Fourth Avenue/Ninth Street station

9 Street
9 Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Platform towards Manhattan
Station statistics
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Fourth Avenue Line
Services	D (late nights); N (late nights, and limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction); R (all times); W (limited rush hour service only)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	June 22, 1915; 108 years ago
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	2,832,325 10.7%
Rank	116 out of 423
Station succession
Next north	Template:NYCS next
Next south	Template:NYCS next
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops late nights only
	Stops rush hours only
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

4 Avenue
4 Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Manhattan/Queens-bound platform
Station statistics
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Culver Line
Services	F (all times); G (all times)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	October 7, 1933; 90 years ago
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	2,832,325 10.7%
Rank	116 out of 423
Station succession
Next north	Template:NYCS next
Next south	Template:NYCS next
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times
	4th Avenue Station (IND)
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPS	New York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.	05000673
Added to NRHP	July 6, 2005

4 Avenue/9 Street
4 Avenue/9 Street
New York City Subway station complex
Station statistics
Address	Fourth Avenue & Ninth Street; Brooklyn, NY 11215
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Park Slope, Gowanus
Coordinates	40°40′15.44″N 73°59′29.03″W / 40.6709556°N 73.9913972°W
Division	B (BMT/IND)
Line	BMT Fourth Avenue Line; IND Culver Line
Services	D (late nights); N (late nights, and limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction); R (all times); W (limited rush hour service only); F (all times); G (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B61; B37 (on Third Avenue); MTA Bus: B103
Levels	2
Traffic
2023	2,832,325 10.7%
Rank	116 out of 423
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops all times
	Stops late nights only
	Stops rush hours only
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

Fourth Avenue/Ninth Street is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the elevated IND Culver Line and the underground BMT Fourth Avenue Line. It is located at the intersection of Ninth Street and Fourth Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn and served by the:

F, G and R trains at all times
D and N trains late nights
W train during rush hours only, with a few trips in the peak direction

Station layout

2F	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound local	← toward Jamaica–179th Street (Smith–Ninth Streets) ← toward Court Square (Smith–Ninth Streets)
	Northbound express	← No regular service
	Southbound express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	→ toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (Seventh Avenue) → → toward Church Avenue (Seventh Avenue) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
1F	Mezzanine	Crossunder between platforms
1F	Mezzanine	Exit/Entrance, fare control, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
B1	East Mezzanine	Fare control for northbound trains, MetroCard vending machines
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound local	← toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue (all times except late nights), Whitehall Street–South Ferry (late nights) (Union Street) ← toward 205th Street, toward Ditmars Boulevard (late nights) (Union Street) ← toward Ditmars Boulevard (rush hours) (Union Street)
	Northbound express	← do not stop here (all times except late nights)
	Southbound express	→ do not stop here (all times except late nights) →
	Southbound local	→ toward Bay Ridge–95th Street (Prospect Avenue) → → toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (late nights) (Prospect Avenue) → → toward 86th Street–Gravesend (rush hours) (Prospect Avenue)
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	West Mezzanine	Fare control for southbound trains, MetroCard vending machines

Exits

Exit location^[4]^[5]	Exit type	Number of exits	Platform served
West side of 4th Avenue between 9th and 10th Streets	Staircase	1	Southbound Fourth Avenue Line Both Culver Line platforms
East side of 4th Avenue between 9th and 10th Streets	Staircase	1	Northbound Fourth Avenue Line Both Culver Line platforms
NW corner of 4th Avenue and 9th Street	Staircase	1	Southbound Fourth Avenue Line
NE corner of 4th Avenue and 9th Street	Staircase	1	Northbound Fourth Avenue Line
NW corner of 4th Avenue and 10th Street (in viaduct)	Staircase	1	Southbound Fourth Avenue Line Both Culver Line platforms

The station has five entrances. There is one entrance each in the vestibules on both sides of 4th Avenue between 9th and 10th Streets. There is also an entrance on the north side of 10th Street west of Fourth Avenue, which leads to the southbound BMT Fourth Avenue Line and both IND Culver Line platforms. The other two are entrances on either northern corner of 4th Avenue and 9th Street, and lead directly to the BMT Fourth Avenue Line platforms.^[4]^[5]

IND Culver Line platforms

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Track layout

Legend


					to Smith-9 Sts
					Former siding













					to 7 Av

Fourth Avenue, opened on October 7, 1933, is a local station on the IND Culver Line that has four tracks and two side platforms. The center express tracks are not used in regular service. The platforms are the IND's usual length of 660 feet, and the width of the platforms is 16 feet.^[7] Both platforms have tan brick windscreens and column-less cantilevered windscreens along their entire lengths except for a small portion of the west (railroad north) end. The station has a crew quarters structure over both platforms which is constructed of brick with evidence of covered windows.

This station's fare control area is at street level underneath the platforms and tracks and built within the viaduct's concrete structure. Two staircases from each platform near their east end go down to a balcony (where mosaics reading "MEN" and "WOMEN" for two now-closed restrooms are visible) before three staircases go down to the turnstile bank. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two sets of entry/exit doors, one to the west side of Fourth Avenue directly underneath the viaduct and the other to the north side of Tenth Street. Both entrances have their original lit-up IND "SUBWAY" sign while mosaic direction tiles reading "To Coney Island" and "To Manhattan" are in the mezzanine.

