Brook Avenue station

Brook Avenue
Brook Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Southbound stair
Station statistics
Address	Brook Avenue & East 138th Street; Bronx, NY 10454
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Mott Haven
Coordinates	40°48′27″N 73°55′10″W / 40.80754°N 73.91932°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Pelham Line
Services	6 (all times)
Transit	New York City Bus: Bx33;
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	January 17, 1919; 105 years ago
Opposite-; direction; transfer	No
Traffic
2023	1,104,521 1.1%
Rank	278 out of 423
Station succession
Next north	Template:NYCS next
Next south	Template:NYCS next
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)

Brook Avenue is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the 6 train at all times and is located at Brook Avenue and East 138th Street in Mott Haven, Bronx.

This underground station, opened on January 17, 1919, has two side platforms and three tracks. The center express track is used by the weekday peak direction <6> service.

Both platforms have their original Dual Contracts mosaic trim line and name tablets. "B" tablets for "Brook" run along the trim line at regular intervals and the name tablets have "BROOK AVE." in all-caps, serif lettering. Dark yellow i-beam columns run along the platforms at regular intervals with every other one having the standard black name plate with white lettering.

Both platforms were extended at either ends in the 1960s to accommodate the current standard length of an IRT train (510 feet). The extensions are noticeable as they are narrower than the rest of the platforms, have no columns, and the trim line is blue with "BROOK AVE" in white sans serif font. The extensions result in the platforms being slightly offset.

Both platforms have one same-level fare control area at the center. Each one has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs. The ones on the Pelham Bay Park-bound platform go up to either southern corners of Brook Avenue and East 138th Street while the ones on the Manhattan-bound platform go up to either northern corners.

There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions.

References

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ "Facts and Figures: 2010 Annual Subway Ridership". New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2011-05-18.

External links

nycsubway.org – IRT Pelham Line: Brook Avenue
Station Reporter — 6 train
The Subway Nut — Brook Avenue Pictures
Brook Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

[SASDEIS-DIVISION-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.

[riderref-2] "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[2010-rider-3] "Facts and Figures: 2010 Annual Subway Ridership". New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2011-05-18.

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