Atlantic Avenue – Pacific Street (New York City Subway)

Atlantic Avenue – Pacific Street New York City Subway rapid transit station complex
Station statistics
Address	area of Atlantic Avenue, Pacific Street, Flatbush Avenue & Fourth Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11217
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Downtown Brooklyn, Park Slope
Coordinates	40.684462°N 73.978758°W / 40.684462; -73.978758
Division	A (IRT), B (BMT)
Line	BMT Fourth Avenue Line BMT Brighton Line IRT Eastern Parkway Line
Services	2  (all times)       3  (all except late nights)       4  (all times)       5  (weekdays until 8:45 p.m.)       B  (weekdays until 11 p.m.)       D  (all times)       N  (all times)       Q  (all times)       R  (all except late nights)
Connection	New York City Bus: B41, B45, B63, B67 MTA Bus: B103 LIRR at Atlantic Terminal
Levels	3
Other information
Accessible
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	10,478,354  4.4%
Rank	29 out of 422
Atlantic Avenue Control House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPS:	Interborough Rapid Transit Subway Control Houses TR
NRHP Reference#:	80002643
Added to NRHP:	May 6, 1980
72nd Street Subway Station (IRT and BMT)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPS:	New York City Subway System MPS
NRHP Reference#:	04001023
Added to NRHP:	September 17, 2004
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Atlantic Avenue – Pacific Street is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the BMT Fourth Avenue Line, the BMT Brighton Line and the IRT Eastern Parkway Line, located at Atlantic, Fourth and Flatbush Avenues and Pacific Street in Brooklyn. The complex is served by the following trains:

• 2, 4, D, N and Q trains at all times

• 3 and R trains at all times except late nights

• 5 and B trains weekdays only

With nine subway services, this station is second to the 42nd Street – Times Square/Port Authority Bus Terminal complex in offering the most transfers to other services.

As of 2010, it is the second-busiest subway station in Brooklyn (Court Street – Borough Hall is first), with 10,478,354 passengers, and is ranked 29th overall. The control house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1980, while the station complex as a whole has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2004, and is ADA-compliant.

History

Looking north, early 20th century, at the headhouse and BMT Fifth Avenue Line.

Headhouse converted to skylight, also housing artwork

The station was overhauled in the late 1970s. MTA fixed the station's structure and overhauled its appearance. It refurbished the wall tilings and replaced the old signs and incandescent lighting with modern fixtures. It also fixed the staircases and platform edges.^{[citation needed]} Pacific Street station underwent another major overhaul in 1999 to 2000. This time the station received state of the art repairs and was updated for ADA-accessibility. The MTA repaired the staircases, re-tiled the walls and floors, upgraded the station's lights and the public address system, installed ADA yellow safety threads along the platform edge, and installed new trackbeds for local and express trains entering the station. In late 2004, the MTA installed elevators on both sides of the platform and street level to accommodate wheelchairs and those with disabilities.

In June 2009, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority sold the naming rights of the station complex to Forest City Ratner for 20 years at $200,000 per year, which will append the name Barclays Center, a proposed sports arena, to the station when the arena is expected to open in 2012. The Barclays Center, whose naming rights were bought by Barclays Bank, is being built as part of the Atlantic Yards development project.

BMT Fourth Avenue Line platforms

Atlantic Avenue – Pacific Street New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Fourth Avenue Line
Services	D  (all times)       N  (all times)       R  (all except late nights)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	September 13, 1915 (September 13, 1915)
Accessible
Former/other names	Pacific Street
Station succession
Next north	DeKalb Avenue (local): D  N  R  Canal Street (express via Broadway): N  Grand Street (express via 6th Avenue): D
Next south	Union Street (local): D  N  R  36th Street (express): D  N
Next north	DeKalb Avenue (local): D  N  R  14th Street – Union Square (express via Broadway): N  West Fourth Street – Washington Square (express via 6th Avenue): D
Next south	Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (via Sea Beach Line): N  Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (via West End Line): D
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Atlantic Avenue – Pacific Street (originally Pacific Street) is an express station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line that has four tracks and two island platforms. During daytime hours, D and N trains stop at the express tracks while R trains stop at the local ones. During late night hours, all service is on the local tracks.

At the north end of the platforms, two staircases and one elevator go up to the main fare control area, where a turnstile bank provides access to/from the station and two staircases going up to either northern corners of Pacific Street and Fourth Avenue. The northeast corner also has an elevator going down to the mezzanine. A pathway connects to the rest of the complex.

Street stair at the NW corner of Fourth Avenue and Pacific Street

BMT Brighton Line platform

Atlantic Avenue New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Brighton Line
Services	B  (weekdays until 11 p.m.)       Q  (all times)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	August 1, 1920 (August 1, 1920)
Accessible
Station succession
Next north	DeKalb Avenue: B  Q
Next south	Seventh Avenue: B  Q
Next north	DeKalb Avenue: B  Q
Next south	Prospect Park: B  Q
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Atlantic Avenue on the BMT Brighton Line has two tracks and an island platform. The platform has five staircases, three to the main mezzanine and two to the Hanson Place exit at the north end, which is an escalator that leads to a separate mezzanine with no transfers to the other lines. A booth at the exit has been removed.

