Chauncey Street (BMT Jamaica Line)

Chauncey Street
Chauncey Street
	New York City Subway rapid transit station
	Northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Chauncey Street & Broadway; Brooklyn, NY 11207
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bushwick
Coordinates	40°40′57″N 73°54′36″W / 40.682623°N 73.910136°WCoordinates: 40°40′57″N 73°54′36″W / 40.682623°N 73.910136°W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Jamaica Line
Services	J (all except rush hours, peak direction); Z (rush hours, peak direction)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: B20, Q24
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	July 18, 1885[1]
Station code	093[2]
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	1,095,638[3] 0.3%
Rank	340 out of 425
Station succession
Next east	Broadway Junction: J Z
Next west	Halsey Street: J ; (Z skips to Gates Avenue)
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
	Stops all times
	Stops all times except late nights

Chauncey Street is a local station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Chauncey Street and Broadway in Brooklyn, it is served by the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction and by the J at all other times.

Station layout

Track layout

to Bway Jct

to Halsey St

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound local	← ( AM rush hours) toward Broad Street (Halsey Street (J), Gates Avenue (Z)) ← (AM rush hours) does not stop here
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Eastbound local	→ ( PM rush hours) toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Broadway Junction) → → (PM rush hours) does not stop here →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent
G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance

There are two side platforms and three tracks; the center express track is not used in regular service.

The 2002 artwork here is called El-Views by Maria Dominguez and it features scenes of neighborhood life.

Exits

The southeast exit leads to Marion and Chauncey Streets and is only used for emergencies. The northwest exit has a crossunder and a metal mezzanine. It leads to the eastern and southern corners of Rockaway Avenue and Broadway.^[4]

References

↑ "A New Station Opened". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. 18 July 1885. p. 4.
↑ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
↑ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Ocean Hill" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

External links

Media related to Chauncey Street (BMT Jamaica Line) at Wikimedia Commons

nycsubway.org – BMT Jamaica Line: Chauncey Street
Station Reporter — J Train
The Subway Nut — Chauncey Street Pictures
MTA's Arts For Transit — Chauncey Street (BMT Jamaica Line)
Cooper Street and Rockaway Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platforms from Google Maps Street View

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[Chauncey-1] "A New Station Opened". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. 18 July 1885. p. 4.

[stationinformation-2] "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

[3] "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

[maps-4] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Ocean Hill" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Nassau Street Local	Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport 121st Street 111th Street 104th Street Woodhaven Boulevard 85th Street–Forest Parkway 75th Street–Elderts Lane Cypress Hills Crescent Street Norwood Avenue Cleveland Street Van Siclen Avenue Alabama Avenue Broadway Junction Chauncey Street Halsey Street Gates Avenue Kosciuszko Street Myrtle Avenue Flushing Avenue Lorimer Street Hewes Street Marcy Avenue Essex Street Bowery Canal Street Chambers Street Fulton Street Broad Street
Nassau Street Express	Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport 121st Street 104th Street Woodhaven Boulevard 75th Street–Elderts Lane Crescent Street Norwood Avenue Van Siclen Avenue Alabama Avenue Broadway Junction Chauncey Street Gates Avenue Myrtle Avenue Marcy Avenue Essex Street Bowery Canal Street Chambers Street Fulton Street Broad Street
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Note: Service variations, station closures, and reroutes are not reflected here. Stations with asterisks have no regular peak, reverse peak, or midday service on that route. See linked articles for more information.