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Ralph Avenue station (IND Fulton Street Line)

Coordinates: 40°40′44″N 73°55′18″W / 40.678815°N 73.92168°W / 40.678815; -73.92168
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"Ralph Avenue station" redirects here. For the demolished station at Ralph Avenue and Fulton Street, see Ralph Avenue (BMT Fulton Street Line).

 Ralph Avenue
 "C" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Platform view
Station statistics
AddressRalph Avenue & Fulton Street
Brooklyn, NY 11233
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBedford-Stuyvesant, Ocean Hill
Coordinates40°40′44″N 73°55′18″W / 40.678815°N 73.92168°W / 40.678815; -73.92168
DivisionB (IND)[1]
LineIND Fulton Street Line
Services   A late nights (late nights)
​   C all except late nights (all except late nights)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B25, B47
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
OpenedApril 9, 1936; 88 years ago (April 9, 1936)[2]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
20231,073,687[3] Increase 6.3%
Rank281 out of 423[3]
Station succession
Next northTemplate:NYCS next
Next southTemplate:NYCS next
Location
Ralph Avenue station (IND Fulton Street Line) is located in New York City Subway
Ralph Avenue station (IND Fulton Street Line)
Ralph Avenue station (IND Fulton Street Line) is located in New York City
Ralph Avenue station (IND Fulton Street Line)
Ralph Avenue station (IND Fulton Street Line) is located in New York
Ralph Avenue station (IND Fulton Street Line)
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only

Ralph Avenue is a local station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located in Brooklyn at the intersection of Ralph Avenue and Fulton Street, it is served by the C train at all times except nights, when the A train serves the station.

History

Track layout
Legend
to Utica Av
to Rockaway Av

This underground station opened on April 9, 1936, and replaced the BMT Fulton Street El.[2] The Ralph Avenue El station, which was formerly above the current subway station, closed on May 31, 1940.[5]

Station layout

Ground Street level Exit/entrance
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Platform level Side platform
Westbound local ← "C" train toward 168th Street (Utica Avenue)
← "A" train toward Inwood–207th Street late nights (Utica Avenue)
Westbound express ← "A" train does not stop here
Eastbound express → "A" train does not stop here →
Eastbound local → "C" train toward Euclid Avenue (Rockaway Avenue) →
→ "A" train toward Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue late nights (Rockaway Avenue) →
Side platform
Westbound platform
Closed Entrance to Ralph Avenue station

The station has four tracks and two side platforms. The two express tracks are used by the A train during daytime hours.

Both platforms are column-less and have a maroon trim-line with a deep maroon border and name tablets reading "RALPH AVE." in white sans serif font on a deep maroon background and maroon border. Underneath the trim line are small directional and station signs reading "RALPH" in white lettering on a black background.

This station has a full length mezzanine above the platforms and tracks. Only the western entrance is open to the public, and there are four staircases to each platform. The mezzanine columns are painted maroon (used to be dark blue) except for those that have payphones on them, which are instead painted yellow.

Exits

The fare control area at the extreme west end has a bank of four turnstiles and one exit-only turnstile. There is a token booth and two street stairs, one to the southeast corner of Ralph Avenue and Fulton Street and the other to the northeast peninsula formed by Ralph Avenue, MacDougal Street, and Fulton Street.[6]

This station formerly had another entrance/exit to Howard Avenue and Fulton Street at the east (railroad south) end. The street stairs on the northwest side of the intersection, though closed, remain intact, but the street stairs on the southwest side of the intersection were sealed. Both platforms have one staircase to the closed-off portion of the mezzanine.[6]

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 "NEW SUBWAY LINK OPENED BY MAYOR; He Tells 15,000 in Brooklyn It Will Be Extended to Queens When Red Tape Is Cut". The New York Times. April 9, 1936. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  5. ^ The New York Times, Last Train is Run on Fulton St. 'El', June 1, 1940
  6. ^ a b "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Ocean Hill" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
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