DeKalb Avenue station (BMT lines)

 DeKalb Avenue
 "B" train​​"Q" train​​"R" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Southbound platform
Station statistics
AddressDeKalb Avenue & Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleDowntown Brooklyn, Fort Greene
Coordinates40°41′25″N 73°58′56″W / 40.690254°N 73.982277°W / 40.690254; -73.982277
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Brighton Line
BMT Fourth Avenue Line
Services   B weekdays during the day (weekdays during the day)
   D late nights (late nights)
   N late nights, and limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction (late nights, and limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction)
   Q all times (all times)
   R all times (all times)
   W limited rush hour service only (limited rush hour service only)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B25, B26, B38, B52, B54
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 island platforms
cross-platform interchange
Tracks6
Other information
OpenedJune 22, 1915; 109 years ago (1915-06-22)[2] (Fourth Avenue)
August 1, 1920; 104 years ago (1920-08-01) (Brighton)[3]
AccessibleThis station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ADA-accessible
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Traffic
20234,272,247[4]Increase 9.1%
Rank64 out of 423[4]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Grand Street
B weekdays during the dayD late nights
Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center
B weekday rush hours, middays and early eveningsQ all times
Canal Street
Q all times
Jay Street–MetroTech
N late nights R all timesW limited rush hour service only

Local
Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center
D late nightsN late nights, and limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak directionR all timesW limited rush hour service only
Location
DeKalb Avenue station (BMT lines) is located in New York City Subway
DeKalb Avenue station (BMT lines)
DeKalb Avenue station (BMT lines) is located in New York City
DeKalb Avenue station (BMT lines)
DeKalb Avenue station (BMT lines) is located in New York
DeKalb Avenue station (BMT lines)
Track layout

ramps onto
Manhattan Bridge
Myrtle Avenue
DeKalb Avenue
Street map

Map

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

The DeKalb Avenue station is an interchange station on the BMT Brighton Line and BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of DeKalb and Flatbush Avenues in Downtown Brooklyn. It is served by the Q and R trains at all times, the B train on weekdays, and the D and N trains during late nights. During rush hours only, a few W train trips also serve this station.

The station has six tracks and two island platforms. The two innermost tracks are used by Fourth Avenue express trains, which skip the station, while the four outer tracks are used by Brighton Line and Fourth Avenue local trains. The track configuration has been arranged several times. The current configuration dates from a 1956–1961 reconstruction project to straighten the platforms and eliminate a level junction north of the station, which had caused a switching bottleneck. Other plans, such as connections to the BMT Fulton Street Line and IRT Eastern Parkway Line, were considered at times.

  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. ^ Cite error: The named reference Station Opening was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference bde19200725 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.