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Lorimer Street (BMT Jamaica Line)
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Lorimer Street is a local station
on the BMT Jamaica Line
of the New York City Subway
. Located at the intersection of Lorimer Street and Broadway in Brooklyn
, it is served by the J train at all times except weekdays in the peak direction and the M
at all times except late nights and weekends. The Z train bypasses this station when it operates during rush hours.
This station opened on June 25, 1888 as part of a westward extension of the Broadway Elevated to Driggs Avenue
with the final terminus of Broadway Ferry
opening a few weeks later. Upon the opening of the Williamsburg Bridge
tracks, trains were rerouted after Marcy Avenue
to Delancey Street (later re-named Essex Street), establishing the current J/Z service pattern.
There are two side platforms on three tracks. The center track is used by peak direction J/Z express service on weekdays. Both platforms have beige windscreens and red canopies with green frames and support columns. Some sections of the windscreen feature mesh to allow a view of the streets below. The station name plates are in the standard black in white lettering.
This station has two entrances/exits. The full-time side is an elevated station house beneath the tracks on the northwest (railroad north) end. Inside fare control, it has one staircase to each platform at their extreme ends and a waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions. Outside fare control, there is a turnstile bank, token booth, and two staircase to the street. One goes down to the northwest corner of Broadway and Lorimer Street while the other goes down to the southeast peninsula formed by Throop Avenue, Lorimer Street, and Broadway. The northbound platform has an additional staircase going up to a work level above the mezzanine.
The station's other entrance/exit is unstaffed and has a sealed elevated station house beneath the tracks. A single staircase from each platform goes down to the station house landing, where a single high entry/exit turnstile provides entrance/exit from the system. Another staircase then goes down to either western corner of Wallabout Street and Broadway.
The 2002 artwork here is called Roundlet Series by Annette Davidek. It features 16 stained glass panels on the platform windscreens that are 36 inches tall and 36 inches wide. They all have a floral and vine theme.
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...
. Located at the intersection of Lorimer Street and Broadway 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 J train at all times except weekdays in the peak direction and the M
M (New York City Subway service)
The M Sixth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service of the B Division of the New York City Subway. It is colored orange on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it runs on the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan....
at all times except late nights and weekends. The Z train bypasses this station when it operates during rush hours.
This station opened on June 25, 1888 as part of a westward extension of the Broadway Elevated to Driggs Avenue
Driggs Avenue (BMT Jamaica Line)
Driggs Avenue was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Jamaica Line. It had three tracks and two side platforms. It closed due in part to the mainline BMT Jamaica Line providing direct service to Manhattan via the Williamsburg Bridge after 1908. The next stop to the north was Marcy...
with the final terminus of Broadway Ferry
Broadway Ferry (BMT Jamaica Line)
Broadway Ferry was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Jamaica Line. It had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. It closed due in part to the mainline BMT Jamaica Line providing direct service to Manhattan via the Williamsburg Bridge after 1908. The next stop to the north was Driggs Avenue.-...
opening a few weeks later. Upon the opening of the Williamsburg Bridge
Williamsburg Bridge
The Williamsburg Bridge is a suspension bridge in New York City across the East River connecting the Lower East Side of Manhattan at Delancey Street with the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn at Broadway near the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway...
tracks, trains were rerouted after Marcy Avenue
Marcy Avenue (BMT Jamaica Line)
Marcy Avenue is a station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Marcy Avenue and Broadway in Brooklyn, it is served by the J train at all times, the M train on weekdays, and the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction.- History :Marcy Avenue...
to Delancey Street (later re-named Essex Street), establishing the current J/Z service pattern.
There are two side platforms on three tracks. The center track is used by peak direction J/Z express service on weekdays. Both platforms have beige windscreens and red canopies with green frames and support columns. Some sections of the windscreen feature mesh to allow a view of the streets below. The station name plates are in the standard black in white lettering.
This station has two entrances/exits. The full-time side is an elevated station house beneath the tracks on the northwest (railroad north) end. Inside fare control, it has one staircase to each platform at their extreme ends and a waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions. Outside fare control, there is a turnstile bank, token booth, and two staircase to the street. One goes down to the northwest corner of Broadway and Lorimer Street while the other goes down to the southeast peninsula formed by Throop Avenue, Lorimer Street, and Broadway. The northbound platform has an additional staircase going up to a work level above the mezzanine.
The station's other entrance/exit is unstaffed and has a sealed elevated station house beneath the tracks. A single staircase from each platform goes down to the station house landing, where a single high entry/exit turnstile provides entrance/exit from the system. Another staircase then goes down to either western corner of Wallabout Street and Broadway.
The 2002 artwork here is called Roundlet Series by Annette Davidek. It features 16 stained glass panels on the platform windscreens that are 36 inches tall and 36 inches wide. They all have a floral and vine theme.
External links
- Station Reporter — J Train
- Station Reporter — M Train
- The Subway Nut — Lorimer Street Pictures
- MTA's Arts For Transit — Lorimer Street (BMT Jamaica Line)
- Lorimer Street entrance from Google Maps Street View