East 105th Street (BMT Canarsie Line)

East 105th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
The station house at East 105th is visible in the distance from midway down the platform in this northbound photo in March 2012.
Station statistics
Address	East 105th Street & Farragut Road Brooklyn, NY 11236
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Canarsie
Coordinates	40°39′05″N 73°53′56″W / 40.651308°N 73.899021°W / 40.651308; -73.899021Coordinates: 40°39′05″N 73°53′56″W / 40.651308°N 73.899021°W / 40.651308; -73.899021
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Canarsie Line
Services	L  (all times)
Structure	At-grade
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	3 (1 not for passenger service)
Other information
Opened	December 28, 1906 (1906-12-28)
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	1,197,125[1]  3.1%
Rank	338 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	New Lots Avenue: L
Next south	Canarsie – Rockaway Parkway: 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)

East 105th Street is grade-level station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Located near East 105th Street between Foster Avenue and Farragut Road in Canarsie, Brooklyn, it is served by the L train at all times.

This grade-level station opened on December 28, 1906 as a replacement for a former station along a steam dummy line known as the Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach Railroad. It has three tracks and a narrow island platform. The platform, which only has one single-sided bench, serves the middle track (Manhattan-bound) and northern one (Rockaway Parkway-bound). The southern-most track is a stub-end track that leads to the Canarsie Yard.

The station's only station house is directly above the platform and tracks at their extreme railroad north end. A staircase from the platform goes up to a waiting area, where a turnstile bank provides access to and from the station. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases, each going down to either dead-ends of East 105th Street. East 105th Street formerly crossed the Canarsie Line, resulting in the only grade crossing of the subway system. Between August 28, 1972^[2] and August 6, 1973,^[3] the last grade crossing in the subway system was eliminated at this station, though the crossing's closing date is disputed.

The MTA still lists the station being at Turnbull Avenue, a dirt road which once ran along the tracks but no longer exists.^[4]

The artwork here is called Crescendo by Michael Ingui. Installed during a 2007 renovation, it consists of stained glass windows near the staircases. The renovation also resulted in a short canopy being installed above the platform. There is a substation just south of the station.

Station layout

M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent
G Ground/ platform level
	Southbound	← toward Canarsie – Rockaway Parkway (Terminus)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Northbound	→ toward Eighth Avenue (New Lots Avenue) →
	Yard lead	No regular service
	Street Level	Exit/Entrance

References

External links

• nycsubway.org—BMT Canarsie Line: East 105th Street
• Station Reporter — L Train
• The Subway Nut — East 105th Street Pictures
• MTA's Arts For Transit — East 105th Street (BMT Canarsie Line)
• entrance from Google Maps Street View