Eastern Parkway – Brooklyn Museum (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)
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| Address | Washington Avenue & Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11238 |
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| Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Prospect Heights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°40′18″N 73°57′46″W / 40.671622°N 73.96275°WCoordinates: 40°40′18″N 73°57′46″W / 40.671622°N 73.96275°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | A (IRT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | IRT Eastern Parkway Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | 2 3 4 |
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| Structure | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | August 23, 1920 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2010) | 1,590,190[1] |
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| Rank | 278 out of 422 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Next north | Grand Army Plaza: 2 |
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| Next south | Franklin Avenue: 2 |
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Eastern Parkway – Brooklyn Museum is a local station on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn adjacent to the Brooklyn Museum, it is served by the 2 and 3 trains, the latter of which is replaced by the 4 train during late nights. The name of the station was originally intended to be Institute Park.
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There are two local tracks with two side platforms. The express tracks pass underneath the station and are not visible from the platforms. A large mosaic displays Eastern Parkway and the Brooklyn Museum. On the platforms and mezzanine are abstract art paintings, created in 1991 by artist Pat Steir and collectively called the Brueghel Series. There is an emergency exit from the express level at the south end of each platform. There is an unused mezzanine, at the north end of this station containing turnstiles and a token booth with a door hidden in the tiles. This entrance has been removed on street level.
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[edit] References
- ^ "Facts and Figures: 2010 Annual Subway Ridership". New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ridership_sub_annual.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
[edit] External links
Media related to Eastern Parkway – Brooklyn Museum (IRT Eastern Parkway Line) at Wikimedia Commons
- nycsubway.org
- Brooklyn IRT: Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum (text used with permission)
- Brooklyn IRT: Map 2, Brooklyn IRT Dual Contracts (includes current and former track configurations, and provisions for future connections)
- Brueghel Series Artwork by Pat Steir (1994)
- Historic New York City Architectural Elements Artwork from the Brooklyn Museum of Art Collections
- Station Reporter — 2 Train
- Station Reporter — 3 Train
- The Subway Nut — Eastern Parkway – Brooklyn Museum Pictures
- MTA's Arts For Transit — Eastern Parkway – Brooklyn Museum (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)
- Eastern Parkway entrance from Google Maps Street View