Lafayette Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)

Lafayette Avenue New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	South Portland Avenue & Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11217 (main station entrance)
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Fort Greene
Coordinates	40.686268°N 73.974466°W / 40.686268; -73.974466
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Fulton Street Line
Services	A  (late nights)       C  (all except late nights)
Connection	New York City Bus: B25, B26, B52
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	April 9, 1936 (April 9, 1936)
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	1,525,942  8.2%
Rank	283 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets: A  C
Next south	Clinton–Washington Avenues: A  C
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)

Lafayette Avenue is a local station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway, located at Lafayette Avenue and Fulton Street in Brooklyn. It is served by the C train at all times except late nights, and the A train during late nights.

This station has four tracks and two side platforms. Both platforms have stairs that lead up to a long mezzanine and fare control. There is no crossover or crossunder between the two platforms. Exits from the mezzanine are on Greene Avenue, South Portland Avenue, South Oxford Street, and Hanson Place. (Despite the station's name, there are no entrances on Lafayette Avenue; the nearest entrance is a full block away.) The tilework at this station is composed of dull green tiles reading "Lafayette Ave."

South of this station there is a storage/lay up track between the two express tracks. Both ends of the track connects to the express tracks. At both ends, the storage/lay up track also ends at bumper blocks, after the switches to the express tracks.

The station is located very close to the Fulton Street station on the IND Crosstown Line. Passengers on northbound local trains can see the station on the right just after leaving Lafayette Avenue. There is a track-qualified employee-only connection between the two stations.

Hanson Place stair

Nearby points of interest

• Brooklyn Academy of Music
• Brooklyn Technical High School

External links

• nycsubway.org — IND Fulton: Lafayette Avenue
• Station Reporter — C Train
• The Subway Nut — Lafayette Avenue Pictures
• Portland Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Oxford Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Hanson Place entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Greene Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View