Avenue J (BMT Brighton Line)

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Coordinates: 40°37′31″N 73°57′41″W / 40.625276, -73.961372


Avenue J
New York City Subway station

Station information
Line	BMT Brighton Line
Services	Q (all times)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other
Borough	Brooklyn
Opened	1908
Next north	Avenue H: Q
Next south	Avenue M: Q

Avenue J is a station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located on Avenue J between East 15th and East 16th Streets in Midwood, Brooklyn.

Exit-only turnstile and gate at Avenue J

The station is located on a raised earthen embankment. There are side platforms serving the local tracks. The station house is located underneath the right-of-way on the south side of Avenue J. The south staircase on the southbound platform is double-wide and that side also has an exit-only turnstile and gate.

The station was opened early in the 20th century as a 2-track surface station. It opened as Manhattan Terrace c. 1900 and was renamed to "Avenue J" c. 1907, at about the same time that the railroad line was grade separated.