List of New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn
Lines and services
Table:
Division

Line

Services

Stations in Brooklyn

Opened

Continues to

B (BMT)

04Fourth Avenue Line

D N R​​​

16 (3 express-local stations, 4 part of station complexes, 1 shared with Brighton Line)

June 22, 1915

Manhattan

B (IND)

06Sixth Avenue Line

F​

01

April 9, 1936

Manhattan

B (IND)

08Eighth Avenue Line

A C​

01

February 1, 1933

Manhattan

B (BMT)

Brighton Line

B Q​

20 (6 express-local stations (1 shared with Franklin Avenue Line), 1 part of a station complex, 1 shared with Fourth Avenue Line, 1 shared with Culver Line, 1 shared with Culver, Sea Beach, and West End Lines)

July 2, 1878

Manhattan

A (IRT)

Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line

2 3​

02 (1 part of a station complex)

April 15, 1919

Manhattan

B (BMT)

Canarsie Line

L

19 (3 part of station complexes)

July 28, 1906

Manhattan

B (IND)

Crosstown Line

G

11 (1 part of a station complex, 1 shared with Fulton Street Line)

August 19, 1933

Queens

B (IND)

Culver Line

F G​

21 (2 part of station complexes, 1 shared with Fulton Street Line, 1 shared with Brighton Line, 1 shared with Brighton, Sea Beach & West End Lines)

March 16, 1919

—

A (IRT)

Eastern Parkway Line

2 3 4 5​​​

11 (4 express-local stations, 3 part of station complexes)

January 9, 1908

Manhattan

B (BMT)

Franklin Avenue Line

S

04 (2 part of station complexes, 1 shared with Brighton Line)

August 18, 1878

—

B (IND)

Fulton Street Line

A C​

16 (5 express-local stations, 3 part of station complexes, 1 shared with Culver Line, 1 shared with Crosstown Line)

April 9, 1936

Queens

B (BMT)

Jamaica Line

J M Z​

16 (4 express-local stations,[^ 2] 1 part of a station complex)

June 25, 1888

Manhattan, Queens

B (BMT)

Myrtle Avenue Line

M

03 (1 part of a station complex)

April 10, 1888

Queens

A (IRT)

New Lots Line

3 4​​​[^ 3]

07

November 22, 1920

—

A (IRT)

Nostrand Avenue Line

2 5​

07

August 23, 1920

—

B (BMT)

Sea Beach Line

N​

10 (1 part of a station complex, 1 shared with Brighton, Culver & West End Lines)

June 22, 1915

—

B (BMT)

West End Line

D

13 (1 part of a station complex, 1 shared with Brighton, Culver & Sea Beach Lines)

