Gates Avenue station

 Gates Avenue
 "J" train"Z" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Eastern end of the southbound platform
Station statistics
AddressGates Avenue & Broadway
Brooklyn, New York
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBedford–Stuyvesant, Bushwick
Coordinates40°41′22″N 73°55′19″W / 40.68949°N 73.922067°W / 40.68949; -73.922067
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Jamaica Line
BMT Lexington Avenue Line (formerly)
Services   J all except rush hours, peak direction (all except rush hours, peak direction)
   Z rush hours, peak direction (rush hours, peak direction)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B52, Q24
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedMay 13, 1885; 139 years ago (1885-05-13)[2]
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Traffic
20231,458,035[3]Increase 11%
Rank218 out of 423[3]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Myrtle Avenue
Z rush hours, peak direction
skip-stop
Chauncey Street
Z rush hours, peak direction
skip-stop
Kosciuszko Street
J all except rush hours, peak direction
Halsey Street
J all except rush hours, peak direction
Location
Gates Avenue station is located in New York City Subway
Gates Avenue station
Gates Avenue station is located in New York City
Gates Avenue station
Gates Avenue station is located in New York
Gates Avenue station
Track layout

Street map

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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

The Gates Avenue station is a local station on the elevated BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Gates Avenue and Broadway at the border of Bedford–Stuyvesant and Bushwick, Brooklyn. It is served by the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction and by the J train at all other 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. ^ "Done at Last". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. May 13, 1885. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.