Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street station

Bushwick Avenue–  Aberdeen Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station ID mosaics on the pillars and walls
Station statistics
Address	Bushwick Avenue & Aberdeen Street Brooklyn, New York
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bushwick
Coordinates	40.682851°N 73.905158°W / 40.682851; -73.905158
Division	B (BMT)[1]
Line	BMT Canarsie Line
Services	L  (all times)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	July 14, 1928; 96 years ago (1928-07-14)
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	548,179[2]  6%
Rank	374 out of 423[2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Wilson Avenue toward Eighth Avenue Broadway Junction toward Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway
Former services Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station East New York toward Bay Ridge Bay Ridge Branch At Bushwick Avenue station (closed 1915)[3] Cooper Avenue Junction toward Fresh Pond
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout to Wilson Avenue to Broadway Junction
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

The Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street station 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.

History

Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street, opened on July 14, 1928,^[4] 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

Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance
Mezzanine	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Platform level	Side platform
	Westbound	← toward Eighth Avenue (Wilson Avenue)
	Eastbound	→ toward Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway (Broadway Junction) →
	Side platform

The street entrance to Bushwick Avenue - Aberdeen Street station.

This station has two tracks and two side platforms.^[5] 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.^[5]

Parchment brown replacement tiles can be observed.^[5] The pillars are covered in white tile, with mosaics on each one bearing the station's name, "Bushwick Aberdeen".^[5] 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.^[5] In the mezzanine, there are also bright aqua tiles, as well as the above-mentioned brown replacements.^[5][6]

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.^[7] In this space are 11-foot (3.4 m) high coffered ceilings, suspended light fixtures, and fancy ironwork.^[5]

References

1. "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
2. "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
3. "Bay Ridge line". lirrhistory.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2000.
4. "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 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "nycsubway.org: BMT Canarsie Line". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
6. "BUSHWICK-ABERDEEN STATION, Bushwick". forgotten-ny.com. November 12, 2014.
7. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Ocean Hill" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

External links

• nycsubway.org – BMT Canarsie: Bushwick-Aberdeen
• Station Reporter — "L Train". stationreporter.net. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013.
• The Subway Nut — Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street Pictures Archived July 6, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Bushwick Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View