Metropolitan Avenue/Lorimer Street station

 Metropolitan Avenue/
 Lorimer Street
 "G" train"L" train
New York City Subway station complex
Station statistics
AddressMetropolitan Avenue between Lorimer Street & Union Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleWilliamsburg
Coordinates40°42′46″N 73°57′05″W / 40.712752°N 73.951464°W / 40.712752; -73.951464
DivisionBMT/IND[1][2]
Line   BMT Canarsie Line
   IND Crosstown Line
Services   G all times (all times)​
   L all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B24, B48, Q59
Levels2
Other information
OpenedJuly 1, 1948; 76 years ago (1948-07-01)
AccessibleThis station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ADA-accessible (Transfer passageway between IND Crosstown Line platforms and BMT Canarsie Line platforms is not accessible; use OMNY farecard readers for free accessible transfer)
Traffic
20233,903,034[3]Increase 14.5%
Rank73 out of 423[3]
Location
Metropolitan Avenue/Lorimer Street station is located in New York City Subway
Metropolitan Avenue/Lorimer Street station
Metropolitan Avenue/Lorimer Street station is located in New York City
Metropolitan Avenue/Lorimer Street station
Metropolitan Avenue/Lorimer Street station is located in New York
Metropolitan Avenue/Lorimer Street station
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Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

The Metropolitan Avenue/Lorimer Street station is an underground New York City Subway station complex shared by the BMT Canarsie Line and the IND Crosstown Line. Located in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, the complex is served by the G and L trains at all times.

The BMT Canarsie Line platforms, which are named Lorimer Street, are located above the IND Crosstown Line platforms, which are named Metropolitan Avenue. The Canarsie Line station opened in 1924, and the Crosstown Line station opened in 1937. Free transfers between the stations started in 1948.

  1. ^ "Transfer Points Under Higher Fare: Board of Transportation Lists Stations and Intersections for Combined Rides". New York Times. June 30, 1948. p. 19. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.