Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street station

Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Located in Bushwick, Brooklyn, it is served by the L train at all times.

 Bushwick Avenue–
 Aberdeen Street
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station ID mosaics on the pillars and walls
Station statistics
AddressBushwick Avenue & Aberdeen Street
Brooklyn, NY 11207
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBushwick, Ocean Hill
Coordinates40.682851°N 73.905158°W / 40.682851; -73.905158
DivisionB (BMT)
Line   BMT Canarsie Line
Services   L  (all times)
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedJuly 14, 1928 (1928-07-14)
Station code131[1]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
2019600,188[2]  10.6%
Rank401 out of 424[2]
Station succession
Next northWilson Avenue: L 
Next southBroadway Junction: L 

History

Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street, opened on July 14, 1928,[3] as part of an extension of the Canarsie Line. This extension connected Montrose Avenue, which had opened four years earlier, to Broadway Junction, which was the western end of the already-operating elevated line to Canarsie.

Station layout
G Street level Exit/entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
P
Platform level		 Side platform
Westbound ← toward Eighth Avenue (Wilson Avenue)
Eastbound → toward Rockaway Parkway (Broadway Junction) →
Side platform
The street entrance to Bushwick Avenue - Aberdeen Street station.

This station has two tracks and two side platforms.[4] The side platforms are slightly curved and the two tracks are at different levels at the north end of the station, with the southbound tracks being higher due to their descent from an elevated stretch at Wilson Avenue.[4]

Parchment brown replacement tiles can be observed.[4] The pillars are covered in white tile, with mosaics on each one bearing the station's name, "Bushwick Aberdeen".[4] The elaborate porcelain mosaic band is predominantly tan, peach, mauve and brown with yellow, cream, green, rosy beige, slate blue, indigo and black grape tiles in the center.[4] In the mezzanine, there are also bright aqua tiles, as well as the above-mentioned brown replacements.[4][5]

Exit

The single entrance to this underground station is in a small building on the north side of Bushwick Avenue between Aberdeen Street and DeSales Place.[6] In this space are 11-foot (3.4 m) high coffered ceilings, suspended light fixtures, and fancy ironwork.[4]

References
  1. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  2. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. "Last Link of New 14th St-E.D. Subway To Be Opened Today: First Train This Afternoon Will Carry Officials – Citizens to Celebrate". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 14, 1928. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  4. http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/BMT_Canarsie_Line#Bushwick-Aberdeen
  5. "BUSHWICK-ABERDEEN STATION, Bushwick". forgotten-ny.com.
  6. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Ocean Hill" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
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