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Essex Street (BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line)

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Essex Street Station · Opened 7/4/1908

Three tracks, a wall platform and an island platform. Trains to Jamaica use the "local" track of the island platform while trains to Broad St. The "express" track of the island platform sees occasional service during reroutes and construction but is otherwise unused. There is a crossunder between the two platforms. The wall platform has pictures of the Williamsburg Bridge being built along with a blue/gray "Essex Street" name tablet, and has bright blue accent tile on the wall. A tower is to the north end of the island platform. The fare control is located on the wall platform at platform level. The station has a partial curtain wall at the south end. Based on observations, the original station probably was the island platform and the wall platform and track probably added later. The old Essex St. Williamsburg Bridge trolley terminal is located to the south of the island platform's local track. The trolley terminal is used for signal storage. A track map of the area is available.


(image 103121) (184k, 1044x736)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Essex Street
Route: M
Car: R160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets) 8464
Photo by: John Barnes
Date: 7/10/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 5 / 184


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Essex Street
Route: M
Car: R160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets)
Photo by: John Barnes
Date: 6/15/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 298


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Essex Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 1/21/2009
Notes: View into old trolley terminal adjacent to Essex St.
Viewed (this week/total): 8 / 843


(image 95608) (51k, 1024x768)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Essex Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 1/21/2009
Notes: View into old trolley terminal adjacent to Essex St.
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 715


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Essex Street
Route: J
Car: R42 (St. Louis Car, 1969-1970) 4813
Photo by: Paul P.
Date: 11/1/2008
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 606


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Essex Street
Photo by: Paul Pesante
Date: 9/7/2008
Notes: The photographer is a MTA employee with permission and wants to remind all railfans: do not enter restricted areas!
Viewed (this week/total): 4 / 1649


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Essex Street
Route: J
Car: R42 (St. Louis Car, 1969-1970) 4833
Photo by: John Barnes
Date: 7/27/2008
Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 907


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Essex Street
Photo by: Peter Ehrlich
Date: 1/3/2008
Notes: Tilework and signage at Essex Street.
Viewed (this week/total): 5 / 1013


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Essex Street
Route: Z
Car: R160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets)
Photo by: Peter Ehrlich
Date: 1/3/2008
Notes: Approaching Essex Street inbound.
Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 3113


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Essex Street
Route: Testing
Car: R160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets) 8401
Photo by: Michael Hodurski
Date: 11/6/2007
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 2201


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Essex Street
Route: Testing
Car: R160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets) 8408
Photo by: Michael Hodurski
Date: 11/6/2007
Viewed (this week/total): 4 / 1422


(image 77060) (231k, 1044x790)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Essex Street
Route: J
Car: R42 (St. Louis Car, 1969-1970) 4759
Photo by: Michael Hodurski
Date: 11/6/2007
Viewed (this week/total): 4 / 1827


(image 77058) (212k, 1044x790)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Essex Street
Route: J
Car: R42 (St. Louis Car, 1969-1970) 4577
Photo by: Michael Hodurski
Date: 11/6/2007
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 1409


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Essex Street
Route: Testing
Car: R160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets) 8406
Photo by: Michael Hodurski
Date: 11/6/2007
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 1783


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Essex Street
Route: Testing
Car: R160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets) 8401
Photo by: Michael Hodurski
Date: 11/6/2007
Viewed (this week/total): 0 / 1614


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Essex Street
Route: Testing
Car: R160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets) 8406
Photo by: Michael Hodurski
Date: 11/6/2007
Viewed (this week/total): 0 / 1084


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Essex Street
Route: Testing
Car: R160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets) 8407
Photo by: Michael Hodurski
Date: 11/6/2007
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 1929


(image 77024) (223k, 1044x788)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Essex Street
Route: Testing
Car: R160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets) 8405
Photo by: Philip D'Allesandro
Date: 11/6/2007
Viewed (this week/total): 4 / 1418


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Essex Street
Route: Testing
Car: R160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets) 8404
Photo by: Philip D'Allesandro
Date: 11/6/2007
Viewed (this week/total): 9 / 1312


(image 77072) (238k, 1044x790)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Essex Street
Route: Testing
Car: R160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets) 8402
Photo by: Michael Hodurski
Date: 11/6/2007
Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 1599


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