Kosciuszko Street (BMT Jamaica Line)

Kosciuszko Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Kosciuszko Street & Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11221
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bedford–Stuyvesant, Bushwick
Coordinates	40°41′36″N 73°55′43″W / 40.6933°N 73.9287°WCoordinates: 40°41′36″N 73°55′43″W / 40.6933°N 73.9287°W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Jamaica Line
Services	J  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: B38, B47, Q24
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	June 25, 1888[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	1,593,719[2]  4.8%
Rank	299 out of 422
Station succession
Preceding station   New York City Subway   Following station Myrtle Avenue toward Broad Street BMT Jamaica Line (express & skip-stop) J  (Skip-stop service) Halsey Street toward Parsons/Archer BMT Jamaica Line (local) J  Gates Avenue toward Parsons/Archer
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops all times
Location

Kosciuszko Street is a skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. It is served at all times by the J train. The Z train bypasses this station when it operates.

Station layout

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound local	← toward Broad Street (Myrtle Avenue) ← does not stop here
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Northbound local	→ toward Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer (Halsey Street PM rush hours, Gates Avenue other times) → → does not stop here →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent
G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance

This elevated station has two side platforms and three tracks; the center express track is not used in regular service. The south exit has a crossunder and leads to Kosciuszko Street while the north exit is an emergency exit and leads to DeKalb Avenue.

The artwork here is called Euphorbias by Ronald Calloway and has a floral theme.^[3]

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. http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Artwork:_Euphorbias_%28Ronald_Calloway%29

External links

Street stair

• nycsubway.org—BMT Jamaica Line: Kosciuszko Street
• Station Reporter — J train
• The Subway Nut — Kosciuszko Street Pictures
• MTA's Arts For Transit — Kosciuszko Street (BMT Jamaica Line)
• Kosciuszko Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• view from the station from Google Maps Street View