The East 105th Street station is a grade-level station on the

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of the

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. Located near East 105th Street between Foster Avenue and Farragut Road in

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, it is served by the L train at all times.

History

This opened on July 28, 1906 as a replacement for a former station along a

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line known as the

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. The station was rebuilt twice: in the 1970s and in 2005. The latter renovation cost $9.66 million.

Station layout

East 105th Street former grade crossing with Canarsie Line

This grade-level station has three tracks and a narrow

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. The platform, which only has one single-sided bench, serves the middle track (Manhattan-bound) and northern one (Rockaway Parkway-bound). The southernmost track is a stub-end track that leads to the Canarsie Yard. The only

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of the subway system was located at where East 105th Street crossed the Canarsie Line. It was located at the site of the current station house. The crossing was eliminated on August 5, 1973. The grade crossing elimination was part of the construction of the

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. The MTA still lists the station being at Turnbull Avenue, a dirt road which once ran along the tracks but no longer exists. A part of Turnbull Avenue, directly northeast of the station, is still extant as a driveway that runs to the southeast of the line from Stanley Avenue/East 108th Street to just short of the East 105th Street station's station house. The artwork here is called ''Crescendo'' by Michael Ingui. Installed during a 2007 renovation, it consists of stained glass windows near the staircases. The renovation also resulted in a short canopy being installed above the platform. There is a substation just south of the station.

Exits

The station's only exit and entrance is via a station house directly above the platform and tracks at their extreme east ( railroad north) end. A staircase from the platform goes up to a waiting area, where a turnstile bank provides access to and from the station. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases, each going down to both dead-ends of East 105th Street.

References

External links

* * Station Reporter �
L Train
* The Subway Nut �
East 105th Street Pictures
* MTA's Arts For Transit �

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Platform from Google Maps Street View
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