11. Chambers Street J/M/Z Abandoned Platform

At Chambers Street, one side of the station is significantly deteriorating across from actively used platforms

The Chambers Street station has a long history of changes, with trains entering the station from the Williamsburg Bridge originally, then the Manhattan Bridge when it was completed. There was also a Rockaway Beach service that originated from Chamber Street from 1913 to 1917, operated by the Long Island Rail Road and Brooklyn Rapid Transit.

In 1931, the Nassau street subway (now the J/Z lines) opened running south from Chambers Street. As part of this plan, two platforms were closed. Part of the station was converted into the basement of the Municipal Archives. Another platform was removed to accommodate the expansion of Brooklyn Bridge station.

The platform from which all the photographs were taken from is still accessible, as the the downtown J/M trains still stop on one side on weekdays.

A staircase exit from this formerly used platform:

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