BMT Jamaica Line

Legend 168th Street (demolished) 160th Street (demolished) Sutphin Boulevard (demolished) Queens Boulevard (demolished) Metropolitan Avenue (demolished) BMT Archer Avenue Line 121st Street 111th Street 104th Street Woodhaven Boulevard 85th Street–Forest Parkway 75th Street Cypress Hills Crescent Street Norwood Avenue Cleveland Street Van Siclen Avenue Alabama Avenue East New York Yard BMT Canarsie Line Broadway Junction Chauncey Street Halsey Street Gates Avenue former connection to BMT Lexington Avenue Line Kosciuszko Street BMT Myrtle Avenue Line Myrtle Avenue Park Avenue (demolished) Flushing Avenue Lorimer Street Hewes Street Marcy Avenue Driggs Avenue (demolished) Broadway Ferry (demolished) Williamsburg Bridge BMT Nassau Street Line

The Jamaica Line (earlier also Broadway Line or Broadway (Brooklyn) Line) is an elevated rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway, in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, United States. The Archer Avenue Line is a Rapid transit line of the New York City Subway, mostly running under Archer Avenue in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens Woodhaven Boulevard is a station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located in Woodhaven Queens, and served by and trains 85th Street–Forest Parkway is a Skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. 75th Street (originally 75th Street–Elderts Lane and before that just "Elderts Lane" is a Skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line Cypress Hills is a Skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located on Jamaica Avenue in the Cypress Hills neighborhood Crescent Street is an elevated station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Norwood Avenue is a rehabilitated Skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Cleveland Street is a rehabilitated Skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway in Brooklyn. Van Siclen Avenue is a Skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Alabama Avenue is a rehabilitated Skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located in Brooklyn. East New York Yard (also known as DO Yard from its telegraphy letters) is a major Rapid transit Railroad storage yard and maintenance facility The Canarsie Line (sometimes referred to as the 14th Street&ndashCanarsie Line) is a Rapid transit line of the BMT Division of the New York City Subway Broadway Junction is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the elevated BMT Canarsie Line and BMT Jamaica Line, and the underground Chauncey Street is a renovated Skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Halsey Street is a Skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Gates Avenue is a Skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located in Brooklyn. The Lexington Avenue Elevated (also called the Lexington Avenue Line) was the first standard Elevated railway in Brooklyn New York, operated in its later Kosciuszko Street is a Skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. The Myrtle Avenue Line, also called the Myrtle Avenue El. is a fully elevated line of the New York City Subway, as part of the BMT division Myrtle Avenue (sometimes called Myrtle Avenue–Broadway to distinguish it from the nearby Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues station is a two-level elevated station Flushing Avenue is a station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Lorimer Street is a local station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Hewes Street is a local station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Marcy Avenue is a station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. The Williamsburg Bridge is a Suspension bridge in New York City across the East River connecting the Lower East Side of Manhattan The BMT Nassau Street Line is a Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway system A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway The B Division is a division of the New York City Subway, consisting of the lines operated with services designated by letters ( A, B, C, The New York City Subway is a Rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It runs from the Williamsburg Bridge southeast over Broadway to East New York, Brooklyn, and then east over Fulton Street and Jamaica Avenue to Jamaica, Queens. The Williamsburg Bridge is a Suspension bridge in New York City across the East River connecting the Lower East Side of Manhattan Broadway, as the name implies is a wide avenue in New York City. East New York is a low-income residential neighborhood located in eastern Brooklyn, a borough of New York City. Fulton Street, named after engineer Robert Fulton, exists mainly in two parts in what are today two boroughs of New York City which Fulton linked Jamaica Avenue or The Ave, as it is called by locals is a major avenue in the New York City borough of Queens, New York, United Jamaica is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City. In western Jamaica, the line goes into a tunnel, becoming the lower level of the Archer Avenue Line in central Jamaica. The Archer Avenue Line is a Rapid transit line of the New York City Subway, mostly running under Archer Avenue in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens J and Z trains serve the entire length of the Jamaica Line, and the M serves the line west of Myrtle Avenue. The J Nassau Street Express and Z Nassau Street Express (earlier Jamaica Express) are two Rapid transit services of the B Division of the The J Nassau Street Express and Z Nassau Street Express (earlier Jamaica Express) are two Rapid transit services of the B Division of the The M Nassau Street Local is a Rapid transit service of the B Division of the New York City Subway. Myrtle Avenue (sometimes called Myrtle Avenue–Broadway to distinguish it from the nearby Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues station is a two-level elevated station

The Jamaica Line includes the oldest existing elevated line on the subway system - the original 1885 line of the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad - between Gates Avenue and Van Siclen Avenue, as well as the newest elevated structure - the 1988 ramp into the underground Archer Avenue Line. The Brooklyn Elevated Railroad was an Elevated railroad company in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, operated from 1885 until 1899 when Gates Avenue is a Skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located in Brooklyn. Van Siclen Avenue is a Skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway.