June 24, 1916

—

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The New York City Subway 's B Division consists of the lines that operate with lettered services ( A , B , C , D , E , F , G , J , L , M , N , Q , R , W , and Z ) , as well as the Franklin Avenue and Rockaway Park Shuttles . These lines and services were operated by the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation ( BMT ) and city-owned Independent Subway System ( IND ) before the 1940 city takeover of the BMT . B Division rolling stock is wider , longer , and heavier than those of the A Division , measuring 10 or 9.75 ft ( 3,048 or 2,972 mm ) by 60 or 75 ft ( 18.29 or 22.86 m ) . The B Division is broken down into two subdivisions , B1 ( BMT ) and B2 ( IND ) , for chaining purposes . The two former systems are still sometimes referred to as the BMT Division and IND Division .
The Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation ( BMT ) was an urban transit holding company , based in Brooklyn , New York City , United States , and incorporated in 1923 . The system was sold to the city in 1940 . Today , together with the IND subway system , it forms the B Division of the modern New York City Subway . The original BMT routes currently form the J/Z , L , M , N , Q , R and W trains , as well as the Franklin Avenue Shuttle , with the IND B , D , and F using BMT trackage in Brooklyn . The M train enters the IND via the Chrystie Street Connection after crossing the Williamsburg Bridge , the Q , along with some rush-hour N trains enter the IND from the BMT 63rd Street Line and the R train enters the IND via the 60th Street Tunnel Connection . The Z train supplements the J in the peak direction during rush hours only .
The BMT Fourth Avenue Line is a rapid transit line of the New York City Subway , mainly running under Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn . The line is served by the D , N , and R at all times , and a few rush-hour W trains . The R and W run local while the D and N run express at all times except late nights , when they run local . The line was originally built by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company ( BRT ; later Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation , or BMT ) and is now internally operated as part of the New York City Subway 's B Division . The fully underground line starts as a two-track line in Downtown Brooklyn west of Court Street , connecting to the BMT Broadway Line and BMT Nassau Street Line in Manhattan via the Montague Street Tunnel under the East River . It travels east under Montague and Willoughby Streets to DeKalb Avenue , where it then turns southeast under Flatbush Avenue . At DeKalb Avenue , the express tracks , which continue from the Manhattan Bridge to the northwest , split off from the BMT Brighton Line and join the Fourth Avenue Line . At Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center , the line curves southwest under Fourth Avenue to the end of the line at Bay Ridge-95th Street . Going south from Atlantic Avenue , the BMT West End Line splits from both the local and express tracks south of 36th Street , while the express tracks continue as the BMT Sea Beach Line south of 59th Street . Fourth Avenue never had a streetcar line or elevated railway due to the provisions of the assessment charged to neighboring property owners when the street was widened . Construction of the line was only undertaken because of the efforts of the local communities . After the line was opened , development resulting from the line 's construction transformed communities such as Dyker Heights , Fort Hamilton , Bay Ridge , and Sunset Park .
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system that serves four of the five boroughs of New York City in the U.S. state of New York : the Bronx , Brooklyn , Manhattan , and Queens . Operated by the New York City Transit Authority under the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York , the New York City Subway is the busiest rapid transit system in the United States and the seventh busiest in the world , with 5.225 million daily riders . The system 's 472 stations qualifies it to have the largest number of rapid transit stations in the world . Three rapid transit companies merged in 1940 to create the present New York City Subway system : the Interborough Rapid Transit Company ( IRT ) , the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation ( BMT ) , and the Independent Subway System ( IND ) . All three former systems are present in Manhattan .
The Independent Subway System ( IND or ISS ) , formerly known as the Independent City-Owned Subway System ( ICOS ) or the Independent City-Owned Rapid Transit Railroad , was a rapid transit rail system in New York City that is now part of the New York City Subway . It was first constructed as the Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan in 1932 . One of three rail networks that became part of the modern New York City subway , the IND was intended to be fully owned and operated by the municipal government , in contrast to the privately operated or jointly funded Interborough Rapid Transit Company ( IRT ) and Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation ( BMT ) companies . It was merged with these two networks in 1940 . The original IND service lines are the modern subway 's A , B , C , D , E , F , G and M services . In addition , the BMT 's N , Q and R now run partly on IND trackage . The Rockaway Park Shuttle supplements the A service . For operational purposes , the IND and BMT lines and services are referred to jointly as the B Division .
