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Grand Army Plaza station

Coordinates: 40°40′29″N 73°58′14″W / 40.674584°N 73.970518°W / 40.674584; -73.970518
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 Grand Army Plaza
 "2" train​"3" train​"4" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Wings for the IRT: The Irresistible Romance of Travel artwork on the mezzanine level of the station
Station statistics
AddressGrand Army Plaza (north side) & Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11238
BoroughBrooklyn
LocalePark Slope
Coordinates40°40′29″N 73°58′14″W / 40.674584°N 73.970518°W / 40.674584; -73.970518
DivisionA (IRT)[1]
LineIRT Eastern Parkway Line
Services   2 all times (all times)
​   3 all except late nights (all except late nights)
​   4 late nights, and limited rush hour service (late nights, and limited rush hour service)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B41, B69
StructureUnderground
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedOctober 10, 1920; 104 years ago (1920-10-10)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Former/other namesGrand Army Plaza – Prospect Park
Traffic
20231,653,318[2] Increase 18.9%
Rank195 out of 423[2]
Station succession
Next northTemplate:NYCS next
Next southTemplate:NYCS next
Location
Grand Army Plaza station is located in New York City Subway
Grand Army Plaza station
Grand Army Plaza station is located in New York City
Grand Army Plaza station
Grand Army Plaza station is located in New York
Grand Army Plaza station
Street map

Map

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

Grand Army Plaza is a local station on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line of the New York City Subway. It is located in Park Slope, Brooklyn, underneath Flatbush Avenue at its northwest intersection with Grand Army Plaza. It is served by the 2 and 3 trains, the latter of which is replaced by the 4 train during late nights.

History

Grand Army Plaza opened on October 10, 1920 as part of the opening of the IRT Eastern Parkway Line, an extension of the Brooklyn IRT from Atlantic Avenue to Eastern Parkway – Brooklyn Museum.[4] This extension was part of an expansion of the subway system known as the Dual Contracts which built not only IRT lines in Brooklyn but also those for the BMT. The BMT Brighton Line was already in use at the time but used trackage that is now part of the Franklin Avenue Shuttle; the opening of the subway line beneath Flatbush Avenue provided a more direct route to Downtown Brooklyn and, eventually, Manhattan.

The construction of the station and tunnels resulted in the removal of Frederic W. Darlington's 1897 Electric Fountain[5] from the center of Grand Army Plaza, which was dug up for the cut-and-cover construction and replaced with a grass oval. Construction began on a new fountain, known as the Bailey Fountain, in 1928, and it was completed in 1932.[6]

Station layout

See also: New York City Subway chaining
G Street Level Exit/Entrance
B1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent
B2 Northbound local ← Template:NYCS-bull-small toward Wakefield – 241st Street (Bergen Street)
← Template:NYCS-bull-small toward Harlem – 148th Street (Template:NYCS-bull-small toward Woodlawn late nights) (Bergen Street)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound local → Template:NYCS-bull-small toward Brooklyn College – Flatbush Avenue (Eastern Parkway – Brooklyn Museum) →
→ Template:NYCS-bull-small (Template:NYCS-bull-small late nights) toward New Lots Avenue (Eastern Parkway – Brooklyn Museum) →
B3 Northbound express ← Template:NYCS-bull-small Template:NYCS-bull-small do not stop here
Northbound Brighton Line ← Template:NYCS-bull-small Template:NYCS-bull-small do not stop here (Seventh Avenue)
Southbound Brighton Line → Template:NYCS-bull-small Template:NYCS-bull-small do not stop here (Prospect Park) →
Southbound express → Template:NYCS-bull-small Template:NYCS-bull-small do not stop here →
Inside the station

At platform level, Grand Army Plaza has a simple island platform layout with two tracks.[7] Southbound (eastern Brooklyn-bound) trains use track E1 while northbound (Manhattan-bound) trains use track E4. Underneath the platform are four tracks, the center two, A4 (north) and A3 (south) carrying the BMT Brighton Line with tracks E2 and E3 carrying southbound and northbound express IRT Eastern Parkway Line trains on either side of the Brighton Line tracks, respectively.[8][9] These track designations are only displayed on small emergency placards on either end of the platform for use by train and emergency personnel; they are not used in everyday conversation.

The only mosaic in the Grand Army Plaza station is a small "P".[7] A permanent art installation in the station's entrances and mezzanine entitled Wings for the IRT: The Irresistible Romance of Travel was created in 1995 by Jane Greengold, who used the station regularly when she lived in Park Slope. The bronze and terra cotta pieces of art are modeled on the original Interborough Rapid Transit Company logo, and references the Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch in the plaza above with its Winged Victories. The MTA's Arts for Transit program held an opening ceremony for the artwork on June 19, 1997.[10][11]

Entrances and exits

The station has four entrances and exits, all of which are staircases:[12]

  • 2 on the northeast corner of Flatbush Avenue and Plaza Street East
  • 1 on the southwest corner of Flatbush Avenue and Plaza Street West
  • 1 on the southeast corner of Flatbush Avenue and Plaza Street West

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 "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  4. ^ "Subway Stations Opened: Last Three in Eastern Parkway Branch of I.R.T. Put Into Service". New York Times. October 11, 1920. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  5. ^ Template:Cite BDE
  6. ^ New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Grand Army Plaza, accessed April 20, 2007
  7. ^ a b Grand Army Plaza (Brooklyn IRT) NYCSubway Retrieved 2009-07-05
  8. ^ Brooklyn IRT: Grand Army Plaza
  9. ^ Brooklyn IRT: Map 2, Brooklyn IRT Dual Contracts
  10. ^ MTA – Arts for Transit: Grand Army Plaza, accessed April 20, 2007
  11. ^ MTA Headquarters Press Release, MTA Installs Art In Grand Army Plaza Station, June 19, 1997, accessed April 20, 2007
  12. ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Park Slope/Prospect Park" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transit Authority (New York). 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
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