The street staircase on the Hanson Place mezzanine leads to the Williamsburg Savings Bank. The lower level of this mezzanine had a passageway, now sealed, that ran above the platform from Hanson Place. The "To Hanson Place" and other signs are covered up. This area is now space used by MTA employees with the entrance at the other side.

The main mezzanine also has an out-of-system passageway to the LIRR's Atlantic Terminal and the full time fare control at the IRT side of the station. Two of the street staircases lead to the Atlantic Terminal Mall. There is a removed staircase in between the two sets of stairs. The northernmost staircase was added during renovation, while the other two staircases were narrowed in order to comply with ADA guidelines regarding minimum 36-inch width clearances.

The platform extension is clearly visible the south end of the platform, while the name tablets and "A" are authentic replicas on the northbound platform wall, while the southbound wall was tiled around them. The area on the southbound wall where the platform extends out is made of replicas as well. Since there were no mosaics built, only a green wall was present prior to renovation, which indicates where the platform was extended in the 1960s to fit ten car trains.

North of this station, a bellmouth is visible from a Manhattan-Bound train. The bellmouth was for the proposed Ashland Place Connection which would have connected to the now-demolished BMT Fulton Street El.

IRT Eastern Parkway Line platforms

Atlantic Avenue New York City Subway rapid transit station
Southbound platform
Station statistics
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Eastern Parkway Line
Services	2  (all times)       3  (all except late nights)       4  (all times)       5  (weekdays until 8:45 p.m.)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms (local) 1 island platform (express)
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	May 1, 1908 (May 1, 1908)
Accessible
Station succession
Next north	Nevins Street: 2  3  4  5
Next south	Bergen Street (local): 2  3  4  Franklin Avenue (express): 4  5
Next north	Borough Hall (via B'way–7th): 2  3  Borough Hall (via Lexington, northbound only): 4  5
Next south	Church Avenue (via Nostrand Avenue): 2  5  Crown Heights – Utica Avenue (via Eastern Parkway): 2  3  4  5
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Atlantic Avenue is an express station on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line which has four tracks, one island platform, and two side platforms. On the center platform there are two old indicator signs which mark the next train, formerly used for non-rush hour short turn trains. An old style sign to the Brooklyn Academy of Music also exists. The trackway to the Long Island Rail Road Atlantic Branch is still visible at the north end of the northbound local track, although much of it is behind corrugated wall; more information about this and other unused trackways is at Bergen Street. The LIRR Atlantic Terminal platforms, slightly lower, are clearly visible through floor-to-ceiling railings.

This station has been completely renovated. The northbound local trackway and track have been completely redone with concrete base and welded rail.

A passageway to the BMT Fourth Avenue and Brighton Lines lies under the platforms, with the Fourth Avenue Line to the southwest and the Brighton Line to the northeast.

Although the station is wheelchair accessible, the Eastern Parkway Line express platform was formerly too narrow in some areas to accommodate wheelchairs. Passengers were notified of this fact by announcements on trains before reaching the station. The stairs have been trimmed in width to allow full wheelchair access.

North of this station there is an unused trackway, splitting from the southbound local track for a proposed subway under Fourth Avenue (later built as the BMT Fourth Avenue Line).

North of this station, an unused fifth track merges with the uptown express track. The unused track ends on a bumper block between the two express tracks at Nevins Street.

When this station originally opened in 1908 it was the terminal for the line, and had two side platforms, an island platform, and two tracks. All the platforms were connected together at their southern ends.

Image gallery

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  Looking southwest, early 21st century, at the head-house. Fifth Avenue Line has been demolished.

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  Stair from IRT mezzanine to Fourth Avenue mezzanine and exit, directly below the former headhouse shown above

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Further reading

• Lee Stokey. Subway Ceramics : A History and Iconography. 1994. ISBN 978-0-9635486-1-0

External links

• nycsubway.org — Brooklyn IRT: Atlantic Avenue
• nycsubway.org — BMT Brighton Line: Atlantic Avenue
• nycsubway.org — BMT 4th Avenue: Pacific Street
• nycsubway.org — Brooklyn IRT Contract 2 map: (includes current and former track configurations, and provisions for future connections)
• nycsubway.org — Hook, Line, and Sinker Artwork by George Trakas (2004)
• nycsubway.org — Steps to the Subway Artwork by Tim Connor (unknown date)
• Station Reporter — Atlantic Avenue/Pacific Street Complex
• The Subway Nut — Pacific Street (D,M,N,R) Pictures
• The Subway Nut — Atlantic Avenue (B,Q) Pictures
• The Subway Nut — Atlantic Avenue (2,3,4,5) Pictures
• MTA's Arts For Transit — Atlantic Avenue – Pacific Street
• closed entrance at Hanson Place from Google Maps Street View (since has opened)
• Williamsburg Savings Bank entrance to Brighton Line on Hanson Place from Google Maps Street View
• now decorative headhouse from Google Maps Street View
• Elevator to LIRR & subway on Hanson Place from Google Maps Street View
• Pacific Street entrance from Google Maps Street View