The IND Sixth Avenue Line is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in the United States . It runs mainly under Sixth Avenue in Manhattan , and continues south to Brooklyn . The B , D , F , and M trains , which use the Sixth Avenue Line through Midtown Manhattan , are colored orange . The B and D trains use the express tracks , while the F , < F > and M trains use the local tracks . The Sixth Avenue Line , constructed in stages during the 1930s , was the last trunk line built by the Independent Subway System ( IND ) before it was incorporated into the modern-day New York City Subway . It was more difficult to build than other subway trunk lines in New York City because construction had to proceed around , over , and under existing tunnels and elevated structures . The Sixth Avenue Line replaced the Interborough Rapid Transit Company ( IRT ) 's Sixth Avenue elevated , which closed in 1939 . The first section of the line opened in 1936 from West Fourth Street to East Broadway with service provided by Eighth Avenue Line trains . This section was initially referred to as the Houston-Essex Street Route . The Sixth Avenue subway was completed in 1940 , providing service north of West Fourth Street , connecting to the Queens Boulevard Line and the Eighth Avenue Line . Initially , the Sixth Avenue Line carried only local service , since there were no express tracks between 34th Street and West 4th Street . In 1967 and 1968 , the Chrystie Street Connection was completed , connecting the line with former BMT lines in Brooklyn via the Manhattan Bridge and with the BMT Jamaica Line over the Williamsburg Bridge .
The IND Eighth Avenue Line [ b ] is a rapid transit line in New York City , United States , and is part of the B Division of the New York City Subway . Opened in 1932 , it was the first line of the Independent Subway System ( IND ) , and the Eighth Avenue Subway name was also applied by New Yorkers to the entire IND system . The line runs from 207th Street in Inwood south to an interlocking south of High Street in Brooklyn Heights , including large sections under St. Nicholas Avenue , Central Park West , and Eighth Avenue . The entire length is underground , though the 207th Street Yard , which branches off near the north end , is on the surface . Flying junctions are provided with the IND Concourse Line , IND Sixth Avenue Line , and IND Queens Boulevard Line . Most of the line has four tracks , with one local and one express track in each direction , except for the extreme north and south ends , where only the two express tracks continue . Internally , the line is chained as Line A , with tracks A1 , A3 , A4 , and A2 from west to east , running from approximately 800 at the south end to 1540 at the north end ( measured in feet ) . The whole line is served at all times by the A train , which runs express except during late nights . The C provides local service south of 168th Street while the A runs express . In addition , the B provides weekday local service and the D full-time express service between the Concourse Line ( 145th Street ) and Sixth Avenue Line ( 59th Street-Columbus Circle ) junctions , and the E runs local from the Queens Boulevard Line junction at 50th Street south to World Trade Center . The A , C , and E are colored blue on signs because they run via Eighth Avenue through Midtown Manhattan , while the B and D are orange since they use the Sixth Avenue Line through Midtown Manhattan .
The BMT Brighton Line , also known as the Brighton Beach Line , is a rapid transit line in the B Division of the New York City Subway in Brooklyn , New York City , United States . Local service is provided at all times by the Q train , but is joined by the B express train on weekdays . The Q train runs the length of the entire line from Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue to the Manhattan Bridge south tracks . The B begins at Brighton Beach and runs via the bridge 's north tracks . The line first opened in 1878 as a two-track surface-level excursion railroad called the Brooklyn , Flatbush and Coney Island Railway , transporting riders from Downtown Brooklyn via a connection with the Long Island Rail Road ( LIRR ) to the seaside resorts at Coney Island . When its connection with the LIRR was severed in 1883 , the line became the Brooklyn and Brighton Beach Railroad , which was eventually acquired by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company ( BRT , later Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation [ BMT ] ) . From 1903 to 1908 , and again from 1918 to 1920 , all of the line 's grade crossings were eliminated ; as part of the second project , much of the original line was widened to four tracks and a new subway alignment was built north of the Prospect Park station . The northern part of the original line became the modern-day BMT Franklin Avenue Line , which still runs today . In subsequent years , numerous improvements were made to the Brighton Line .
