Prospect Avenue (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)

Prospect Avenue New York City Subway rapid transit station
Western stair, beneath Prospect Expressway
Station statistics
Address	Prospect Avenue & Fourth Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11215
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Park Slope, Greenwood Heights
Coordinates	40.666789°N 73.994079°W / 40.666789; -73.994079
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Fourth Avenue Line
Services	D  (late nights)       N  (late nights)       R  (all except late nights)
Connection	MTA Bus: B103
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	September 13, 1915 (September 13, 1915)
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	1,863,247  0.1%
Rank	243 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Ninth Street: D  N  R
Next south	25th Street: D  N  R
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)

Prospect Avenue is a local station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line in Brooklyn of the New York City Subway. Located at Prospect Avenue and Fourth Avenue near the border of Sunset Park and Park Slope, it is served by the R train at all times except late nights, when the D and N assume local service along Fourth Avenue.

This station has four tracks and two side platforms with a full curtain wall separating the local and express tracks. The station was renovated in the 1970s, which included replacement of the original trim line along the platforms with cinder block tiles. They are colored while except for the areas where the platform signs are, where they are painted blue. The platforms are have no columns except by the north ends, where they were extended in the 1960s to accommodate the current standard "B" Division train length of 600 feet. These I-beam columns are cream colored.

The station's only fare controls are platform-level near the center. They still have their original trim line, colored brown with "P" at regular intervals, a bank of turnstiles, and token booth. The Manhattan-bound side has two street stairs to the east sidewalk of Fourth Avenue near the Prospect Expressway while the Bay Ridge-bound side has one to the west sidewalk. There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfer between directions.

External links

• nycsubway.org — BMT 4th Avenue: Prospect Avenue
• The Subway Nut — Prospect Avenue Pictures
• entrance beneath Prospect Expressway from Google Maps Street View

Southbound Platform