Avenue M station

 Avenue M
 "Q" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
View from southbound platform
Station statistics
AddressAvenue M & East 16th Street
Brooklyn, New York
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleMidwood
Coordinates40°37′06″N 73°57′35″W / 40.618269°N 73.95961°W / 40.618269; -73.95961
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Brighton Line
Services   B weekday rush hours, middays and early evenings (weekday rush hours, middays and early evenings)
​   Q all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B9
StructureEmbankment
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
Opened1878; 146 years ago (1878)(BF&CI)
1908; 116 years ago (1908) (BRT)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Former/other namesElm Avenue, South Greenfield
Traffic
20231,211,324[2] Increase 6.7%
Rank255 out of 423[2]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Avenue J
toward 96th Street
Local 		Kings Highway
toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
"B" train does not stop here
Location
Avenue M station is located in New York City Subway
Avenue M station
Avenue M station is located in New York City
Avenue M station
Avenue M station is located in New York
Avenue M station
Track layout

Legend
to Avenue J
to Kings Highway
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

The Avenue M station (formerly South Greenfield,[3][4] Elm Avenue[5]), is a local station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. It is located in Midwood, Brooklyn, at Avenue M between East 15th and East 16th Streets. The station is served by the Q train at all times.[6] It is also served by the B train on weekdays until early 2025.[7]

  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. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Little Station in the Woods".
  4. ^ Seymour, Jr. (State Engineer & Surveyor), Horatio (1879). Annual Report on the Railroads of New York (1878). Albany, NY: New York State / Charles van Benthuysen & Sons. p. 58.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Q Subway Timetable, Effective June 30, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "B Subway Timetable, Effective June 30, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 28, 2024.