When the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) operated the line, north was towards Manhattan (compass west). The Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation ( BMT) was an Urban transit Holding company, based in Brooklyn, New York City, United However, this resulted in services that ran through the BMT Nassau Street Line to Downtown Brooklyn having two south ends, and so by 1967, when the Chrystie Street Connection opened and services (QJ and RJ) began running in this manner, the directions were switched, and north was towards Jamaica. The BMT Nassau Street Line is a Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway system Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower by DSJPG|thumb|The Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower is a prominent symbol of Downtown The Chrystie Street Connection is a major connecting line of the New York City Subway, and is one of the few connections between lines of the (former BMT and The J Nassau Street Express and Z Nassau Street Express (earlier Jamaica Express) are two Rapid transit services of the B Division of the The R Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ^[1] However, the BMT Canarsie Line did not switch, and so the JJ trips that switched to the Canarsie Line at Broadway Junction had two south ends. The Canarsie Line (sometimes referred to as the 14th Street&ndashCanarsie Line) is a Rapid transit line of the BMT Division of the New York City Subway The J Nassau Street Express and Z Nassau Street Express (earlier Jamaica Express) are two Rapid transit services of the B Division of the Broadway Junction is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the elevated BMT Canarsie Line and BMT Jamaica Line, and the underground In addition, the KK (later K) had two north ends, since it used the Chrystie Street Connection from the Jamaica Line to the IND Sixth Avenue Line. The J Nassau Street Express and Z Nassau Street Express (earlier Jamaica Express) are two Rapid transit services of the B Division of the The J Nassau Street Express and Z Nassau Street Express (earlier Jamaica Express) are two Rapid transit services of the B Division of the The Chrystie Street Connection is a major connecting line of the New York City Subway, and is one of the few connections between lines of the (former BMT and The Sixth Avenue Line is a Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in the United States.

Contents 1 Description 2 History 3 Service patterns 4 The line name 5 Station listing 6 References

Description

The Jamaica Line includes a variety of structures. From Marcy Avenue to a point just before Alabama Avenue the line operates on the structure of old elevated railways, but substantially rebuilt and upgraded to a three-track line around World War I under the Dual Contracts of 1913. Marcy Avenue is a station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Alabama Avenue is a rehabilitated Skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located in Brooklyn. A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Dual Contracts of 1913 also known as the Dual Subway System, were Contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of Rapid transit From Alabama Avenue to just before the current Cypress Hills station, the Jamaica Line operates on the oldest elevated structure in New York City, a steel-reinforced cast iron line opened in 1893. Cypress Hills is a Skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located on Jamaica Avenue in the Cypress Hills neighborhood The City of New York Steel is an Alloy consisting mostly of Iron, with a Carbon content between 0 Cast iron usually refers to grey cast iron, but identifies a large group of Ferrous Alloys which solidify with a Eutectic. Interestingly enough, west of Alabama Avenue, a third middle trackway exists and elevates over the other two tracks, ending just west of the Alabama Avenue station. It is not immediately clear whether the trackway was intended to be a stub track or an express track.

At Cypress Hills, the line turns northeast onto Jamaica Avenue on what was known as the Jamaica Avenue Line, a Dual Contracts structure. This structure has provisions on its entire length for three tracks, but a center track was never built, with the exception of a layup track at 111th Street and another between 160th Street and 168th Street on the now-demolished original end of the line.

History

The Union Elevated Railroad, leased to the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad, opened an elevated line above Broadway from Gates Avenue northwest to Driggs Avenue in Williamsburg on June 25, 1888. The Brooklyn Elevated Railroad was an Elevated railroad company in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, operated from 1885 until 1899 when Gates Avenue is a Skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located in Brooklyn. Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Bushwick Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a ^[2] This was a branch of the existing Lexington Avenue Elevated, which then ended at Van Siclen Avenue; Broadway trains ran between Driggs and Van Siclen Avenues. The Lexington Avenue Elevated (also called the Lexington Avenue Line) was the first standard Elevated railway in Brooklyn New York, operated in its later Van Siclen Avenue is a Skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. A popular free transfer was available at Gates Avenue to Lexington Avenue trains towards Downtown Brooklyn. A transit pass, bus pass, etc (given different names by different networks is a ticket that allows a passenger of the service take either a certain number of pre-purchased Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower by DSJPG|thumb|The Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower is a prominent symbol of Downtown ^[3] The Broadway Elevated was extended to Broadway Ferry on July 14, 1888. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a ^[4]

