Chambers Street (BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line)
 
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Chambers Street Station · Opened 3/14/1913The Chambers Street station consists of
four tracks, three island platforms, and one remaining side platform
(originally two). This large station was used as a terminal station
for various services from the north and south via the Nassau Street
Subway. As originally built (1915), the north end of the station
connected to the Williamsburg Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge.
Initially Chambers St. served as a terminal station which explains
some of its size and platform complexity. In 1931, the Nassau Street
subway loop was completed, making Chambers St. a through station south
to the Montague Street tunnel to Brooklyn. It was about this time that
the center platform and the side platforms were closed as
excessive. The west side platform was walled up and partly destroyed
when the IRT station was rebuilt on the other side of the wall in
1960-1962. All of these areas are still visible in plain sight from
the open platforms. (See the photos below.)
The Manhattan Bridge connection was severed in 1967 as
part of the Chrystie Street construction project, which reduced the
importance of and number of trains served at Chambers St. If the extra
platforms weren't needed in 1931, they certainly weren't needed after
1967. Plans have been floated to reconfigure the station here and at
Canal Street to reduce the line to two tracks with single island
platforms serving them. For detail of the track configuration in this
area, past and present, see the City Hall Area and Canal St. Area track maps.
 Single Line Diagram of the Chambers
Street Station (PDF) [ ]
How to Read Single Line
Diagrams
Currently, only two of the three island platforms are in
use. The "J" train uses the outer or "local" track on each of the open
island platforms while the mid-day M uses the "express" or inside
track. The abandoned center island platform could serve trains in
either direction. On weekends, the "J" service terminates here, and no
trains continue south along Nassau Street. During this time, all
trains use the southbound platform and cross over to the northbound
track between Chambers St. and Canal St. stations. The lack of weekend
service along Nassau St. is alleviated by transfers here to the IRT East Side/Lexington Avenue Brooklyn
Bridge station, and further north at Canal St. to the BMT Broadway Subway.
(Thanks to Brennan's Guide to
Disused Subway Stations for part of this description.)
(image 130863) (360k, 1044x688)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Chambers Street
Photo by: John Dooley
Date: 10/28/2011
Notes: Platform view.
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Chambers Street
Photo by: John Dooley
Date: 10/28/2011
Notes: Unused middle platform.
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Chambers Street
Photo by: John Dooley
Date: 10/28/2011
Notes: Mezzanine.
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Chambers Street
Photo by: John Dooley
Date: 10/28/2011
Notes: Mezzanine.
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Chambers Street
Photo by: John Dooley
Date: 10/28/2011
Notes: Former side platform - southbound side.
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Chambers Street
Photo by: AJL
Date: 8/8/2011
Notes: Note former side platform
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Chambers Street
Photo by: Kevin Wong
Date: 3/24/2011
Notes: Station entrance.
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Chambers Street
Route: J
Car: R-42 (St. Louis, 1969-1970)
Photo by: Jon Lebowitz
Date: 9/26/2010
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(image 112387) (212k, 1044x703)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Chambers Street
Route: M
Car: R-160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets) 8584
Photo by: John Barnes
Date: 6/25/2010
Notes: Last day of service to lower Manhattan
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Chambers Street
Photo by: David-Paul Gerber
Date: 5/15/2010
Notes: View of early 1960’s tile, covering the west side platform.
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Chambers Street
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 5/10/2010
Notes: Closed exit at Chambers St.
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Chambers Street
Photo by: David Tropiansky
Date: 12/27/2009
Notes: North end of southbound platform.
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Chambers Street
Route: J
Car: R-42 (St. Louis, 1969-1970)
Photo by: David Tropiansky
Date: 12/27/2009
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Chambers Street
Route: M
Car: R-160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets) 8528
Photo by: John Barnes
Date: 6/15/2009
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Chambers Street
Route: M
Car: R-160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets) 8616
Photo by: Gary Chatterton
Date: 4/24/2009
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Chambers Street
Car: LIRR Caboose 60
Photo by: John Urbanski
Date: 4/4/2009
Notes: LIRR Caboose 60 enroute to 207th St. Shop for some work before being displayed at the New York Transit Museum.
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Chambers Street
Car: LIRR Caboose 60
Photo by: Doug Diamond
Date: 4/4/2009
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Chambers Street
Route: M
Car: R-160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets) 8636
Photo by: Richard Panse
Date: 3/17/2009
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Chambers Street
Route: M
Car: R-160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets) 8636
Photo by: Richard Panse
Date: 3/17/2009
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Nassau St./Jamaica Line
Location: Chambers Street
Route: J
Car: R-160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets)
Photo by: Oswaldo C.
Date: 9/19/2008
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