Avenue J
View from the southbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Avenue J & East 16th Street Brooklyn, New York
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Midwood
Coordinates	40°37′31″N73°57′41″W / 40.625276°N 73.961372°W /40.625276; -73.961372
Division	B (BMT)[1]
Line	BMT Brighton Line
Services	Q  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus:B6,B11
Structure	Embankment
Platforms	2side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	c. 1900
Former/other names	Manhattan Terrace
Traffic
2024	1,152,826[2]  1.4%
Rank	265 out of 423[2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Avenue H toward96th Street Local Avenue M towardConey Island–Stillwell Avenue does not stop here
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend toAvenue H toAvenue M
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

TheAvenue J station is a localstation on theBMT Brighton Line of theNew York City Subway, located on Avenue J between East 15th and East 16th Streets inMidwood, Brooklyn. The station is served by theQ train at all times.^[3]

The station was opened around 1900 as a two-track surface station and namedManhattan Terrace. It was renamed "Avenue J" in 1907, the same year the railroad line was grade separated. Vestiges of the spur built to reconnect theBrighton Line andLong Island Rail Road'sBay Ridge Branch after grade separation still exist to this day.

On August 1, 1920, a tunnel underFlatbush Avenue opened, connecting the Brighton Line to theBroadway subway in Manhattan.^[4][5] At the same time, the line's former track connections to theFulton Street Elevated were severed. Subway trains from Manhattan and elevated trains fromFranklin Avenue served Brighton Line stations, sharing the line toConey Island.^[5][6]

This station underwent reconstruction from September 2009 to December 2011. Both platforms were rebuilt with new windscreens, canopies, andtactile strip edges. A temporary platform over the express tracks was used to provide service on the side that was under rebuilding.^[7] The new windscreens were controversial with nearby community members, since the windscreens contained gaps that allowed trash and noise through while causing privacy issues for residents whose backyards faced the station.^[8]

Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← toward96th Street(Avenue H)
	Northbound express	← does not stop here
	Southbound express	→ does not stop here →
	Southbound local	→ towardConey Island–Stillwell Avenue(Avenue M) →
	Side platform
Ground	Street level	Entrances/exits, station building and agent,OMNY vending machines

The station is on a raised earthen embankment. There are four tracks and twoside platforms. The two center tracks are used by theB express train on weekdays.^[9]

The 2011 artwork here is calledBird Laid Bare by Rita MacDonald. It consists of murals and mosaics on the walls of the Coney Island-bound platform's main staircase depicting various species of birds.

The station's main house is located underneath theright-of-way on the south side of Avenue J and has a full-time turnstile bank and token booth. There is a double-wide staircase facing north going up to the Coney Island-bound platform and one narrow staircase facing south going up to the Manhattan-bound platform. The Coney Island-bound staircase's landing has two exit-only turnstiles leading directly to the street.^[10]

Both platforms have an unstaffed bank of turnstiles leading to a staircase that goes down to the north side of Avenue J. The Coney Island-bound one is double-wide.^[10]

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  Exit on platform
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  Exit-only turnstile and gate at Avenue J
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  Temporary platform during the reconstruction in 2011

• Manhattan Beach Branch
• Bay Ridge Branch

• nycsubway.org –BMT Brighton Line: Avenue J
• Station Reporter —Q Train
• Art's Archives – Manhattan Beach Branch[1][2][3][4] (Original photos of the Manhattan Terrace station, signal houses and track diagrams of the LIRR connection)
• The Subway Nut —Avenue J PicturesArchived July 6, 2020, at theWayback Machine
• Avenue J entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View

• BMT Brighton Line stations
• New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1908
• 1908 establishments in New York City
• Midwood, Brooklyn

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