DeKalb Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line)

DeKalb Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Street stair
Station statistics
Address	DeKalb Avenue & Wyckoff Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11237
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bushwick
Coordinates	40°42′15″N 73°55′09″W / 40.704294°N 73.919277°W / 40.704294; -73.919277Coordinates: 40°42′15″N 73°55′09″W / 40.704294°N 73.919277°W / 40.704294; -73.919277
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Canarsie Line
Services	L  (all times)
Connection	New York City Bus: B13, B38
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	December 14, 1928 (1928-12-14)
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	3,924,836[1]  5.7%
Rank	127 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	Jefferson Street: L
Next south	Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues: L
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekdays only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekends and weekend late nights Stops weekdays and weekday late nights Stops weekdays only Stops weekends only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

DeKalb Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Wyckoff and DeKalb Avenues in Bushwick, Brooklyn, it is served by the L train at all times.

This underground station, opened on December 14, 1928, has two tracks and two side platforms. Each platform has blue columns are regular intervals with every other column having a standard black and white station name plate.

The mosaic tile bands are predominantly green and blue, with yellow and tan accents. Those installed on the stairway from the mezzanine to the Manhattan-bound platform in 2000 feature a seven-inch entrance motif design with a dull green and blue background. The trim line has "D" tablets on it at regular intervals to represent "DeKalb."

This station has three entrances/exits. The main one is a mezzanine above the platforms and tracks at the west (railroad north) end. It has a single staircase from each platform, waiting area that allows free transfer between directions, turnstile bank, token booth, and four staircases to all corners of DeKalb and Wyckoff Avenues.

The other two entrances/exits are on platform level and unstaffed at the east (railroad south) end. Each fare control area has HEET turnstiles and two street stairs. The ones on the Manhattan-bound platform lead to either northern corners of Wyckoff and Stanhope Street while those on the Canarsie-bound one lead to either southern corners.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← toward Eighth Avenue (Jefferson Street)
	Southbound	→ toward Canarsie – Rockaway Parkway (Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

External links

• nycsubway.org—BMT Canarsie Line: DeKalb Avenue
• Station Reporter — L Train
• The Subway Nut — DeKalb Avenue Pictures
• DeKalb Avene entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Stanhope Street entrance from Google Maps Street View