The fare control area has a single staircase going down to the extreme south end of the Bay Ridge-bound platform of Ninth Street on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line. The extreme east (railroad south) ends of each platform have a single staircase going down to a now-abandoned entry/exit that led to the east side of Fourth Avenue underneath the viaduct at ground level. Another staircase from this eastern landing goes down to the Manhattan-bound platform of Ninth Street. The staircase and mezzanine areas have tile accents of green.

West of this station was a short stub-end reversing spur entered only from this station. It remained level between the two express tracks while the other tracks ramped up toward Smith–Ninth Streets. The track was removed during overhaul of the Culver Viaduct from 2007 to 2013 (see § Renovation).^[8] East of this station, the line enters a tunnel toward Seventh Avenue. That station is underground, but at a higher altitude than this elevated station due to the steep slope of the land (hence the neighborhood name of Park Slope).

Renovation

In 2007, the MTA announced a three-year renovation project of the elevated Culver Viaduct.^[9] The work area covers from south of Carroll Street to north of Ditmas Avenue. Reconstruction the Fourth Avenue and Smith-9th Streets stations was completed in April 2013. Along with the viaduct project, the MTA re-opened the east station house to the station, after it had been closed for over 40 years.^[10]

Before 2009, G service terminated at Smith–Ninth Streets, one stop to the north.^[11] Terminating southbound trains used the switches just west of Fourth Avenue to enter the southbound express tracks. After being stored on the southbound express track, the G trains would start their Queens-bound runs by using the switches to enter the northbound local track.^[12] The switches were taken out of regular service in 2009, when the viaduct's reconstruction started and the G was extended permanently to Church Avenue.^[13]^[11]

Gallery

IND Culver Line station in 2010, before the beginning of construction
Demolition of the old platform during construction
One of two entrances under the bridge to the IND Culver Line platforms
R46 G train switching tracks at Fourth Avenue when G service terminated at Smith–Ninth Streets prior to July 2009
The station in winter

BMT Fourth Avenue Line platforms

Track layout

Legend

					to Union St






					to Prospect Av

Ninth Street on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line, which opened on June 22, 1915,^[14] is a local station that has four tracks and two side platforms.

Both platforms have cinder-block tiles installed during a 1970s renovation that replaced the original mosaic trim line and name tablets. They are colored white except for the areas that have the stations signs. In this case, they are colored yellow. Beige columns run along both platforms at either ends where they were extended in the 1960s to accommodate lengthened trains.

Each platform has one same-level fare control area in the middle. The one on the Manhattan-bound platform has a turnstile bank, token booth, and one staircase going up to the northeast corner of Ninth Street and Fourth Avenue. This fare control area still has the station's original trim line with "9" tablets at regular intervals. The fare control area on the Bay Ridge-bound platform is unstaffed, containing one High Entry/Exit Turnstile, one exit-only turnstile, a row of four low turnstiles, and a staircase to the northwest corner of Ninth Street and Fourth Avenue.

At the extreme south end of both platforms, staircases lead up to exit/entrance areas at street level. The fare control area on the Bay Ridge-bound (western) side of the station is still operating, but the exit/entrance area on the Manhattan-bound (eastern) side of the station is closed. On each side, staircases go up to either of the IND platforms at Fourth Avenue.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "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 ^c ^d ^e ^f "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.
^ ^a ^b "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Red Hook" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Park Slope" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
^ Kramer, Frederick A. (January 1, 1990). Building the Independent Subway. Quadrant Press. ISBN 9780915276509.
^ http://ltvsquad.com/2011/02/21/highest-lowpoint/
^ McLaughlin, Mike (November 24, 2007). "Fix for Fourth Avenue station looks F'ing great". The Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved November 27, 2007.
^ "4th Avenue East Side Station House Reopens". MTA.info. February 23, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Review of the G Line" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 10, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
^ "Review of the G Line: Appendices" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 10, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
^ "MTA NYC Transit - Service Advisory". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 2009. Archived from the original on July 9, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^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 June 29, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

nycsubway.org – IND Crosstown: 4th Avenue
nycsubway.org – BMT 4th Avenue: 9th Street
Station Reporter — 4th Avenue/Ninth Street Complex
The Subway Nut — 9th Street (M,R) Pictures
The Subway Nut — 4th Avenue (F,G) Pictures
Ninth Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Fourth Avenue west entrance under viaduct from Google Maps Street View
Fourth Avenue east entrance under viaduct from Google Maps Street View
Other entrance on 10th Street from Google Maps Street View
IND platforms from Google Maps Street View
BMT platform 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] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[2016-rider-3] "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[MTA-RedHookMap-2015-4] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Red Hook" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

[MTA-ParkSlopeMap-2015-5] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Park Slope" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

[focus-6] "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved December 24, 2011.

[:0-7] Kramer, Frederick A. (January 1, 1990). Building the Independent Subway. Quadrant Press. ISBN 9780915276509.

[8] ttp://ltvsquad.com/2011/02/21/highest-lowpoint/

[9] McLaughlin, Mike (November 24, 2007). "Fix for Fourth Avenue station looks F'ing great". The Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved November 27, 2007.

[10] "4th Avenue East Side Station House Reopens". MTA.info. February 23, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012.

[MTA-GLineReview-2013-11] "Review of the G Line" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 10, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

[MTA-GLineReview-Append-2013-12] "Review of the G Line: Appendices" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 10, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2015.

[13] "MTA NYC Transit - Service Advisory". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 2009. Archived from the original on July 9, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Station_Opening-14] "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 June 29, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

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