Chauncey Street station

The Chauncey Street station 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.

 Chauncey Street
 "J" train​"Z" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
View down southbound platform
Station statistics
AddressChauncey Street & Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11207
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBedford–Stuyvesant, Bushwick
Coordinates40.682623°N 73.910136°W / 40.682623; -73.910136
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Jamaica Line
Services   J all except rush hours, peak direction (all except rush hours, peak direction)
​   Z rush hours, peak direction (rush hours, peak direction)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B20, B60, Q24
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedJuly 18, 1885 (1885-07-18)[2]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
20191,076,510[3] Increase 1.2%
Rank349 out of 424[3]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Gates Avenue
Z rush hours, peak direction
skip-stop
 Broadway Junction
J all except rush hours, peak direction ​Z rush hours, peak direction
toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer
Halsey Street
J all except rush hours, peak direction
toward Broad Street
Location
Chauncey Street station is located in New York City Subway
Chauncey Street station
Chauncey Street station is located in New York City
Chauncey Street station
Chauncey Street station is located in New York
Chauncey Street station
Track layout

to Broadway Junction
to Halsey Street
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights

Station layout
Platform level Side platform
Westbound local ← "J" train toward Broad Street (Halsey Street)
← "Z" train AM rush toward Broad Street (Gates Avenue)
← "J" train AM rush does not stop here
Peak-direction express → No regular service
Eastbound local → "J" train toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Broadway Junction) →
→ "Z" train PM rush toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Broadway Junction) →
→ "J" train PM rush does not stop here →
Side platform
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Ground Street Level Entrance/exit

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 station has exits on both the west (railroad north) end and the east (railroad south) end of its platforms. However, and despite the station's name, the eastern exits to Chauncey Street are no longer open.

On the west end, each platform has a single staircase leading to an elevated station house beneath the tracks. It has a turnstile bank and token booth. Outside fare control, two staircases lead to both western corners of Rockaway Avenue and Broadway.[4]

The eastern exits are now emergency exits leading to both the north and south sides of Broadway just west of Marion and Chauncey Streets. These exits were closed in the 1980s due to high crime.[5][6] There is a closed station house around the intermediate level of the staircases.

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. "A New Station Opened". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. 18 July 1885. p. 4.
  3. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Ocean Hill" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  5. Harshbarger, Rebecca; De La Hoz, Felipe (October 12, 2015). "Williamsburg, Bushwick subway entrances sealed despite ridership spike". AM New York. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  6. "Closed subway entrances". WNYC (AM). October 31, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2016.

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