Street (BMT Canarsie Line)
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East 105th Street is grade-level station
on the BMT Canarsie Line
of the New York City Subway
. Located at the intersection of East 105th Street and Turnbull Avenue in Brooklyn
, it is served by the L
train at all times.
East 105th Street Station was originally built in 1906 as a replacement for a former station along a steam dummy
line known as the Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach Railroad. It has three tracks and a single island platform
. The waiting area above the platform affords picturesque views of the trains and tracks. At the very end of this station, there was formerly a gate-protected level crossing
, the only one in the New York City Subway system. It was eliminated in 1973.
Next to the Manhattan
-bound track, a stub-end track leads to the Canarsie Yard.
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 Canarsie Line
BMT Canarsie Line
The Canarsie Line is a rapid transit line of the BMT Division of the New York City Subway system, named after its terminus in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn...
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 at the intersection of East 105th Street and Turnbull Avenue 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...
, it is served by the L
L (New York City Subway service)
The L 14th Street – Canarsie Local is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway, providing service along the entire length of the two-tracked BMT Canarsie Line...
train at all times.
East 105th Street Station was originally built in 1906 as a replacement for a former station along a steam dummy
Steam dummy
A steam dummy or dummy engine, in the United States of America and Canada, was a steam engine enclosed in a wooden box structure made to resemble a railroad passenger coach....
line known as the Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach Railroad. It has three tracks and a single island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
. The waiting area above the platform affords picturesque views of the trains and tracks. At the very end of this station, there was formerly a gate-protected level crossing
Level crossing
A level crossing occurs where a railway line is intersected by a road or path onone level, without recourse to a bridge or tunnel. It is a type of at-grade intersection. The term also applies when a light rail line with separate right-of-way or reserved track crosses a road in the same fashion...
, the only one in the New York City Subway system. It was eliminated in 1973.
Next to the Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
-bound track, a stub-end track leads to the Canarsie Yard.
External links
- Station Reporter — L Train
- The Subway Nut — East 105th Street Pictures
- MTA's Arts For Transit — East 105th Street (BMT Canarsie Line)