Kings Highway station (IND Culver Line)

Kings Highway
Kings Highway
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Kings Highway & McDonald Avenue; Brooklyn, NY 11223
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Gravesend, Midwood
Coordinates	40°36′11.47″N 73°58′20.44″W / 40.6031861°N 73.9723444°W
Division	B (IND, formerly BMT)
Line	IND Culver Line; BMT Culver Line (formerly)
Services	F (all times) <F> (two rush hour trains, peak direction)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B82, B82 SBS
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 island platforms; cross-platform interchange
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	March 16, 1919; 105 years ago
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	711,229 11.6%
Rank	349 out of 423
Station succession
Next north	Template:NYCS next; Template:NYCS next
Next south	Template:NYCS next; Template:NYCS next
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times
	Stops rush hours only
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only (limited service)
	Stops weekdays and weekday late nights

Kings Highway is an express station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway, located at Kings Highway and McDonald Avenue in the Gravesend neighborhood of Brooklyn. The station is served by the F train at all times and the <F> train during rush hours in the peak direction.

History

As part of Contract 4 of the Dual Contracts, between the city and the BRT, a three-track elevated railway was built above the surface Culver Line from the Fifth Avenue Elevated southeast and south to Coney Island.^[4] The Culver Line was operated as a branch of the Fifth Avenue Elevated, with a free transfer at Ninth Avenue to the West End Line into the Fourth Avenue Subway.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] Kings Highway opened at 3:00 a.m. on March 16, 1919 as the terminal of the first portion of the line which began at Ninth Avenue.^[9] Kings Highway was supplanted as the line's terminal as the line was extended to Avenue X at noon on May 10, 1919.^[10]^[11]^[12]

On October 30, 1954,^[13]^[14] this station began being served by IND D Concourse Express trains operating to Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue as the connection between the IND South Brooklyn Line at Church Avenue and the BMT Culver Line at Ditmas Avenue opened.^[15]^[16]^[17] BMT Culver Line (5) trains were truncated to Ditmas Avenue, the south end of the connection, operating through to Manhattan via the Nassau Street Loop during the day, and terminating at Ninth Avenue at other times.^[18]^[19] This Culver Shuttle became full-time on May 28, 1959, and was discontinued in 1975.^[20]^[21]^[22]

From June 7, 2016, to May 1, 2017, the southbound platform of this station was closed for renovation with southbound trains stopping at the center track and using the Manhattan-bound platform.^[23]^[24] The Manhattan-bound platform was closed for a longer period of time, from May 22, 2017 until July 30, 2018 and Manhattan-bound trains stopped at the center track using the Coney Island-bound platform.^[25]^[26] In 2019, the MTA announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.^[27]

Station layout

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Track layout

Legend


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					to Av U
					to Neptune Av

P Platform level	Northbound local	← toward Template:Nycs (Template:Nycs)
	Island platform
	Peak-direction express	← toward Template:Nycs (select rush-hour trips) (Template:Nycs) → termination track (select rush hour trips) → → (No express service: Template:Nycs or Template:Nycs)
	Island platform
	Southbound local	→ toward Template:Nycs (Template:Nycs) →
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
G	Street level	Entrances/exits

The station has three tracks and two island platforms.^[28] Each platform contains a green canopy with black roofs that run for the entire length except near the north ends, where a control tower is present on the Coney Island-bound platform.

Trains going to Coney Island (southbound) or Manhattan and Queens (northbound) use the local tracks. The center express track is normally used only during rush hours to short turn trains not going to Stillwell Avenue. There are platform signs informing riders that some rush hour 179th Street-bound trains are available from the center track.^[28]

There are no express stations south of this station. Instead, the center track offers the option of switching to either local tracks. Diamond crossover switches exist between the center and southbound tracks at both ends of the station. Switches exist at both ends of the station allowing northbound trains to switch from the express track to the northbound local track. Additional switches exist between Avenue U and Avenue X (one each from the center track to the northbound and southbound tracks), and south of Avenue X merging into the southbound local track and the yard leads towards the Coney Island Yard.^[28] The current track configurations allow trains to terminate and reverse at Kings Highway, but do not allow northbound local trains from Coney Island to run express north of Kings Highway without skipping Avenue U; these switches previously existed,^[28]^[29] but were removed during track rehabilitation projects in the 1990s.^[28]