The A Division , also known as the IRT Division , is a division of the New York City Subway , consisting of the lines operated with services designated by numbers ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ) and the 42nd Street Shuttle . These lines and services were operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company before the 1940 city takeover . A Division cars are narrower , shorter , and lighter than those of the B Division , measuring 8.6 by 51 feet ( 2.6 by 15.5 m ) .
The Interborough Rapid Transit Company ( IRT ) was the private operator of the original underground New York City Subway line that opened in 1904 , as well as earlier elevated railways and additional rapid transit lines in New York City . The IRT was purchased by the city in June 1940 . The former IRT lines ( the numbered routes in the current subway system ) are now the A Division or IRT Division of the Subway .
The IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line ( also known as the IRT Seventh Avenue Line or the IRT West Side Line ) is a New York City Subway line . It is one of several lines that serves the A Division , stretching from South Ferry in Lower Manhattan north to Van Cortlandt Park-242nd Street in Riverdale , Bronx . The Brooklyn Branch , known as the Wall and William Streets Branch during construction , from the main line at Chambers Street southeast through the Clark Street Tunnel to Borough Hall in Downtown Brooklyn , is also part of the Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line . The line was constructed in two main portions by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company ( IRT ) , a private operator . The first portion , north of 42nd Street , was opened between 1904 and 1908 , and is part of the first subway line in the city . The line ran from City Hall , up the Lexington Avenue Line , across 42nd Street , and up Seventh Avenue and Broadway , before splitting into the Broadway Branch and the Lenox Avenue Line . The second portion of the line , that south of 42nd Street , was constructed as part of the Dual Contracts , which were signed between the IRT , the New York Municipal Railway ( a subsidiary of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company ) , and the City of New York . Among the various subway lines that were to be constructed as part of the contracts , the West Side Line was to be extended south along Seventh Avenue to serve Manhattan 's West Side . This extension extended service to the end of Lower Manhattan and into Brooklyn , relieving crowding on the East Side Line , while opening up service to new areas . The Pennsylvania Railroad 's new hub in Manhattan , Penn Station , could now be accessed by the subway . Additionally , Manhattan 's West Side was rebuilt with the arrival of the line . To allow the wide four-track line to go through the area , new streets had to be mapped and built , and new buildings were constructed as a result .
The BMT Canarsie Line ( sometimes referred to as the 14th Street-Eastern Line ) is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway system , named after its terminus in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn . It is served by the L train at all times , which is shown in medium gray on the New York City Subway map and on station signs . The line is part of the BMT Eastern Division , and is occasionally referred to as the Eastern District Line . This refers to Williamsburg , which was described as Brooklyn 's Eastern District when the City of Williamsburg was annexed by the former City of Brooklyn . This was the location where the original Brooklyn subway portions of the line were laid out . Only later was the line connected to the tracks leading to Canarsie . Eastern District High School , near the line 's Grand Street station , had preserved this toponym until it was closed in 1996 , later reopened as Grand Street Educational Campus . The Canarsie Line was first a steam railroad , then a Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company ( BRT ) , later Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation ( BMT ) , elevated line . It was extended into Manhattan via subway in 1924-1928 . Since the early 2000s , the line 's signal system has been converted to an automated system . The Manhattan section of the line is planned to be partially closed during off-peak hours from early 2019 to mid-2020 to allow for a renovation of the 14th Street Tunnel , which the line uses to cross the East River .
The IND Crosstown Line or Brooklyn-Queens Crosstown Line is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Brooklyn and Queens , New York City , United States . It provides crosstown service between western Brooklyn and northwestern Queens and is the only trunk line that does not carry trains to and from Manhattan .
