Bedford Avenue station

 Bedford Avenue
 "L" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station platform
Station statistics
AddressBedford Avenue & North Seventh Street
Brooklyn, New York
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleWilliamsburg
Coordinates40°43′04″N 73°57′27″W / 40.71772°N 73.95756°W / 40.71772; -73.95756
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
Line   BMT Canarsie Line
Services   L all times (all times)
Transit
StructureUnderground
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedJune 30, 1924; 100 years ago (1924-06-30)
AccessibleThis station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ADA-accessible
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Traffic
20238,399,477[2]Increase 15.8%
Rank23 out of 423[2]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
First Avenue Lorimer Street
Location
Bedford Avenue station is located in New York City Subway
Bedford Avenue station
Bedford Avenue station is located in New York City
Bedford Avenue station
Bedford Avenue station is located in New York
Bedford Avenue station
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Street map

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Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

The Bedford Avenue station is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Bedford Avenue and North Seventh Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, it is served by the L train at all times. With an annual total of 9,388,289 passengers for 2015, Bedford Avenue is the busiest subway station in Brooklyn outside of Downtown Brooklyn, as well as the busiest station in Brooklyn served by one subway service.[3]

  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. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.