Fourth Avenue/Ninth Street station

Fourth Avenue / Ninth Street  ​​​​​
New York City Subway station complex
File:Culver Line over 4th jeh.JPG
Station statistics
Address	Fourth Avenue & Ninth Street Brooklyn, NY 11215
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Park Slope, Gowanus
Coordinates	40°40′15.44″N 73°59′29.03″W
Division	B (BMT/IND)
Line	BMT Fourth Avenue Line IND Culver Line
Services	D  (late nights) ​   N  (late nights, and limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction) ​   R  (all times) ​   W  (limited rush hour service only)​    F  (all times) ​   G  (all times)
Transit	New York City Bus: B61, B63 (on Fifth Avenue)
Levels	2
Traffic
2023	2,832,325  10.7%
Rank	116 out of 423
Location
Street map
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 during the day Stops weekends during the day Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Fourth Avenue / Ninth Street is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the elevated IND Culver Line and the underground BMT Fourth Avenue Line. It is located at the intersection of Ninth Street and Fourth Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn and served by the:

• F and G trains at all times
• R train at all times except late nights
• D and N trains late nights

BMT Fourth Avenue Line platforms

Ninth Street  ​​​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Platform towards Manhattan
Station statistics
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Fourth Avenue Line
Services	D  (late nights) ​   N  (late nights, and limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction) ​   R  (all times) ​   W  (limited rush hour service only)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	September 13, 1915 (September 13, 1915)
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	2,832,325  10.7%
Rank	116 out of 423
Station succession
Next north	Template:NYCS next
Next south	Template:NYCS next
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 during the day Stops weekends during the day Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Ninth Street on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line, opened on September 13, 1915, is a local station that has four tracks and two side platforms. The two center express tracks are used by the D and N trains at all times except late nights, when they replace the R as the local along Fourth Avenue. A black and white curtain wall separates the local and express tracks.

Both platforms have cinder-block tiles installed during a 1970s renovation that replaced the original mosaic trim line and name tablets. They are colored white except for the areas that have the stations signs. In this case, they are colored yellow. Beige columns run along both platforms at either ends where they were extended in the 1960s to accommodate lengthened trains.

Each platform has one same-level fare control area in the middle. The one on the Manhattan-bound platform has a turnstile bank, token booth, and one staircase going up to the northeast corner of Ninth Street and Fourth Avenue. This fare control area still has the station's original trim line with "9" tablets at regular intervals. The fare control area on the Bay Ridge-bound platform is unstaffed, containing one High Entry/Exit Turnstile and one exit-only turnstile and a staircase to the northwest corner of Ninth Street and Fourth Avenue.

The Bay-Ridge bound platform has a staircase at the extreme south end going up to the fare control area of Fourth Avenue on the IND Culver Line. The Manhattan-bound platform has a staircase at the same location going up to a now-closed entrance/exit of the IND station, where two staircases go up to either IND platforms.

Northeastern stairs next to the Church of the Holy Family

IND Culver Line platforms

Fourth Avenue  ​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Culver Line
Services	F  (all times) ​   G  (all times)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	October 7, 1933 (October 7, 1933)
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	2,832,325  10.7%
Rank	116 out of 423
Station succession
Next north	Template:NYCS next
Next south	Template:NYCS next
4th Avenue Station (IND)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPS	New York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.	05000673
Added to NRHP	July 6, 2005
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 during the day Stops weekends during the day Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Fourth Avenue, opened on October 7, 1933, is a local station on the IND Culver Line that has four tracks and two side platforms. The center express tracks are not used in regular service.

Both platforms have tan brick windscreens and column-less cantilevered windscreens along their entire lengths except for a small portion of the west (railroad north) end. The station has a crew quarters structure over both platforms which is constructed of brick with evidence of covered windows.

R46 G train switching tracks at Fourth Avenue station when G service terminated at Smith–Ninth Streets prior to July 2009

The station in winter

This station's fare control area is at street level underneath the platforms and tracks and built within the viaduct's concrete structure. Two staircases from each platform near their east end go down to a balcony (where mosaics reading "MEN" and "WOMEN" for two now-closed restrooms are visible) before three staircases go down to the turnstile bank. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two sets of entry/exit doors, one to the west side of Fourth Avenue directly underneath the viaduct and the other to the north side of Tenth Street. Both entrances have their original lit-up IND "SUBWAY" sign while mosaic direction tiles reading "To Coney Island" and "To Manhattan" are in the mezzanine.

The fare control area has a single staircase going down to the extreme south end of the Bay Ridge-bound platform of Ninth Street on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line. The extreme east (railroad south) ends of each platform have a single staircase going down to a now-abandoned entry/exit that led to the east side of Fourth Avenue underneath the viaduct at ground level. Another staircase goes down to the Manhattan-bound platform of Ninth Street. The staircase and mezzanine areas have tile accents of green.

West of this station is a stub-end reversing spur entered only from this station. It remains level between the two express tracks while the other tracks ramp up towards Smith–Ninth Streets. East of this station, the line enters a tunnel towards Seventh Avenue. That station is underground, but at a higher altitude than this elevated station due to the steep slope of the land (hence the neighborhood name of Park Slope).

In 2007, the MTA announced a three-year renovation project of the elevated Culver Viaduct. The work area covers from south of Carroll Street to north of Ditmas Avenue. Reconstruction began in 2008 and ended in April 2012. Along with the viaduct project, the MTA re-opened the east station house to the station, after it had been closed for over 40 years.

Station layout

B
Side platform, Doors will open on the right
Northbound local	← Template:NYCS-bull-small towards Forest Hills – 71st Avenue (Union Street)
Northbound express	← Template:NYCS-bull-small Template:NYCS-bull-small do not stop here
Southbound express	→ Template:NYCS-bull-small Template:NYCS-bull-small do not stop here
Southbound local	→ Template:NYCS-bull-small towards Bay Ridge – 95th Street (Prospect Avenue)
Side platform, Doors will open on the right

L1

Street Level

Exit/Entrance, fare control

Mezzanine

to Exits

2F	Side platform, Doors will open on the right
	Northbound local	← Template:NYCS-bull-small towards Jamaica – 179th Street, Template:NYCS-bull-small toward Court Square (Smith–Ninth Street)
	Northbound express	← No regular service
	Southbound express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	→ Template:NYCS-bull-small towards Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue, Template:NYCS-bull-small toward Church Avenue (Seventh Avenue)
	Side platform, Doors will open on the right

External links

• nycsubway.org – IND Crosstown: 4th Avenue
• nycsubway.org – BMT 4th Avenue: 9th Street
• Station Reporter — 4th Avenue/Ninth Street Complex
• The Subway Nut — 9th Street (M,R) Pictures
• The Subway Nut — 4th Avenue (F,G) Pictures
• Ninth Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 10th Street entrance under viaduct from Google Maps Street View
• other entrance to 10th Street from Google Maps Street View