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Rockaway Avenue station (IRT New Lots Line)

Coordinates: 40°39′45″N 73°54′32″W / 40.662541°N 73.908892°W / 40.662541; -73.908892
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For other uses, see Rockaway Avenue.
Not to be confused with Rockaway Boulevard (IND Fulton Street Line).
 Rockaway Avenue
 "3" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Northbound 3 train leaving station
Station statistics
AddressRockaway Avenue & Livonia Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11212
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBrownsville
Coordinates40°39′45″N 73°54′32″W / 40.662541°N 73.908892°W / 40.662541; -73.908892
DivisionA (IRT)[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)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B60
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedNovember 22, 1920; 103 years ago (November 22, 1920)
RebuiltApril 20, 2015; 9 years ago (April 20, 2015) to March 28, 2016; 8 years ago (March 28, 2016)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
2023838,719[2] Increase 3.2%
Rank323 out of 423[2]
Station succession
Next westTemplate:NYCS next
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Location
Rockaway Avenue station (IRT New Lots Line) is located in New York City Subway
Rockaway Avenue station (IRT New Lots Line)
Rockaway Avenue station (IRT New Lots Line) is located in New York City
Rockaway Avenue station (IRT New Lots Line)
Rockaway Avenue station (IRT New Lots Line) is located in New York
Rockaway Avenue station (IRT New Lots Line)
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops late nights and weekends Stops late nights and weekends
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day

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 Brownsville, Brooklyn. It is served by the 3 train at all times except late nights, when the 4 train takes over service. During rush hours, occasional 2, 4 and 5 trains also stop here.[4]

History

Track layout
Legend
to Saratoga Av
to Junius St

The New Lots Line was built as a part of Contract 3 of the Dual Contracts between New York City and the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, including this station.[5] It was built as an elevated line because the ground in this area is right above the water table, and as a result the construction of a subway would have been prohibitively expensive.[6] The first portion of the line between Utica Avenue and Junius Street, including this station, opened on November 22, 1920, with shuttle trains operating over this route.[7][8] The line was completed to New Lots Avenue on October 16, 1922,[8] with a two-car train running on the northbound track.[9] On October 31, 1924, through service to New Lots Avenue was begun.[9]

From April 20, 2015 to March 28, 2016, Rockaway Avenue and Van Siclen Avenue were closed for renovations.[10][11]

Station layout

Platform level Side platform
Northbound ← "3" train toward Harlem–148th Street (Saratoga Avenue)
← "4" train toward Woodlawn late nights (Saratoga Avenue)
← "2" train toward Wakefield–241st Street (select rush hour trips) (Saratoga Avenue)
← "5" train toward Eastchester–Dyre Avenue (select rush hour trips) (Saratoga Avenue)
Center trackway → No track or roadbed
Southbound → "3" train ("4" train late nights) toward New Lots Avenue (Junius Street) →
→ "2" train"4" train toward New Lots Avenue (select rush hour trips) (Junius Street) →
Side platform
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Ground Street level Exit/entrance
Entrance

This station has two side platforms and two tracks. Between the two tracks, there is space for an additional third track that was never installed.[12]

Exits

This station's only exit is via a wooden mezzanine under the tracks. The mezzanine has a crossunder and metal canopies. Outside fare control, stairs go to the northwest and southeast corners of Livonia and Rockaway Avenues.[13]

References

  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.
  3. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ *"2 Subway Timetable, Effective June 26, 2022". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "Nearly 70 Track Miles to Be Added To Rapid Transit Facilities in 1920". Brooklyn Standard Union. December 28, 1919. Retrieved August 14, 2016 – via Fulton History.
  6. ^ "Differ Over Assessment Plans in Transit Projects: Eastern Parkway Subway and Livonia Avenue Extension the Cause of Bitter Dissension Among Property Owners Uptown". The Daily Standard Union. March 13, 1910. Retrieved August 14, 2016 – via Fulton History.
  7. ^ "Annual report. 1920-1921". HathiTrust. Interborough Rapid Transit. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  8. ^ a b Cunningham, Joseph; DeHart, Leonard O. (1993). A History of the New York City Subway System. J. Schmidt, R. Giglio, and K. Lang. p. 53.
  9. ^ a b "IRT Brooklyn Line Opened 90 Years Ago". New York Division Bulletin. 53 (9). New York Division, Electric Railroaders' Association. September 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2016 – via Issu.
  10. ^ "Rockaway Av and Van Siclen Av 3 Line Stations To Close for Five Months for Renewal". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 17, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  11. ^ "3 Train Riders Breathe A Sigh Of Relief". The Odyssey Online. March 28, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  12. ^ Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
  13. ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Brownsville" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.

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