Home<N.Y.C. Subway Stations<Livonia Avenue/Canarsie Line

Livonia Avenue has two side platforms on the Canarsie Line's embankment. The 3 train's elevated over Livonia Avenue passes straight trough and above the station's platform. There is a walkway and bridge over some non-revenue tracks that are parallel to the station that leads directly to an entrance to the Junius Street Station. Residents have been asking for a free transfer for many years, but none has ever been provided. The station has one main exit located beneath the platforms towards the middle of the two side platformed station. Staircases lead down from each platform to an intermediate level before becoming one staircase that goes down into the station's tiny station houseThere is also a set of two High Entrance/Exit gates directly on the Canarise-bound platform that lead to the bridge over the freight tracks and the Junius Street Station on the 3. The two side platforms were renovated in 2005-2006 and are wind-screened in their middles and exposed towards their ends. An Art's For Transit Installation was installed in 2007 but by 202009 was removed, . The MTA's website has a page for it with pictures, and NYCSubway.org has pictures taken in September, 2007. I've been trying to figure out why the artwork has been removed and can't find an answer.

Page 1|Page 2|Page 3 (livonial1) Looking down the unrenovated Livonia Avenue platform over a Brooklyn Rooftop. 1 January, 2005 (livonial2) A ground view shot of one of the platforms at Livonia Avenue, as a R143 train is in the station 1 January, 2005 (livonial3) A Livonia Avenue platform sign on a portion of the mostly exposed platform. 1 January, 2005 (livonial4) Looking across to the canopied portion of the Canarsie-bound platform at Livonia Avenue. The 3 train's station at Junius Street is visible off in the distance 1 January, 2005 (livonial5) The single staircase right in the middle of the Canarsie-bound platform at Livonia Avenue down to the main station house and exit to Livonia Avenue & Van Sinderen Avenue. 1 January, 2005 (livonial6) A narrow than normal bench and station name sign on the Manhattan-bound platform at Livonia Avenue, the windscreens on this platform are a bit higher than the ones on the Canarsie-bound platform that basically are just a nice low fence. 1 January, 2005 (livonial7) The 3 train's elevated structure that goes right above Livonia Avenue, in this view before the station was rebuilt, there is only a High Exit Turnstile across the footbridge that leads to Junius Street. 1 January, 2005 (livonial8) A R143 L train at Livonia Avenue with a three train passing above on its elevated line. 1 January, 2005 (livonial9) Another view of the evening sun on a R143 L train stopped at Livonia Avenue 1 January, 2005 (livonial10) A three train on its elevated line viewed from the L train's Livonia Avenue Station. 1 January, 2005 (livonial11) A Canarsie-bound R143 L train leaves Livonia Avenue. 1 January, 2005 (livonial12) A Canarsie-bound R143 L train fades off into the distance as it leaves Livonia Avenue, the unpowered elevated track connection to the three line is visible in this view. 1 January, 2005 (livonial13) Looking across to the single dilapidated High Exit Turnstile to Junius Street in Livonia Avenue's unrenovated falling apart form. 1 January, 2005 (livonial14) The small underpass and staircase down to fare control beneath the tracks at Livonia Avenue. 1 January, 2005 (livonial15) Looking down one of the two staircases to the station house at street level at Livonia Avenue. 1 January, 2005 (livonial16) A Manhattan-bound R143 L train has left Livonia Avenue. 1 January, 2005 Page 1|Page 2|Page 3

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