Exits

This station has two entrances with the primary one at the northern end. From each platform, a single staircase goes down to an elevated station-house beneath the tracks. Inside is a token booth and regular turnstile bank. Outside fare control, two staircases go down to either southern corner of McDonald Avenue and Kings Highway.^[30]

An un-staffed entrance is at the south end of the station. From each platform, a single staircase goes down to an elevated station-house beneath the tracks. Inside are two HEET turnstiles. Outside of fare control, two staircases go down to either northern corner of McDonald Avenue and Avenue S.^[30]

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.
^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ New York Public Service Commission, New Subways For New York: The Dual System of Rapid Transit, June 1913
^ New York Times, B.R.T. Will Open Culver Line Elevated Road as Far as Kings Highway on Sunday Next, March 9, 1919, page 23
^ New York Times, Culver Line Open Today, March 16, 1919, page 8
^ Frederick J. H. Kracke, Public Service Commissioner, New York Times, New Rapid Transit Link in Operation, March 16, 1919, page 106
^ New York Times, Culver Elevated Opens, March 17, 1919, page 21
^ Legislative Documents. J.B. Lyon Company. January 1, 1920.
^ Legislative Documents. J.B. Lyon Company. January 1, 1920.
^ New York Times, New Transit Line Opened, May 11, 1919, page 25
^ New York Times, New Culver Extension, May 18, 1919, page 116
^ Chiasson, George (May 2010). "A History of the F (and V) Train Service". New York Division Bulletin. 53 (5). Electric Railroaders' Association: 1, 4.
^ Culver Line Ceremonies
^ New York Times, Adequate Transit Promised for City, October 29, 1954, page 25
^ Sparberg, Andrew J. (October 1, 2014). From a Nickel to a Token: The Journey from Board of Transportation to MTA. Fordham University Press. ISBN 978-0-8232-6190-1.
^ New York Times, Adequate Transit Promised for City, October 29, 1954, page 25
^ New York Times, Bronx to Coney Ride in New Subway Link, October 18, 1954, page 34
^ New York Times, Bronx-Coney Line is Opened by IND, October 31, 1954, page 73
^ "BMT Acts to Speed Rush-Hour Service" (PDF). The New York Times. May 21, 1959. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
^ Muir, Hugh O. (June 8, 1959). "TA Says End Of Culver Line Speeds BMT". New York World-Telegram. Fultonhistory.com. p. B1. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
^ Hanley, Robert (May 12, 1975). "Brooklyn's Culver Shuttle Makes Festive Final Run". The New York Times. p. 20. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
^ "Feasibility and Analysis of F Express Service in Brooklyn" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
^ "Coney Island-bound F subway trains will not stop at Avenue I, Bay Pkwy, Avenue N, Avenue P, Avenue U, and Avenue X until early 2017". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2016. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
^ "New York City Subway Map" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 1, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
^ "$140 Million Culver F subway Line Station Renewal Project Begins Next Phase". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 18, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
^ "Press Release - MTA Headquarters - MTA Announces 20 Additional Subway Stations to Receive Accessibility Improvements Under Proposed 2020-2024 Capital Plan". MTA. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Feasibility and Analysis of F Express Service in Brooklyn" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
^ Linder, Bernard; Erlitz, Jeffrey (September 2000). "Culver Line Track Plans". New York Division Bulletin. 43 (9). Electric Railroader's Association: 3. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Midwood" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

External links

nycsubway.org – BMT Culver Line: Kings Highway
Station Reporter — F Train
The Subway Nut — Kings Highway Pictures
Kings Highway entrance from Google Maps Street View
Avenue S entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platforms from Google Maps Street View (During 2016-2018 Renovation)

[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.

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

[4] New York Public Service Commission, New Subways For New York: The Dual System of Rapid Transit, June 1913

[Kings-5] New York Times, B.R.T. Will Open Culver Line Elevated Road as Far as Kings Highway on Sunday Next, March 9, 1919, page 23

[6] New York Times, Culver Line Open Today, March 16, 1919, page 8

[7] Frederick J. H. Kracke, Public Service Commissioner, New York Times, New Rapid Transit Link in Operation, March 16, 1919, page 106

[8] New York Times, Culver Elevated Opens, March 17, 1919, page 21

[:12-9] Legislative Documents. J.B. Lyon Company. January 1, 1920.

[:1-10] Legislative Documents. J.B. Lyon Company. January 1, 1920.

