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Rockaway Avenue station (IRT New Lots Line)

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 Rockaway Avenue
 "2" train"3" train"4" train"5" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
BoroughBrooklyn
Division[1]
LineIRT New Lots Line
Services   2 limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction (limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction)
   3 all except late nights (all except late nights)
   4 late nights, and limited rush hour service in the peak direction (late nights, and limited rush hour service in the peak direction)
   5 limited a.m. rush hour service in the northbound direction only (limited a.m. rush hour service in the northbound direction only)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedDecember 24, 1920
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Traffic
2023838,719[2]Increase 3.2%
Rank323 out of 423[2]
Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops in station at all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops late nights and weekends Stops late nights and weekends only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day
Stops weekends during the day Stops weekends during the day
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Station closed Station is closed
(Details about time periods)

Rockaway Avenue is a station on the IRT New Lots Line of the New York City Subway, located at Rockaway Avenue and Livonia Avenue in Brooklyn. It is served by the 3 at all times except late nights when it is replaced by the 4. Some rush hour 2 and 5 trains also stop here.

Between the two tracks, there is space for an additional third track. This station has a wooden mezzanine with crossunder and metal canopies.

Bus connection

  • B60 via Rockaway, Wilson & Flatlands Avenues
  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.