Avenue U (BMT Brighton Line)

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Coordinates: 40°35′56″N 73°57′21″W / 40.598875, -73.955841


Avenue U
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	Kings Highway: Q
Next south	Neck Road: Q

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

This local station, situated on an elevated embankment, has four tracks and two side platforms. There is a mezzanine at the north end, and until the late 1980s, there was a second booth inside the mezzanine, across from the current, full-time booth. The southbound platform has a closed staircase at the south end and an exit-only turnstile, which replaced an older, manned exit gate, facing directly at the double-width staircase.