An extension of the Broadway Elevated east to Cypress Hills, over Fulton Street and Crescent Street, opened on May 30, 1893,^[5] and the company extended both Lexington Avenue and Broadway trains to the new terminal. Cypress Hills is a Skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located on Jamaica Avenue in the Cypress Hills neighborhood Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This extension incorporated portions of the recently-demolished Park Avenue Elevated. The Lexington Avenue Elevated (also called the Lexington Avenue Line) was the first standard Elevated railway in Brooklyn New York, operated in its later ^[6]

Service patterns

Main articles: J/Z (New York City Subway service) and K (Broadway Brooklyn Local)

The line has had two major service patterns - the 14 Broadway (Brooklyn) Line (earlier called the Canarsie Line, before that line was connected to the 14th Street Line) and the 15 Jamaica Line. The J Nassau Street Express and Z Nassau Street Express (earlier Jamaica Express) are two Rapid transit services of the B Division of the The J Nassau Street Express and Z Nassau Street Express (earlier Jamaica Express) are two Rapid transit services of the B Division of the The J Nassau Street Express and Z Nassau Street Express (earlier Jamaica Express) are two Rapid transit services of the B Division of the The Canarsie Line (sometimes referred to as the 14th Street&ndashCanarsie Line) is a Rapid transit line of the BMT Division of the New York City Subway The J Nassau Street Express and Z Nassau Street Express (earlier Jamaica Express) are two Rapid transit services of the B Division of the Eventually the 14 became the K and the 15 the J; the K was eliminated in 1976. The Z was introduced in 1988 to provide skip-stop service, which had been done by the 14/K and 15/J at times. Skip-stop is a Public transit service pattern which reduces travel times by not having all vehicles make all designated stops along a route

The line name

From its accession by the BRT to and beyond city ownership in 1940, the portion of the line from its western terminus to Cypress Hills was known as the Broadway L or the Broadway-Brooklyn Line. Beyond that point it was known as the Jamaica Avenue Line. Subsequent to city takeover, the dividing line between the Broadway and Jamaica Avenue Lines was often considered to be the more westerly station at Eastern Parkway, now known as Broadway Junction.

Since the discontinuance of separate Broadway-Brooklyn services, the entire line is now known as the Jamaica Line.

Station listing

Station service legend
	Stops all times
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops weekdays only
	Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Time period details

	Station	Tracks	Services	Opened	Transfers and notes
demolished section of original line
	168th Street			July 3, 1918[7]	Closed September 10, 1977[8]
	160th Street			July 3, 1918	Closed September 10, 1977[8]
	Sutphin Boulevard			July 3, 1918	Closed September 10, 1977[8]
	Queens Boulevard			July 3, 1918|	Closed April 13, 1985
	Metropolitan Avenue			July 3, 1918	Closed April 13, 1985
begins as continuation of BMT Archer Avenue Line (J  Z )
	121st Street	all	J  Z	July 3, 1918	Q10 bus to JFK Airport
	111th Street	all	J	May 28, 1917
	104th Street	all	J  Z	May 28, 1917	Earlier 102nd Street
	Woodhaven Boulevard	all	J  Z	May 28, 1917
	85th Street–Forest Parkway	all	J	May 28, 1917
	75th Street	all	J  Z	May 28, 1917	Earlier Elderts Lane
	Cypress Hills	all	J	May 30, 1893[5]
	Crescent Street	all	J  Z	May 30, 1893[5]
	Norwood Avenue	all	J  Z	May 30, 1893[5]
	Cleveland Street	all	J	May 30, 1893[5]	Earlier Cleveland Avenue
	Van Siclen Avenue	all	J  Z	December 3, 1885[9]
	Alabama Avenue	all	J	September 5, 1885[10]
merge with connection from BMT Canarsie Line (no regular service)
	Broadway Junction	all	J  Z	June 14, 1885[11]	A  C  (IND Fulton Street Line) L  (BMT Canarsie Line) Long Island Rail Road at East New York Earlier Manhattan Beach Crossing or Manhattan Junction or Eastern Parkway
	Chauncey Street	local	J  Z	July 18, 1885[12]
	Halsey Street	local	J	August 19, 1885[13]
	Gates Avenue	local	J  Z	May 13, 1885[14]
	Kosciuszko Street	local	J	June 25, 1888
merge with BMT Myrtle Avenue Line (M )
	Myrtle Avenue	all	J  M  Z	June 25, 1888	moved from Stuyvesant Avenue for the Myrtle Avenue Elevated transfer in April 1889[15]
	Park Avenue			June 25, 1888	Closed
	Flushing Avenue	local	J  M	June 25, 1888
	Lorimer Street	local	J  M	June 25, 1888
	Hewes Street	local	J  M	June 25, 1888
	Marcy Avenue	local	J  M  Z	June 25, 1888
continues over Williamsburg Bridge and becomes the BMT Nassau Street Line (J  M  Z )
demolished section of original line
	Driggs Avenue			June 25, 1888[2]	Closed 1916
	Broadway Ferry			July 14, 1888[4]	Closed 1916

References

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