Rockaway Avenue station (IRT New Lots Line)
Rockaway Avenue | |||
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New York City Subway station (rapid transit) | |||
Station statistics | |||
Address | Rockaway Avenue & Livonia Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11212 | ||
Borough | Brooklyn | ||
Locale | Brownsville | ||
Coordinates | 40°39′45″N 73°54′32″W / 40.662541°N 73.908892°W | ||
Division | A (IRT)[1] | ||
Line | IRT New Lots Line | ||
Services | 2 (limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction) 3 (all except late nights) 4 (late nights, and limited rush hour service in the peak direction) 5 (limited a.m. rush hour service in the northbound direction only) | ||
Transit | NYCT Bus: B60 | ||
Structure | Elevated | ||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||
Tracks | 2 | ||
Other information | |||
Opened | November 22, 1920 | ||
Rebuilt | April 20, 2015 | to March 28, 2016||
Opposite- direction transfer | Yes | ||
Traffic | |||
2023 | 838,719[2] 3.2% | ||
Rank | 323 out of 423[2] | ||
Station succession | |||
Next north | Template:NYCS next | ||
Next south | Template:NYCS next | ||
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Rockaway Avenue is a station on the IRT New Lots Line of the New York City Subway, located at Rockaway Avenue and Livonia Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn. It is served by the 3 train at all times except late nights and weekends, when the 4 train takes over service.[4] Occasional rush hour 2, 4 and 5 trains also stop here.
History
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This station opened on November 22, 1920, as part of an extension of the IRT Eastern Parkway Line from Utica Avenue to Junius Street.[5]
Station layout
Platform level | Side platform | |
Northbound | ← toward Harlem–148th Street (Saratoga Avenue) ← toward Woodlawn late nights (Saratoga Avenue) ← toward Wakefield–241st Street (select rush hour trips) (Saratoga Avenue) ← toward Eastchester–Dyre Avenue (select rush hour trips) (Saratoga Avenue) | |
Center trackway | No track or roadbed | |
Southbound | ( late nights) toward New Lots Avenue (Junius Street) → toward New Lots Avenue (select rush hour trips) (Junius Street) → | |
Side platform | ||
Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines | |
Ground | Street level | Exit/entrance |
This station has two side platforms and two tracks. Between the two tracks, there is space for an additional third track that was never installed.
From April 20, 2015 to March 28, 2016, Rockaway Avenue was closed for renovations.[6]
Exits
This station's only exit is via a wooden mezzanine under the tracks. The mezzanine has a crossunder and metal canopies. Outside fare control, stairs go to the northwest and southeast corners of Livonia and Rockaway Avenues.[7]
References
- ^ "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 "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.
- ^ "Clark St Tunnel Reconstruction Weekend Service Changes". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 8, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
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(help) - ^ "Annual report. 1920-1921". HathiTrust. Interborough Rapid Transit. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ^ "Rockaway Av and Van Siclen Av 3 Line Stations To Close for Five Months for Renewal", mta.info, April 17, 2015
- ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Brownsville" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
External links
Media related to Rockaway Avenue (IRT New Lots Line) at Wikimedia Commons
- nycsubway.org – Brooklyn IRT: Rockaway Avenue
- Station Reporter — 3 Train
- The Subway Nut — Rockaway Avenue Pictures
- Rockaway Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View