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Lorimer Street station (BMT Jamaica Line)

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 Lorimer Street
 "J" train​"M" train
MTA NYC logo.svg New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
NYCT Lorimer St. Station (12351053794).jpg
Station statistics
AddressLorimer Street & Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11206
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleWilliamsburg
Coordinates40°42′15″N 73°56′52″W / 40.704099°N 73.947902°W / 40.704099; -73.947902Coordinates: 40°42′15″N 73°56′52″W / 40.704099°N 73.947902°W / 40.704099; -73.947902
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Jamaica Line
Services   J all times except weekdays 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., peak direction (all times except weekdays 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., peak direction)
​   M all times except late nights (all times except late nights)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B46, B48
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedJune 25, 1888; 134 years ago (1888-06-25)[2]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
20191,747,990[4] Increase 16.9%
Rank267 out of 424[4]
Location
Lorimer Street station (BMT Jamaica Line) is located in New York City Subway
Lorimer Street station (BMT Jamaica Line)
Lorimer Street station (BMT Jamaica Line) is located in New York City
Lorimer Street station (BMT Jamaica Line)
Lorimer Street station (BMT Jamaica Line) is located in New York
Lorimer Street station (BMT Jamaica Line)
Track layout

Legend
to Flushing Avenue
to Hewes Street
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
For the station actually at Metropolitan Avenue between Lorimer Street & Union Avenue, see Lorimer Street/Metropolitan Avenue (New York City Subway).

The Lorimer Street station is a local station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Lorimer Street and Broadway in Brooklyn, it is served by the J train at all times except weekdays in the peak direction and the M train at all times except late nights. The Z train skips this station when it operates.

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Metro station

Metro station

A metro station or subway station is a train station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase tickets, board trains, and evacuate the system in the case of an emergency. In the United Kingdom, they are known as underground stations, most commonly used in reference to the London Underground.

BMT Jamaica Line

BMT Jamaica Line

The BMT Jamaica Line, also known as the Broadway - Brooklyn Line 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 lines 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.

New York City Subway

New York City Subway

The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. It is owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Opened on October 27, 1904, the New York City Subway is one of the world's oldest public transit systems, one of the most-used, and the one with the most stations, with 472 stations in operation.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough, with 2,736,074 residents in 2020.

M (New York City Subway service)

M (New York City Subway service)

The M Queens Boulevard/Sixth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored orange since it uses the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan.

History

This station opened on June 25, 1888 as part of a westward extension of the Broadway Elevated to Driggs Avenue with the final terminus of Broadway Ferry opening a few weeks later. Upon the opening of the Williamsburg Bridge tracks, trains were rerouted after Marcy Avenue to Delancey Street (later renamed Essex Street station).

Station layout

P
Platform level 		Side platform
Westbound local[5] ← "J" train toward Broad Street (Hewes Street)
← "M" train toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue weekdays, Essex Street weekends (Hewes Street)
Peak-direction express ← "J" train"Z" train do not stop here weekday mornings
← "J" train"Z" train do not stop here weekday afternoons →
Eastbound local[5] → "J" train toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Flushing Avenue) →
→ "M" train toward Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue (Flushing Avenue) →
Side platform
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
G Street level Entrances/exits

There are two side platforms and three tracks. The center track is used by the J and Z trains in the peak direction weekday midday and rush hours. Both platforms have beige windscreens and red canopies with green frames and support columns. Some sections of the windscreen feature mesh to allow a view of the streets below. The station name plates are in the standard black with white lettering.

The 2002 artwork here is called Roundlet Series by Annette Davidek.[6] It features 16 stained glass panels on the platform windscreens that are 36 inches tall and 36 inches wide. They all have a floral and vine theme.

Exits

Southwestern stair
Southwestern stair

This station has two entrances/exits. The full-time side is an elevated station house beneath the tracks on the northwest end. Inside fare control, it has one staircase to each platform at their extreme ends and a waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions. Outside fare control, there is a turnstile bank, token booth, and two staircases to the street. One goes down to the northwest corner of Broadway and Lorimer Street while the other goes down to the southeast peninsula formed by Throop Avenue, Lorimer Street, and Broadway. The northbound platform has an additional staircase going up to a work level above the mezzanine.[7]

The station's other entrance/exit is unstaffed and has a sealed elevated station house beneath the tracks. A single staircase from each platform goes down to the station house landing, where a single high entry/exit turnstile provides entrance/exit from the system. Another staircase then goes down to either western corner of Wallabout Street and Broadway.[7]

Broadway on the IND Crosstown Line is about two blocks to the west from the full-time entrance at Lorimer Street. Despite demands from G riders, there is no permanent free transfer from Lorimer Street to there; a free transfer was temporarily created in Summer 2014 due to the Hurricane Sandy-related shutdown of the IND Crosstown Line under the Newtown Creek.[8] A free transfer using a MetroCard between Broadway and Lorimer Street stations was provided during the 14th Street Tunnel shutdown from April 2019 until May 31, 2020 during weekends and late nights.[9] The transfer was honored through the end of May 2020, even though L train tunnel work was completed on April 26.[10][11]

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Side platform

Side platform

A side platform is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, one for each direction of travel, is the basic design used for double-track railway lines. Side platforms may result in a wider overall footprint for the station compared with an island platform where a single width of platform can be shared by riders using either track.