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system that serves four of the five boroughs of New York City in the U.S. state of New York : the Bronx , Brooklyn , Manhattan , and Queens . Operated by the New York City Transit Authority under the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York , the New York City Subway is the busiest rapid transit system in the United States and the seventh busiest in the world , with 5.225 million daily riders . The system 's 472 stations qualifies it to have the largest number of rapid transit stations in the world . Three rapid transit companies merged in 1940 to create the present New York City Subway system : the Interborough Rapid Transit Company ( IRT ) , the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation ( BMT ) , and the Independent Subway System ( IND ) . All three former systems are present in Queens .
The IND Culver Line ( formerly BMT Culver Line ) is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway , extending from Downtown Brooklyn south to Coney Island , Brooklyn , New York City , United States . The local tracks of the Culver Line are served by the F service , as well as the G between Bergen Street and Church Avenue . The express tracks north of Church Avenue are used by the < F > train during rush hours in the peak direction . The peak-direction express track between Ditmas Avenue and Avenue X has not seen regular service since 1987 . The line is named after Andrew Culver , who built the original Culver Line that preceded the current subway line . The present-day line was built by the Independent Subway System ( IND ) and Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation ( BMT ) . The northern section of the line , between Jay Street-MetroTech and Church Avenue , is a four-track line that was built by the IND in 1933 , running primarily underground except for a short elevated section over the Gowanus Canal . The southern section , between Ditmas Avenue and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue , was originally built by the BMT in 1919-1920 as a three-track elevated structure between Ninth Avenue in Sunset Park and Avenue X , and as a two-track elevated structure south of Avenue X . A ramp in the neighborhood of Kensington , which opened in 1954 , connects the segment between the Church and Ditmas Avenues stations . The segment of the BMT line between Ninth and Ditmas Avenues remained as the Culver Shuttle until it was closed in 1975 and later demolished . The elevated part of the Culver Line south of Church Avenue , operated as part of the BMT until 1954 , now carries only the F , a former IND service , and is chained and signaled as part of the IND . However , BMT radio frequency B1 is used on the elevated portion south of Church Avenue .
The Eastern Parkway Line is one of the lines of the IRT division of the New York City Subway , stretching from Downtown Brooklyn south along Flatbush Avenue and east along Eastern Parkway to Crown Heights . After passing Utica Avenue , the line rises onto an elevated structure and becomes the New Lots Line to the end at New Lots Avenue in East New York , Brooklyn . The west end of the Eastern Parkway Line is at the Joralemon Street Tunnel under the East River . The IRT Nostrand Avenue Line splits from the local tracks of the Eastern Parkway Line south of the Franklin Avenue station .
The BMT Franklin Avenue Line ( also known as the Brighton-Franklin Line ) is a rapid transit line of the New York City Subway in Brooklyn , New York , running between Franklin Avenue-Fulton Street and Prospect Park . Service is full-time , and provided by the Franklin Avenue Shuttle . The line serves the neighborhood of Prospect Heights , and allows for easy connections between the Fulton Street Line and the Brighton Line . The line was originally part of the Brooklyn , Flatbush , and Coney Island Railway , which was created to connect Downtown Brooklyn with Coney Island . This Franklin Avenue Line opened in 1878 as part of the railway . Trains continued via the Long Island Rail Road to get to Downtown Brooklyn . In 1896 , a connection was built with the Fulton Street Elevated , providing direct service to Manhattan . In 1905 and 1906 , the line was elevated near Park Place to eliminate the last remaining grade crossings . In 1913 , the line was acquired by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit ( BRT ) , which consolidated various railroad lines in Brooklyn . As part of the Dual Contracts of 1913 , the BRT planned to connect the Brighton Line to a more direct subway route under Flatbush Avenue as part of Contract 4 . The worst rapid transit wreck in the New York City Subway 's history , the Malbone Street Wreck , occurred on November 1 , 1918 , when a five-car wooden elevated train derailed while approaching the Prospect Park station , killing at least 93 people . In 1920 , the Franklin Avenue Line was severed from the Fulton Street Elevated , and Brighton Line trains started using the new subway under Flatbush Avenue .
