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Coordinates:40°41′55″N73°55′06″W / 40.698731°N 73.918376°W /40.698731; -73.918376

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New York City Subway station in Brooklyn

New York City Subway station in Brooklyn, New York

Knickerbocker Avenue

Metropolitan Avenue bound platform

Station statistics

Address

Knickerbocker Avenue & Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn, New York

Borough

Brooklyn

Locale

Bushwick

Coordinates

40°41′55″N73°55′06″W / 40.698731°N 73.918376°W /40.698731; -73.918376

Division

B (BMT)^[1]

Line

BMT Myrtle Avenue Line

Services

M (all times)

Transit

NYCT Bus:B54,B60

Structure

Elevated

Platforms

2side platforms

Tracks

Other information

Opened

August 15, 1889; 136 years ago (1889-08-15)

Closed

August 17, 2012; 13 years ago (2012-08-17) (reconstruction)
July 1, 2017; 8 years ago (2017-07-01) (temporary line closure)

Rebuilt

February 8, 2013; 12 years ago (2013-02-08) (reconstruction)
April 30, 2018; 7 years ago (2018-04-30) (temporary line closure)

Traffic

2024

919,957^[2] Increase

6.7%

Rank

311 out of 423^[2]

Services

Preceding station	New York City Subway			Following station
Central Avenue towardForest Hills–71st Avenue				Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues towardMiddle Village–Metropolitan Avenue

Non-revenue services and lines

Preceding station	New York City Subway			Following station
Evergreen Avenue demolished		no service

Location
Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York

Track layout

Legend

					toMyrtle–Wyckoff Avenues





					toCentral Avenue

Street map

Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times

TheKnickerbocker Avenue station is a local station on theBMT Myrtle Avenue Line of theNew York City Subway. Located at the intersection ofMyrtle and Knickerbocker Avenues inBushwick, Brooklyn, it is served by theM train at all times.

History

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The Myrtle Avenue Line was built and operated by theUnion Elevated Railroad Company. The first section of the line opened in 1888, and it was extended from Broadway to Wyckoff Avenue on July 20, 1889.^[3] However, Knickerbocker Avenue station, which was along this extension, did not open until August 15, 1889.^[4]^[5]^[6]

The station was rehabilitated from August 17, 2012,^[7] to February 8, 2013.^[8] On July 1, 2017, the station was closed again until April 30, 2018 as part of the reconstruction of the Myrtle Avenue Line's connection with theBMT Jamaica Line.^[9]^[10]^[11]

Station layout

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Platform level	Side platform
	Westbound	← towardForest Hills–71st Avenue weekdays,Essex Street weekends,Myrtle Avenue late nights(Central Avenue)
	Center trackway	No track or roadbed
	Eastbound	towardMiddle Village–Metropolitan Avenue(Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues) →
	Side platform
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent,MetroCard andOMNY machines
Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance

This elevated station has twoside platforms and two tracks with space for a third track, which was removed by 1946. Both platforms have steel canopies along their entire lengths except for small sections at their extreme ends. The western half of both platforms has grey windscreens while the eastern half has waist-high steel fences. The station names are in the standard black plates with white lettering.^{[citation needed]}

This station has one elevated station house beneath the platforms and tracks. One staircase from the eastern end of each platform goes down to a waiting area/crossover. Aturnstile bank provides entrance/exit from the system. Outsidefare control, there is a token booth and two staircases going down to either side of Myrtle Avenue between Knickerbocker and Greene Avenues. The station formerly had another station house at the south end.^[12]

References

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^"Glossary".Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS)(PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on February 26, 2021. RetrievedJanuary 1, 2021.
^^a ^b"Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)".Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. RetrievedApril 20, 2024.
^Report. January 1, 1890.
^Roess, Roger P.; Sansone, Gene (August 23, 2012).The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit System. Springer Science & Business Media.ISBN 9783642304842.
^"The Fifth Avenue Elevated To Greenwood".The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. August 15, 1889. p. 6. RetrievedApril 16, 2021.
^"To Greenwood on Thursday".The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. August 14, 1889. p. 1.
^"Knickerbocker Avenue M Station to Close for Rehab".MTA. August 17, 2012. RetrievedAugust 23, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^"Knickerbocker Avenue M Station Reopens Following Rehab".MTA. February 8, 2013. RetrievedAugust 23, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^Rivoli, Dan (March 17, 2016)."M line to be shut down next year for repairs".New York Daily News. RetrievedJuly 23, 2016.
^Brown, Nicole (March 18, 2016)."MTA: M line will shut down for part of next year".amNew York. RetrievedJuly 23, 2016.
^"Myrtle Avenue Line Infrastructure Projects".mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived fromthe original on February 20, 2020. RetrievedJuly 23, 2016.
^"MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bushwick"(PDF).mta.info.Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on October 1, 2020. RetrievedJuly 20, 2016.

External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related toKnickerbocker Avenue (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line).

nycsubway.org –BMT Myrtle Avenue Line: Knickerbocker Avenue
Station Reporter —M Train
The Subway Nut —Knickerbocker Avenue Pictures
Knickerbocker Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platforms from Google Maps Street View

v t e Stations of theNew York City Subway, byservice
Queens Boulevard/ Sixth Avenue Local	Forest Hills–71st Avenue 67th Avenue 63rd Drive–Rego Park Woodhaven Boulevard Grand Avenue–Newtown Elmhurst Avenue Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue 65th Street Northern Boulevard 46th Street Steinway Street 36th Street Queens Plaza Court Square–23rd Street Lexington Avenue–53rd Street Fifth Avenue/53rd Street 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center 42nd Street–Bryant Park 34th Street–Herald Square 23rd Street 14th Street West Fourth Street–Washington Square Broadway–Lafayette Street Essex Street Marcy Avenue Hewes Street Lorimer Street Flushing Avenue Myrtle Avenue Central Avenue Knickerbocker Avenue Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues Seneca Avenue Forest Avenue Fresh Pond Road Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue
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.

Stations of theNew York City Subway, byservice

Queens Boulevard/
Sixth Avenue Local

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.

v t e Stations of theNew York City Subway, byline (physical trackage)
Myrtle Ave. Line	Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue Fresh Pond Road Forest Avenue Seneca Avenue Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues Knickerbocker Avenue Central Avenue Evergreen Avenue [toMyrtle Avenue,Jamaica Line →] Broadway Sumner Avenue Tompkins Avenue Nostrand Avenue Franklin Avenue Grand Avenue Washington Avenue Vanderbilt Avenue Navy Street Bridge–Jay Streets Adams Street Sands Street
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Stations and line segments initalics are closed, demolished, or planned (temporary closures are marked with asterisks). Track connections to other lines' terminals are displayed in brackets.~~Struck through~~ passenger track connections are closed or unused in regular service.

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