Cypress Hills

Cypress Hills New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Hemlock Street & Jamaica Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Cypress Hills
Coordinates	40°41′21″N 73°52′26″W / 40.689229°N 73.873916°W / 40.689229; -73.873916Coordinates: 40°41′21″N 73°52′26″W / 40.689229°N 73.873916°W / 40.689229; -73.873916
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Jamaica Line
Services	J  (all times)
Connection	New York City Bus: B13, Q56
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	May 30, 1893[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2008)	429,000[2][3] ▲ 0.91%
Rank	409 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	75th Street: J  (J  skips to 85th Street – Forest Parkway)
Next south	Crescent Street: J
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Cypress Hills is a station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located on Jamaica Avenue in the Cypress Hills neighborhood of northeastern Brooklyn. For northbound trains, this is the last Brooklyn stop, with the next stop, 75th Street, being in Queens.

At the north end is a high exit-only turnstile on the northbound side, while the southbound side has a closed mezzanine. The south exit, which leads to Hemlock Street, Autumn Avenue, and Crescent Street, has a crossunder.

The 1990 artwork here is called Five Points of Observation, by Kathleen McCarthy. It affords a view of the street from the platforms and resembles a face when seen from the street. This artwork is also located in four other stations on the Jamaica Line.

Northbound platform

Cypress Hills Terminal was the former end of the line before the existing Cypress Hills opened in 1917.^{[clarification needed]} The Cypress Hills Terminal was opened in 1893.

The Cypress Hills Terminal station had an island platform and two tracks. It had stub ended past the existing Cypress Hills station.

West of this station, at the curve, all that remains is the girders once holding the platform and a short stub near the cemetery.

References

External links

• nycsubway.org — BMT Jamaica Line: Cypress Hills
• Station Reporter — J Train
• The Subway Nut — Cypress Hills Pictures

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