Hewes Street (BMT Jamaica Line)

Hewes Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Hewes Street & Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11211
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Williamsburg
Coordinates	40°42′24″N 73°57′11″W / 40.706669°N 73.953009°WCoordinates: 40°42′24″N 73°57′11″W / 40.706669°N 73.953009°W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Jamaica Line
Services	J  (all times except weekdays 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., peak direction)       M  (all times except late nights)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: B46
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	June 25, 1888[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	981,379[2]  8.6%
Rank	367 out of 422
Station succession
Preceding station   New York City Subway   Following station Marcy Avenue toward Broad Street BMT Jamaica Line (local) J  M  Lorimer Street toward Parsons/Archer or Metropolitan Avenue
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Location

Hewes Street 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.

Station layout

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound local[3]	← toward Broad Street off-peak (Marcy Avenue) ← toward Forest Hills – 71st Avenue weekdays, Essex Street weekends (Marcy Avenue)
	Peak-direction express	← does not stop here →
	Eastbound local[3]	→ toward Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer all times except PM rush hours (Lorimer Street) → → toward Metropolitan Avenue except late nights (Lorimer Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent
G	Street Level	Exit / Entrance

Manhattan-bound R32 train bypassing this station

This elevated station, built four stories above street level and opened on June 25, 1888, has two side platforms and three tracks. The center track is used by J and Z trains weekdays in peak direction. Each platform has beige windscreens, green canopies, and red roofs that run from end to end.

The exit to Hewes Street at the east (railroad south) end of the station is now an emergency exit and its station house has been removed. From each platform, a single staircase goes down to Broadway, the northbound platform to the south sidewalk and the southbound one to the northeast corner of Hewes Street.

The station's only active entrance is at the west (railroad north) end of the station. Each platform has a single staircase leading to the elevated station house beneath the tracks. It has a turnstile bank and token booth. Outside of fare control, two staircases lead to the western corners of Broadway and Hooper Street. Each staircase landing has an exit-only turnstile to allow passengers to exit without having to go through the station house.

The artwork here is called El in 16 Notes by Mara Held. It features sixteen panels of art glass, each containing random geometric shapes and is based on shapes found in dress patterns.

Gallery

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  Hooper Street stationhouse

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  Exit-Only Turnstile

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  Hooper Street entrances

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  Platform stairs

References

1. "The Broadway Line Opened". Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, NY). June 25, 1888. p. 6.
2. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
3. This is a wrong-way concurrency in railroad direction.

External links

• nycsubway.org—BMT Jamaica Line: Hewes Street
• Station Reporter — J Train
• Station Reporter — M Train
• The Subway Nut — Hewes Street Pictures
• MTA's Arts For Transit — Hewes Street (BMT Jamaica Line)
• Hooper Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Publicity image for the band "Broken Social Scene" (AllMusic.com)