Montrose Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line)
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Montrose Avenue |
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New York City Subway station |
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| Line | BMT Canarsie Line |
| Services | L  (all times) |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
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| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Opened | September 21, 1924 |
| Next north | Grand Street: L |
| Next south | Morgan Avenue: L |
Montrose Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Montrose and Bushwick Avenues in Brooklyn, it is served by the L train at all times.
The station is usually considered as having one of the most beautiful mosaics in the entire system. The mosaic band here is of exquisite cut porcelain, with vivid pastel shades of sky blue, cerulean blue, rose, yellow, maize and white, on a background of black, raspberry and greyed lavender. Brilliant blue stripes adorn the top and bottom of the tile band. A hexagon "M" icon can be viewed up close at the center stairs of the city bound platform. There is a single entrance with a mezzanine in the center of the station.
The Manhattan-bound side has an abandoned ramp leading to the street. This is where BMT Standard cars were fed directly into the subway back in the 1920s. Remnants can be seen from the front of the passing trains. Underneath the Canarsie-bound platform is a small stairway to the tracks, giving evidence of a platform extension.
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[edit] External links
- nycsubway.org — BMT Canarsie Line: Montrose Avenue
- Station Reporter — L Train
