Chauncey Street station

New York City Subway station in Brooklyn

New York City Subway station in Brooklyn, New York

J (all except rush hours, peak direction)
Z (rush hours, peak direction)Transit

NYCT Bus: B20, B60, Q24StructureElevatedPlatforms2 side platformsTracks3 (2 in regular service)Other informationOpenedJuly 18, 1885; 139 years ago (1885-07-18)^[2]Opposite-
direction
transferYesTraffic2023623,164^[3]

9.4% Rank356 out of 423^[3]

Services

Preceding station	New York City Subway			Following station
Gates Avenue Z skip-stop				Broadway Junction J Z toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer
Halsey Street J toward Broad Street				Broadway Junction J Z toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer

Location
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Track layout

Legend

					to Broadway Junction






					to Halsey Street

Street map

Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
	Stops all times
	Stops all times except late nights

The Chauncey Street station is a local 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 in the peak direction and by the J at all other times.

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform
	Westbound local	← toward Broad Street (Halsey Street) ← AM rush toward Broad Street (Gates Avenue) ← AM rush does not stop here
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Eastbound local	→ toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Broadway Junction) → → PM rush toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Broadway Junction) → → PM rush does not stop here →
	Side platform
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Ground	Street Level	Entrance/exit

There are two side platforms and three tracks; the center express track is not used in regular service.

The 2002 artwork here is called El-Views by Maria Dominguez and it features scenes of neighborhood life.

Exits

The station has exits on both the west (railroad north) end and the east (railroad south) end of its platforms. However, and despite the station's name, the eastern exits to Chauncey Street are no longer open.

On the west end, each platform has a single staircase leading to an elevated station house beneath the tracks. It has a turnstile bank and token booth. Outside fare control, two staircases lead to both western corners of Rockaway Avenue and Broadway.^[4]

The eastern exits are now emergency exits leading to both the north and south sides of Broadway just west of Marion and Chauncey Streets. These exits were closed in the 1980s due to high crime.^[5]^[6] There is a closed station house around the intermediate level of the staircases.

References

^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ "A New Station Opened". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. 18 July 1885. p. 4.
^ ^a ^b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Ocean Hill" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
^ Harshbarger, Rebecca; De La Hoz, Felipe (October 12, 2015). "Williamsburg, Bushwick subway entrances sealed despite ridership spike". AM New York. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
^ "Closed subway entrances". WNYC (AM). October 31, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2016.

External links

Media related to Chauncey Street (BMT Jamaica Line) at Wikimedia Commons

nycsubway.org – BMT Jamaica Line: Chauncey Street
Station Reporter — J Train
The Subway Nut — Chauncey Street Pictures Archived 2018-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
MTA's Arts For Transit — Chauncey Street (BMT Jamaica Line)
Cooper Street and Rockaway Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platforms from Google Maps Street View

Stations of the New York City Subway, by service

Nassau Street Local

Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer
Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport
121st Street
111th Street
104th Street
Woodhaven Boulevard
85th Street–Forest Parkway
75th Street–Elderts Lane
Cypress Hills
Crescent Street
Norwood Avenue
Cleveland Street
Van Siclen Avenue
Alabama Avenue
Broadway Junction
Chauncey Street
Halsey Street
Gates Avenue
Kosciuszko Street
Myrtle Avenue
Flushing Avenue
Lorimer Street
Hewes Street
Marcy Avenue
Essex Street
Bowery
Canal Street
Chambers Street
Fulton Street
Broad Street

Nassau Street Express

Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer
Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport
121st Street
104th Street
Woodhaven Boulevard
75th Street–Elderts Lane
Crescent Street
Norwood Avenue
Van Siclen Avenue
Alabama Avenue
Broadway Junction
Chauncey Street
Gates Avenue
Myrtle Avenue
Marcy Avenue
Essex Street
Bowery
Canal Street
Chambers Street
Fulton Street
Broad Street

See also: Lists by borough (The Bronx; Brooklyn; Manhattan; Queens); Accessible; Closed; Terminals; Transfer; Commons category

Note: Service variations, station closures, and reroutes are not reflected here.
Stations with asterisks have no regular peak, reverse peak, or midday service on that route. See linked articles for more information.

v t e Stations of the New York City Subway, by line (physical trackage)
Jamaica Line	Demolished stations Broadway Ferry Driggs Avenue [← to Essex Street, Nassau St. Line] Marcy Avenue Hewes Street Lorimer Street Flushing Avenue Park Avenue Myrtle Avenue Kosciuszko Street Gates Avenue Halsey Street Chauncey Street Broadway Junction [~~to Atlantic Avenue, Canarsie Line →~~] Alabama Avenue Van Siclen Avenue Cleveland Street Norwood Avenue Crescent Street Cypress Hills 75th Street–Elderts Lane 85th Street–Forest Parkway Woodhaven Boulevard 104th Street 111th Street 121st Street [to Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport, Archer Ave. lines →] Demolished stations Metropolitan Avenue Queens Boulevard Sutphin Boulevard 160th Street 168th Street
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Stations and line segments in italics are closed, demolished, or planned (temporary closures are marked with asterisks). Track connections to other lines' terminals are displayed in brackets. ~~Struck through~~ passenger track connections are closed or unused in regular service.

Stations of the New York City Subway, by line (physical trackage)

Jamaica Line

Demolished stations
- Broadway Ferry
- Driggs Avenue
[← to Essex Street, Nassau St. Line]
Marcy Avenue
Hewes Street
Lorimer Street
Flushing Avenue
Park Avenue
Myrtle Avenue
Kosciuszko Street
Gates Avenue
Halsey Street
Chauncey Street
Broadway Junction
[~~to Atlantic Avenue, Canarsie Line →~~]
Alabama Avenue
Van Siclen Avenue
Cleveland Street
Norwood Avenue
Crescent Street
Cypress Hills
75th Street–Elderts Lane
85th Street–Forest Parkway
Woodhaven Boulevard
104th Street
111th Street
121st Street
[to Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport, Archer Ave. lines →]
Demolished stations
- Metropolitan Avenue
- Queens Boulevard
- Sutphin Boulevard
- 160th Street
- 168th Street

See also: Lists by borough (The Bronx; Brooklyn; Manhattan; Queens); Accessible; Closed; Terminals; Transfer; Commons category

Stations and line segments in italics are closed, demolished, or planned (temporary closures are marked with asterisks). Track connections to other lines' terminals are displayed in brackets. ~~Struck through~~ passenger track connections are closed or unused in regular service.