Chauncey Street (BMT Jamaica Line)
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Chauncey Street  |
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New York City Subway station |
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| Station information | |
| Line | BMT Jamaica Line |
| Services | J  (all except rush hours, peak direction)Z  (rush hours, peak direction) |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 3 |
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| Opened | July 18, 1885[1] |
| Next north | Broadway Junction: J Z |
| Next south | Halsey Street: J (Z skips to Gates Avenue) |
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 and the J train at all other times. The north exit leads to Marion and Chauncey Streets and is only used for emergencies. The south 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.
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[edit] References
- ^ "A New Station Opened", Brooklyn Daily Eagle, July 18, 1885, p. 4.
[edit] External links
- nycsubway.org — BMT Jamaica Line: Chauncey Street
- Station Reporter — J Train
