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| Address | Avenue J & East 16th Street Brooklyn, NY 11226 |
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| Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Midwood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | B (BMT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | BMT Brighton Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | Q (all times) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure | Embankment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1908 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former/other names | Manhattan Terrace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2010) | 2,059,453[1] 9.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 220 out of 422 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Next north | Avenue H: Q | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Next south | Avenue M: Q | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Avenue J is a local 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. It is served by the Q train at all times.
The station, opened in 1908, is located on a raised earthen embankment. There are four tracks and two side platforms. The two center tracks are used by the B express train on weekdays. The station house is located underneath the right-of-way on the south side of Avenue J.
The station was opened around 1900 as a two-track surface station and was named Manhattan Terrace. It was renamed "Avenue J" in 1907, the same year the railroad line was grade separated. Vestiges of the spur built to reconnect the Brighton Line and LIRR's Bay Ridge Branch after grade separation still exist to this day.
This station has been under reconstruction since September 2009. Both platforms were rebuilt with new windscreens, canopies, tacticle strip edges. A temporary platform was used to provide service on the side that was under rebuilding. The Coney Island-platform has a double wide staircase going down to the station house to a temporary staircase going down to the north side of Avenue J. The Manhattan-bound platform has a staircase going down to the station house and a bank of turnstiles leading to another staircase that goes down the north side of Avenue J.