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Fulton Street station (IND Crosstown Line)

Coordinates: 40°41′13″N 73°58′35″W / 40.686984°N 73.976269°W / 40.686984; -73.976269
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 Fulton Street
 "G" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Northbound platform
Station statistics
AddressFulton Street & Lafayette Avenue
Fort Greene, NY 11217
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleFort Greene
Coordinates40°41′13″N 73°58′35″W / 40.686984°N 73.976269°W / 40.686984; -73.976269
DivisionB (IND)[1]
Line   IND Crosstown Line
Services   G all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B25, B26, B38, B52
Railway transportation LIRR: City Terminal Zone (at Atlantic Terminal)
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedJuly 1, 1937; 87 years ago (1937-07-01)[2]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
20231,534,593[3] Increase 16%
Rank211 out of 423[3]
Station succession
Next northTemplate:NYCS next
Next southTemplate:NYCS next
Location
Fulton Street station (IND Crosstown Line) is located in New York City Subway
Fulton Street station (IND Crosstown Line)
Fulton Street station (IND Crosstown Line) is located in New York City
Fulton Street station (IND Crosstown Line)
Fulton Street station (IND Crosstown Line) is located in New York
Fulton Street station (IND Crosstown Line)
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

Fulton Street is a station on the IND Crosstown Line of the New York City Subway, located on Lafayette Avenue between South Portland Avenue and Fulton Street in Brooklyn. It is served by the G train at all times.

History

This station opened on July 1, 1937, when the entire Crosstown Line was completed between Nassau Avenue and its connection to the IND Culver Line. On this date, the GG was extended in both directions to Smith–Ninth Streets and Forest Hills–71st Avenue.[2]

Station layout

Track layout
Legend
to Clinton–Washington Avs
to Hoyt–Schermerhorn Sts
South Portland Avenue exit staircase on the northbound platform
Ground Street level Entrances/exits
Mezzanine Station agent, fare control, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Basement 2 Side platform
Northbound ← "G" train toward Court Square (Clinton–Washington Avenues)
Southbound → "G" train toward Church Avenue (Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets) →
Side platform
Underpass Connection between platforms

This underground station has two tracks and two side platforms.[5] Both platforms have a lime green trim line on a darker green border and name tablets reading "FULTON ST" in white sans serif font on a dark green background and lime green border. Small black "FULTON" signs in white lettering run along the trim line at regular intervals and directional signs in the same style are below the name tablets. Blue i-beam columns run along both platforms at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black station name plate in white lettering.

The station is very close to the Crosstown Line's junction with the IND Fulton Street Line just west of Lafayette Avenue, although the two stations do not have an in-system transfer. Riders on Manhattan-bound A and C trains can catch a glimpse of this station's platforms through the right-side windows a few seconds after leaving Lafayette Avenue. There is an employee-only connection between the two stations via the tunnels.

A proposed transfer to the busy Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center complex was rejected by the MTA due to the long walking distance between the two stations.[6][7]

Exits

This station has a full length mezzanine above the platforms and tracks. However, most of it has been converted to employee-use only and the staircases leading up to it from the platforms are sealed off.[5] At the extreme north (geographical east) end of the station, a single staircase from each platform goes up to a single full height turnstile before a staircase goes up to either western corners of South Portland and Lafayette Avenues, the northwest one for the Queens-bound platform and the southwest one for the Church Avenue-bound platform.[5][8] These exits were closed in the mid-1980s due to concerns over maintenance expense and potential crime, but was reopened in July 2005 following community pressure.[9]

The station's full-time fare control area is at the extreme south (geographical west) end of the Church Avenue-bound platform. A bank of turnstiles at platform level leads to a token booth and one staircase going up to the northeast corner of Lafayette Avenue and Fulton Street. A crossunder here connects to the Queens-bound platform.[5]

Nearby points of interest

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 Crosstown Subway Line Is Opened". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 1, 1937. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  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. ^ a b c d "Review of the G Line: Appendices" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 10, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  6. ^ "Review of the G Line" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 10, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  7. ^ Hoffman, Meredith (December 31, 2012). "G Train Riders to Renew Push for Improved Service With New Year". Williamsburg, Brooklyn: DNAinfo.com. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Downtown Brooklyn & Borough Hall" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  9. ^ Mooney, Jake (July 3, 2005). "For a Maligned Line, a Minor Victory". The New York Times. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
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