Chauncey Street (BMT Jamaica Line)

Chauncey Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Chauncey Street & Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11207
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bushwick
Coordinates	40°40′57″N 73°54′36″W / 40.682623°N 73.910136°WCoordinates: 40°40′57″N 73°54′36″W / 40.682623°N 73.910136°W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Jamaica Line
Services	J  (all except rush hours, peak direction)       Z  (rush hours, peak direction)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: B20, Q24
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	July 18, 1885[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	1,045,698[2]  9%
Rank	358 out of 422
Station succession
Preceding station   New York City Subway   Following station Gates Avenue toward Broad Street BMT Jamaica Line (express & skip-stop) Z ) (Skip-stop service) Broadway Junction toward Parsons/Archer Halsey Street toward Broad Street BMT Jamaica Line (local) J
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Location

Chauncey Street is a renovated skip-stop 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 the J train at all other times.

Station layout

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound local	← toward Broad Street off-peak (Halsey Street) ← toward Broad Street AM rush hours (Gates Avenue)
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Northbound local	→ toward Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer off-peak hours (Broadway Junction) → → toward Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer PM rush hours (Broadway Junction) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent
G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance

There are two side platforms and three tracks; the center express track is not used in regular service. The southeast exit leads to Marion and Chauncey Streets and is only used for emergencies. The northwest exit has a crossunder and a metal mezzanine. It leads to Rockaway Avenue and Broadway.

The 2002 artwork here is called El-Views by Maria Dominguez and it features scenes of neighborhood life.

References

1. "A New Station Opened". Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, NY). July 18, 1885. p. 4.
2. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.

External links

• nycsubway.org—BMT Jamaica Line: Chauncey Street
• Station Reporter — J Train
• The Subway Nut — Chauncey Street Pictures
• MTA's Arts For Transit — Chauncey Street (BMT Jamaica Line)
• Cooper Street and Rockaway Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View