J/Z (New York City Subway service)

J/Z (New York City Subway service)

The J Nassau Street Local and Z Nassau Street Express are two rapid transit services in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Their route emblems, or "bullets", are colored brown since they use the BMT Nassau Street Line in Lower Manhattan.

Broad Street station (BMT Nassau Street Line)

Broad Street station (BMT Nassau Street Line)

The Broad Street station is a station on the BMT Nassau Street Line of the New York City Subway at the intersection of Broad and Wall Streets in the Financial District of Manhattan. It serves as the southern terminal for J trains at all times and for Z trains during rush hours in the peak direction.

Hewes Street station

Hewes Street station

The Hewes Street station is a local station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Hewes Street and Broadway in Brooklyn, it is served by the J train at all times except weekdays in the peak direction and the M train at all times except late nights. The Z train skips this station when it operates.

M (New York City Subway service)

M (New York City Subway service)

The M Queens Boulevard/Sixth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored orange since it uses the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan.

Forest Hills–71st Avenue station

Forest Hills–71st Avenue station

The Forest Hills–71st Avenue station is an express station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway, located on Queens Boulevard at 71st (Continental) Avenue in Forest Hills, Queens. It is served by the E and F trains at all times, the train during rush hours in the reverse peak direction, the R train at all times except late nights, and the M train on weekdays except late nights. It serves as the terminus for the latter two services.

Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer station

Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer station

The Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer station is the northern terminal station of the IND and BMT Archer Avenue Lines of the New York City Subway, located at Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue in Jamaica, Queens. It is served by E and J trains at all times, as well as Z trains during rush hours in the peak direction.

Flushing Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)

Flushing Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)

The Flushing Avenue station is a local station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Flushing Avenue and Broadway in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, it is served by the J train at all times except weekdays in the peak direction and the M train at all times except late nights. The Z train skips this station when it operates.

Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue station

Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue station

The Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue station is a terminal station of the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is located at the intersection of Metropolitan Avenue and Rentar Plaza in Middle Village, Queens. The station is served by the M train at all times.

MetroCard

MetroCard

The MetroCard is a magnetic stripe card used for fare payment on transportation in the New York City area. It is a payment method for the New York City Subway, New York City Transit buses and MTA buses. The MetroCard is also accepted by several partner agencies: Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE), the PATH train system, the Roosevelt Island Tramway, AirTrain JFK, and Westchester County's Bee-Line Bus System.

Source: "Lorimer Street station (BMT Jamaica Line)", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 24th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorimer_Street_station_(BMT_Jamaica_Line).

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Further Reading

121st Street station (BMT Jamaica Line)

Myrtle Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)

Livonia Avenue station

Chauncey Street station

Halsey Street station (BMT Jamaica Line)

Gates Avenue station

Kosciuszko Street station

Central Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)

111th Street station (BMT Jamaica Line)

Woodhaven Boulevard station (BMT Jamaica Line)

Marcy Avenue station

Hewes Street station

Flushing Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)

Knickerbocker Avenue station

Broadway Junction station

75th Street–Elderts Lane station

Cypress Hills station

Broadway station (IND Crosstown Line)
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. ^ "The Broadway Line Opened". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. June 25, 1888. p. 6.
  3. ^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. ^ a b This is a wrong-way concurrency in railroad direction.
  6. ^ willethauser.com Archived June 22, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ a b "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Williamsburg & Bedford-Stuyvesant" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  8. ^ Donohue, Pete (May 14, 2014). "MTA will allow free transfers for G train riders to J or M trains at Lorimer St. stop during work on Greenpoint Tube this summer". New York Daily News. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  9. ^ Hogan, Gwynne; Tcholakian, Danielle (July 25, 2016). "The L Train Shutdown: Here's How to Commute Between Brooklyn and Manhattan". DNAinfo New York. Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  10. ^ "Service information for L, M, G, 7, M14 SBS and free transfers". Metropolitan Transit Authority. April 26, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  11. ^ Guse, Clayton (June 1, 2020). "MTA ends free transfer between overlapping Brooklyn subway stations". New York Daily News. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
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