The IND Fulton Street Line is a rapid transit line of the IND Division of the New York City Subway , running from the Cranberry Street Tunnel under the East River through all of central Brooklyn to a terminus in Ozone Park , Queens . The IND Rockaway Line branches from it just east of Rockaway Boulevard . The A train runs express during daytime hours and local at night on the underground portion of the line ; it runs local on the elevated portion of the line at all times . The C train runs local on the underground portion of the line at all times except late nights . The line runs primarily along Fulton Street , Pitkin Avenue , and Liberty Avenue . The underground portion , which constitutes the majority of the line , was built for the city-owned Independent Subway System ( IND ) , opening between 1936 and 1956 . The elevated portion in Queens was originally part of the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation ( BMT ) 's Fulton Street elevated line ; the Elevated in Brooklyn was closed and demolished in stages with the opening of the subway line .
The BMT Jamaica Line ( also known as the Broadway Line or Broadway ( Brooklyn ) Line to distinguish it from the BMT Broadway Line in Manhattan ) is an elevated rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway , in Brooklyn and Queens , New York City , United States . It runs from the Williamsburg Bridge southeast over Broadway to East New York , Brooklyn , and then east over Fulton Street and Jamaica Avenue to Jamaica , Queens . In western Jamaica , the line goes into a tunnel , becoming the lower level of the Archer Avenue Line in central Jamaica . The J and Z trains serve the entire length of the Jamaica Line , and the M serves the line west of Myrtle Avenue . The longest elevated line in the system , the Jamaica Line includes the oldest existing elevated structure in the subway system - the original 1885 line of the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad , the former BMT Lexington Avenue Line between Gates Avenue and Van Siclen Avenue , as well as the newest elevated structure , the 1988 ramp into the underground Archer Avenue Line . The Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation ( BMT ) originally operated the line with westbound trains heading toward Manhattan and eastbound trains heading toward Canarsie , Middle Village , or Jamaica , generally in agreement with compass direction . However , NYCT 's railroad directions , which are north and south , replaced the BMT 's west and east railroad directions , respectively . This reclassification resulted in services which ran through the BMT Nassau Street Line to Downtown Brooklyn having two south ends . To eliminate any confusion , the directions of train services in the eastern division were switched , with trains running towards Jamaica being considered Northbound . The KK ( later K ) and current M services were an exception to this , with Jamaica , Broadway Junction , or Metropolitan Avenue remaining the south terminal , since they used the Chrystie Street Connection from the Jamaica Line to the IND Sixth Avenue Line .
The Myrtle Avenue Line , also called the Myrtle Avenue Elevated , is a fully elevated line of the New York City Subway as part of the BMT division . The line is the last surviving remnant of one of the original Brooklyn elevated railroads . The remnant line operates as a spur branch from the Jamaica Line to Bushwick , Ridgewood and Middle Village , terminating at its original Eastern terminal across the street from Lutheran Cemetery . Until 1969 , the line continued west into Downtown Brooklyn and , until 1944 , over the Brooklyn Bridge to a terminal at Park Row in Manhattan .
The IRT New Lots Line or Livonia Avenue Line:129 is a rapid transit line in the IRT A Division of the New York City Subway . Located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn , the line runs from Utica Avenue in Crown Heights and continues to New Lots Avenue in East New York .
The IRT Nostrand Avenue Line is a rapid transit line of the IRT division of the New York City Subway running under Nostrand Avenue in the New York City borough of Brooklyn . It is served at all times by the 2 train , and is also served by the 5 train on weekdays during the daytime .
The BMT Sea Beach Line is a rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway , connecting the BMT Fourth Avenue Line at 59th Street via a four-track wide open cut to Coney Island in Brooklyn . It has at times hosted the fastest express service between Manhattan and Coney Island , since there are no express stations along the entire stretch , but now carries only local trains on the N service , which serves the entire line at all times . The line north of 86th Street is also served by a few W trains during rush hours in the peak direction .
The BMT West End Line is a line of the New York City Subway , serving the Brooklyn communities of Sunset Park , Borough Park , New Utrecht , Bensonhurst , Bath Beach and Coney Island . The D train operates local on the entire line at all times . Although there is a center express track and three express stations along the line , there is no regular express service at this time . The elevated line , originally mapped as the New Utrecht Avenue Line ( though the common name prevailed after construction ) , replaced the surface West End Line .