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Avenue U station (BMT Sea Beach Line)

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 Avenue U
 "N" train​"W" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
AddressAvenue U & West Seventh Street
Brooklyn, NY 1122
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleGravesend
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Sea Beach Line
Services   N all times (all times)
​   W selected rush-hour trips (selected rush-hour trips)
TransitBus transport New York City Bus: B3
StructureOpen-cut
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedJune 22, 1915; 109 years ago (1915-06-22)[2]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
20231,589,246[3] Increase 11.7%
Rank205 out of 423[3]
Station succession
Next northTemplate:NYCS next
Next southTemplate:NYCS next
Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times
Avenue U Station (Dual System BRT)
MPSNew York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.05000675[4]
Added to NRHPJuly 6, 2005

Avenue U is a local station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Avenue U and West Seventh Street, it is served by the N train at all times.

Station layout

G Station house Entrances/Exits
Station agent, MetroCard vending machines
P
Platform level 		Side platform, not in service
Northbound local → No regular service (Kings Highway)
Northbound express ← Template:NYCS-bull-small does not stop here
Southbound express → No regular service
Southbound local → Template:NYCS-bull-small toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (86th Street) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound platform

This station, which opened on June 22, 1915,[2] has four tracks and two side platforms. The two center express tracks are not normally used, but both are available for rerouted trains. The platforms are in an open cut. The concrete walls are painted beige and the columns are blue.

This station has two entrances, both of which are beige station houses at street-level between West Seventh and West Eighth Streets above the tracks and have a single staircase leading to each platform at either ends. The main exit at the south end has a turnstile bank and token booth and leads to Avenue U while the exit at the north end leads to Avenue T and is un-staffed, containing just HEET turnstiles and exit-only turnstiles.

In 2005, the station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]

This station, along with eight others along the Sea Beach Line, is scheduled for a rehabilitation starting in 2015.[7] The Manhattan-bound platform at this station was closed on January 18, 2016, with an expected reopening in spring 2017.[8]

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 "Through Tube to Coney, 48 Minutes: First Train on Fourth Avenue Route Beats West End Line Eleven Minutes". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 22, 1915. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  5. ^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". New York: Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  6. ^ Kings County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places: NRHP #05000675
  7. ^ "Two elevators coming to the N line during massive rehabilitation". October 4, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  8. ^ "N Line Sea Beach - 2016". web.mta.info. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
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