The Kosciuszko Street station is a local station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the J train at all times. The Z train skips this station when it operates.

 Kosciuszko Street
 "J" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
View of northbound platform from across tracks
Station statistics
AddressKosciuszko Street & Broadway
Brooklyn, New York
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBedford–Stuyvesant, Bushwick
Coordinates40°41′36″N 73°55′43″W / 40.6933°N 73.9287°W / 40.6933; -73.9287
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Jamaica Line
Services   J all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B38, B46, B46 SBS, B47, Q24
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedJune 25, 1888; 136 years ago (1888-06-25)[2]
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Traffic
20231,214,488[3]Increase 14.9%
Rank252 out of 423[3]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Myrtle Avenue
J all times
Halsey Street
J rush hours, peak direction
skip-stop
Gates Avenue
J all except rush hours, peak direction
"Z" train does not stop here
Location
Kosciuszko Street station is located in New York City Subway
Kosciuszko Street station
Kosciuszko Street station is located in New York City
Kosciuszko Street station
Kosciuszko Street station is located in New York
Kosciuszko Street station
Track layout

Street map

Map

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

Station layout

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Platform level Side platform
Westbound local   toward Broad Street (Myrtle Avenue)
  does not stop here
Peak-direction express No regular service
Eastbound local   toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Halsey Street PM rush, Gates Avenue other times)
  does not stop here →
Side platform
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Ground Street level Entrances/exits
 
Street stair

This elevated station has two side platforms and three tracks; the center express track is not used in regular service.

The artwork here is called Euphorbias by Ronald Calloway and has a floral theme.[4]

Exits

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The station has exits on both the west (railroad north) end and the east (railroad south) end of its platforms.

On the east 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 Kossuth Place, Patchen Avenue, Lafayette Avenue, and Broadway, just east of Kosciuszko Street.[5]

The western exits are now emergency exits leading to both eastern corners of DeKalb Avenue and Broadway. These exits were closed in the 1980s due to high crime.[6][7] The closed entrance is about a block from the northern terminus of the B46 Select Bus Service at DeKalb Avenue. There is a closed station house around the intermediate level of the staircases.

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "The Broadway Line Opened". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. June 25, 1888. p. 6.
  3. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "www.nycsubway.org: Artwork: Euphorbias (Ronald Calloway)". Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  5. ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bushwick" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  6. ^ Harshbarger, Rebecca; De La Hoz, Felipe (October 12, 2015). "Williamsburg, Bushwick subway entrances sealed despite ridership spike". AM New York. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "Closed subway entrances". WNYC (AM). October 31, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
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