[X-11] New York Times, New Transit Line Opened, May 11, 1919, page 25

[X2-12] New York Times, New Culver Extension, May 18, 1919, page 116

[NYERA-Culver2-May2010-13] Chiasson, George (May 2010). "A History of the F (and V) Train Service". New York Division Bulletin. 53 (5). Electric Railroaders' Association: 1, 4.

[14] Culver Line Ceremonies

[NYTImes-AdequateTransit-1954-15] New York Times, Adequate Transit Promised for City, October 29, 1954, page 25

[Sparberg2014-16] Sparberg, Andrew J. (October 1, 2014). From a Nickel to a Token: The Journey from Board of Transportation to MTA. Fordham University Press. ISBN 978-0-8232-6190-1.

[NYTImes-AdequateTransit-19542-17] New York Times, Adequate Transit Promised for City, October 29, 1954, page 25

[18] New York Times, Bronx to Coney Ride in New Subway Link, October 18, 1954, page 34

[19] New York Times, Bronx-Coney Line is Opened by IND, October 31, 1954, page 73

[20] "BMT Acts to Speed Rush-Hour Service" (PDF). The New York Times. May 21, 1959. Retrieved September 4, 2016.

[21] Muir, Hugh O. (June 8, 1959). "TA Says End Of Culver Line Speeds BMT". New York World-Telegram. Fultonhistory.com. p. B1. Retrieved September 5, 2016.

[22] Hanley, Robert (May 12, 1975). "Brooklyn's Culver Shuttle Makes Festive Final Run". The New York Times. p. 20. Retrieved September 5, 2016.

[MTA-FExpStudy-May20162-23] "Feasibility and Analysis of F Express Service in Brooklyn" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.

[24] "Coney Island-bound F subway trains will not stop at Avenue I, Bay Pkwy, Avenue N, Avenue P, Avenue U, and Avenue X until early 2017". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2016. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.

[25] "New York City Subway Map" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 1, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.

[26] "$140 Million Culver F subway Line Station Renewal Project Begins Next Phase". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 18, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017.

[27] "Press Release - MTA Headquarters - MTA Announces 20 Additional Subway Stations to Receive Accessibility Improvements Under Proposed 2020-2024 Capital Plan". MTA. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.

[MTA-FExpStudy-May2016-28] "Feasibility and Analysis of F Express Service in Brooklyn" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.

[NYERA-CulverPlans-Sep2000-Pg3-29] Linder, Bernard; Erlitz, Jeffrey (September 2000). "Culver Line Track Plans". New York Division Bulletin. 43 (9). Electric Railroader's Association: 3. Retrieved July 26, 2016.

[map-30] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Midwood" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

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v t e Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Queens Blvd Express/ Sixth Avenue Local	Jamaica–179th Street 169th Street Parsons Boulevard Sutphin Boulevard Briarwood Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike 75th Avenue Forest Hills–71st Avenue Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue 21st Street–Queensbridge Roosevelt Island Lexington Avenue–63rd Street 57th Street 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center 42nd Street–Bryant Park/Fifth Avenue 34th Street–Herald Square 23rd Street 14th Street West Fourth Street–Washington Square Broadway–Lafayette Street/Bleecker Street Second Avenue Delancey Street East Broadway York Street Jay Street–MetroTech Bergen Street Carroll Street Smith–Ninth Streets Fourth Avenue Seventh Avenue 15th Street–Prospect Park Fort Hamilton Parkway Church Avenue Ditmas Avenue 18th Avenue Avenue I Bay Parkway Avenue N Avenue P Kings Highway Avenue U Avenue X Neptune Avenue West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
Queens Blvd Express/ Sixth Avenue Local (Rush Hour Express)	Jamaica–179th Street 169th Street Parsons Boulevard Sutphin Boulevard Briarwood Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike 75th Avenue Forest Hills–71st Avenue Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue 21st Street–Queensbridge Roosevelt Island Lexington Avenue–63rd Street 57th Street 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center 42nd Street–Bryant Park 34th Street–Herald Square 23rd Street 14th Street West Fourth Street–Washington Square Broadway–Lafayette Street Second Avenue Delancey Street East Broadway York Street Jay Street–MetroTech Seventh Avenue Church Avenue Ditmas Avenue 18th Avenue Avenue I Bay Parkway Avenue N Avenue P Kings Highway Avenue U Avenue X Neptune Avenue West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Note: Service variations, station closures, and reroutes are not reflected here. Stations with asterisks have no regular peak, reverse peak, or midday service on that route. See linked articles for more information.