Prospect Avenue (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
Prospect Avenue | |||||||||||||
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Address | Prospect Avenue & Fourth Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11215 | ||||||||||||
Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
Locale | Gowanus, Greenwood Heights, Park Slope, South Park Slope | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°40′00″N 73°59′39″W / 40.666789°N 73.994079°WCoordinates: 40°40′00″N 73°59′39″W / 40.666789°N 73.994079°W | ||||||||||||
Division | B (BMT) | ||||||||||||
Line | BMT Fourth Avenue Line | ||||||||||||
Services | D ![]() N ![]() R ![]() W ![]() | ||||||||||||
Transit connections | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Structure | Underground | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||
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Opened | June 22, 1915[1] | ||||||||||||
Closed | June 5, 2017 | (reconstruction)||||||||||||
Rebuilt | November 2, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Station code | 030[2] | ||||||||||||
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Traffic | |||||||||||||
Passengers (2017) | 961,733[4] ![]() | ||||||||||||
Rank | 367 out of 425 | ||||||||||||
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Next north | Ninth Street: D ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||
Next south | 25th Street: D ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||
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Prospect Avenue is a local New York City Subway station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line in Brooklyn. It is located at Prospect Avenue and Fourth Avenue near the convergence of Gowanus, Greenwood Heights, Park Slope, and South Park Slope. It is served by the R train at all times. The D and N trains also stop here during late nights, and a few rush-hour W trains stop here in the peak direction.
History[edit]
Prospect Avenue opened on June 22, 1915 as part of the initial portion of the BMT Fourth Avenue Line to 59th Street.[1]
The station was overhauled in the late 1970s. The original trim lines were replaced with white cinderblock tiles, except for small recesses in the walls, which contained blue-painted cinderblock tiles. The staircases were repaired and new platform edges were installed. The blue cinderblock field contained the station-name signs and white text pointing to the exits. The renovation also replaced incandescent lighting with fluorescent lighting.[citation needed]
Under the 2015–2019 Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Plan, the station, along with thirty other New York City Subway stations, underwent a complete overhaul as part of the Enhanced Station Initiative and was entirely closed for 5 months. Updates included cellular service, Wi-Fi, USB charging stations, interactive service advisories and maps.[5][6] From January to May 2016, Grimshaw Architects worked on a design for the station's renovation, with Arup Group acting as a consultant.[7] The award for Package 1 of the renovations, which covers renovations at the Prospect Avenue, 53rd Street, and Bay Ridge Avenue stations on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line, was awarded on November 30, 2016.[7] The station closed on June 5, 2017 for these renovations,[8][9][10] and reopened on November 2, 2017, a month ahead of schedule.[11] Citnalta-Forte Joint Venture was selected to renovate the three stations under a $72 million design–build contract, the first such contract in the subway system's history.[12]
Station layout[edit]
G | Street level | Exit/entrance |
P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Northbound local | ← ![]() ← ![]() ← ![]() ![]() | |
Northbound express | ← ![]() ![]() | |
Southbound express | → ![]() ![]() | |
Southbound local | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right |
This underground station is a local station with four tracks and two side platforms[13] with a full curtain wall separating the local and express tracks.[14]
The platforms have no columns except on the north ends, where the platforms were extended in the 1960s to accommodate the current standard B Division train length of 600 feet. These I-beam columns are cream colored. The ceiling in this area is lower.[15] During the 2017 renovation, the cinder block tiles installed in the 1970s were restored and new black floor tiles and yellow platform treads were installed. The blue cinder block recessions installed in the 1970s were covered with small black mosaic tiles.[16]
The 2017 artwork at this station consists of mosaics by Monika Bravo.[17] They signify local landmarks such as the Brooklyn Army Terminal.[18]
Exits[edit]
The station's only fare controls are platform-level near the center.[19] Until the 2017 renovations,[20] they had their original trim line, colored brown with "P" at regular intervals, a bank of turnstiles, and token booth.[21] The Manhattan-bound side has two street stairs to the east sidewalk of Fourth Avenue near the Prospect Expressway, while the Bay Ridge-bound side has one to the southwest corner of Prospect Avenue and Fourth Avenue.[22][23] There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfer between directions.[24][25]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ^ "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ^ "MTA Will Completely Close 30 Subway Stations For Months-Long "Revamp"". Gothamist. January 8, 2016. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ "MTAStations" (PDF). governor.ny.gov. Government of the State of New York. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ a b "Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. November 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ^ Spivack, Caroline (January 16, 2017). "Shuttle scuttle: Riders demand extra buses during three subway stations' closure". Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ "MTA will close these Brooklyn subway stops to facilitate upgrades". Curbed NY. March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ^ "Prospect Av R Station to Close for Major Renovation". www.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ Barone, Vincent (November 2, 2017). "Prospect Avenue subway station reopens with modern amenities". am New York. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ "Three Brooklyn R Stations are First in Major Subway Station Modernization Project". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 22, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ^ Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
- ^ Cox, Jeremiah (October 1, 2012). "The low ceiling of the extension at the northern end of the Bay Ridge-bound platform". subwaynut.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ Cox, Jeremiah (October 1, 2012). "The low ceiling of the extension at the northern end of the Bay Ridge-bound platform". subwaynut.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ Cashin, Patrick (November 2, 2017). "Reopening of the Prospect Av R Station". Flickr. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ Plitt, Amy (November 3, 2017). "Brooklyn's Prospect Ave subway station reopens after six-month revamp". Curbed NY. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ Mixson, Colin (November 3, 2017). "Back on tracks: Refurbished Prospect Avenue station reopens, delighting local straphangers". Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ Cox, Jeremiah (October 1, 2012). "Approaching the turnstiles to leave the station from the Bay Ridge-bound platform, the waiting area doesn't allow the token clerk to provide a mindful eye anymore, the only token clerk is now on the Manhattan-bound platform". subwaynut.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ Hermann, Marc A. (November 2, 2017). "Prospect Av Station Reopens". Flickr. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ Cox, Jeremiah (June 5, 2009). "Looking through the fence to the area outside of fare control at a P in the station's trim at Prospect Avenue". subwaynut.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ Cox, Jeremiah (October 1, 2012). "The one streetstair from the Bay Ridge-bound platform". subwaynut.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Park Slope" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ^ Cox, Jeremiah (June 29, 2009). "The other entrance the Manhattan-bound platform at Prospect Av, with the Expressway as the backdrop". subwaynut.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ Cox, Jeremiah (June 29, 2009). "Looking out from the Prospect Expressway's overpass at the single staircase down to the Bensonhurst & Bay Ridge side at Prospect Ave". subwaynut.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
External links[edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Prospect Avenue (BMT Fourth Avenue Line). |
- nycsubway.org – BMT 4th Avenue: Prospect Avenue
- The Subway Nut — Prospect Avenue Pictures
- Entrance beneath Prospect Expressway from Google Maps Street View
- Platform from Google Maps Street View (Pre-2017 Overhaul)
- Platform from Google Maps Street View (Post-2017 Overhaul)
- Platform Artwork from Google Maps Street View (Post-2017 Overhaul)