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New Lots Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line)
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New Lots Avenue is a station
on the BMT Canarsie Line
of the New York City Subway
. Located at the intersection of New Lots and Van Sinderen Avenues in East New York
, it is served by the L
train at all times.
This elevated station, opened on December 28, 1906, has two tracks and two offset side platform
s. The platforms have windscreens and canopies at their centers and barbed-wire fences with dark gray steel frames at either ends.
The station's only entrance is via a ground-level station house beneath the tracks on the northwest corner of Van Sinderen and New Lots Avenues. Inside is a token booth, turnstile
bank, and two staircases to the Canarsie-bound platform and one to the Manhattan-bound one, all at their centers.
This station was renovated in 2006–07, which included new platform edges with yellow tactile warning strips, beige windscreens and red canopies (both with green frames), and installation of an artwork called 16 Windows by Eugene Tung.
The artwork features eight stained glass windows on each platform windscreen. The ones on the Manhattan-bound platform depict people doing morning activities like eating breakfast and tooth brushing while those on the Canarsie-bound platform depict people doing evening activities like eating dinner and getting ready for bed. This coincides with normal peak direction rush hour service in the subway as most people board trains on the northbound platform going to Manhattan in the morning and disembark from trains on the southbound platform coming from Manhattan in the evening.
To the south of this station, the Canarsie Line becomes an open cut to East 105th Street
and Canarsie – Rockaway Parkway. To the north, it becomes an elevated structure to Livonia Avenue
until Broadway Junction.
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 New Lots and Van Sinderen Avenues in East New York
East New York, Brooklyn
East New York is a residential neighborhood located in the Eastern section of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City, United States. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 5...
, 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.
This elevated station, opened on December 28, 1906, has two tracks and two offset 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. The platforms have windscreens and canopies at their centers and barbed-wire fences with dark gray steel frames at either ends.
The station's only entrance is via a ground-level station house beneath the tracks on the northwest corner of Van Sinderen and New Lots Avenues. Inside is a token booth, 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...
bank, and two staircases to the Canarsie-bound platform and one to the Manhattan-bound one, all at their centers.
This station was renovated in 2006–07, which included new platform edges with yellow tactile warning strips, beige windscreens and red canopies (both with green frames), and installation of an artwork called 16 Windows by Eugene Tung.
The artwork features eight stained glass windows on each platform windscreen. The ones on the Manhattan-bound platform depict people doing morning activities like eating breakfast and tooth brushing while those on the Canarsie-bound platform depict people doing evening activities like eating dinner and getting ready for bed. This coincides with normal peak direction rush hour service in the subway as most people board trains on the northbound platform going to Manhattan in the morning and disembark from trains on the southbound platform coming from Manhattan in the evening.
To the south of this station, the Canarsie Line becomes an open cut to East 105th Street
East 105th Street (BMT Canarsie Line)
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....
and Canarsie – Rockaway Parkway. To the north, it becomes an elevated structure to Livonia Avenue
Livonia Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line)
Livonia Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Livonia and Van Sinderen Avenue, it is served by the L train at all times....
until Broadway Junction.
External links
- Station Reporter — L Train
- The Subway Nut — New Lots Avenue Pictures
- MTA's Arts For Transit — New Lots Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line)
- New Lots Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View