Seventh Avenue station (IND Culver Line)

7 Avenue
7 Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Address	Seventh Avenue & Ninth Street; Brooklyn, NY 11215
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Park Slope
Coordinates	40°40′0.59″N 73°58′53.76″W / 40.6668306°N 73.9816000°W
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Culver Line
Services	F (all times) <F> (two rush hour trains, peak direction); G (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B61, B67, B69
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 island platforms; cross-platform interchange
Tracks	4 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	October 7, 1933; 90 years ago
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Former/other names	Seventh Avenue–Park Slope
Traffic
2023	2,688,069 13.2%
Rank	129 out of 423
Station succession
Next north	Template:NYCS next; Template:NYCS next
Next south	Template:NYCS next; Template:NYCS next
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times

Seventh Avenue, occasionally referred to as Seventh Avenue–Park Slope, is an express station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway, located at Seventh Avenue and Ninth Street in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn. It is served by the F and G trains at all times.

Station layout

Track layout

Legend

					to Bergen St
					to 4 Av








					to 15 St
					to Church Av

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
B1	Eighth Avenue intermediate level	Landing in Eighth Avenue staircase
B2	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent Elevator at northwest corner of 7th Avenue and 9th Street.
B3 Platform level	Northbound local	← toward Jamaica–179th Street (Fourth Avenue) ← toward Court Square (Fourth Avenue)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Northbound express	← No regular service (No service: Bergen Street or Jay Street–MetroTech)^{[note 1]}
	Southbound express	→ No regular service (No service: Church Avenue)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound local	→ toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (15th Street–Prospect Park) → → toward Church Avenue (15th Street–Prospect Park) →

This station has two island platforms and four tracks, but only the outer two are normally in revenue service, although a proposal to re-activate the express tracks is being considered.^[4]^[5]^[6] South of this station, the express tracks separate from the local tracks and rejoin beneath them north of Fort Hamilton Parkway, then rise up again. The tile band is mustard yellow with a sienna brown border, set in a three-high "express station" course. The top border is slightly wider than the bottom and bisects the center of the band at regular intervals. This appears to be a modern aberration done during a renovation sometime in the 1980s as historical images show standard IND style color bands before 1972.^[7] There is evidence of water damage on both trackside walls.

While this station is underground and Fourth Avenue is on an elevated trestle, this station is actually at a higher elevation than Fourth Avenue. This is because Brooklyn's topography slopes downwards towards the west (hence the neighborhood name of Park Slope), allowing the line to enter into the hillside between the two stations.

The station contains a full-length mezzanine with exits at 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue. Before January 2018, there was around 500 feet (150 m) of open mezzanine stretching across the station outside of fare control. while much of the space within fare control was fenced in. The full-time fare control area and station booth was located in the middle of the mezzanine, between 7th Avenue at 8th Avenue. Waist-high turnstiles led to single staircases to either platform.^[8] Unstaffed entrances were located at the either end of the station, allowing customers to exit the station without having to walk to the middle area. Full-height High Entry-Exit Turnstiles (HEETs) were formerly present at these locations. There was a passageway within fare control from the platform stairs at 7th Avenue to a HEET turnstile leading to the station booth.^[8] There are four staircases to each platform, two at the 7th Avenue end and two at the 8th Avenue end.^[8] One staircase from each platform formerly led to the mezzanine,^[9] but has been closed off.^[10] Crossovers between service directions are available at all staircases.^[8]

The station received a $400,000 renovation starting in 2015.^[11] In January 2016, it was proposed to relocate the station booth to the 7th Avenue entrance (where 65% of entrances and exits occur). Most of the mezzanine would also be closed off, and the turnstiles would be replaced.^[8] Waist-high turnstiles at the 7th and 8th Avenue ends were installed in August 2016, replacing the HEETS.^[9] Much of the mezzanine closed permanently on January 23, 2018, at which time the station booth was relocated.^[10]

A 2015 proposal to add elevators at the station was rejected because it would have cost $15 million.^[12]

Exits

There are eight street stairs – four going up to all four corners of 9th Street and 7th Avenue, and four going up to all four corners of 9th Street and 8th Avenue.^[8] The 8th Avenue entrance also has an intermediate level at the first staircase, otherwise a descending hill.^[8]

Inside the fare control near the Eighth Avenue entrance is a large scale painting of Prospect Park's The Raven.^[13]

Notes

^ Express trains cannot currently stop at Bergen Street, due to its lower level being out of service.

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.
^ Gerberer, Raanan (March 6, 2013). "LIGHT AT END OF TUNNEL: F Train Express may return". brooklyneagle.com. Brooklyn Eagle. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
^ Cohen, Ariella (September 15, 2007). "MTA switching tracks; F express on the table". brooklynpaper.com. The Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
^ Umanov, Ben (September 22, 2014). "F Train Express Service Might be Coming Back to Brooklyn". gowanusyourfaceoff.com. Gowanus Your Face OFf. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Showing Photos 1-24 of 24". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Transit & Bus Committee Meeting: January 2016" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b Culliton, Kathleen (August 5, 2016). "Park Slope's 7th Ave. Subway Station Gets New High-Speed Turnstiles". DNAinfo New York. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b Rizzi, Nicholas (January 19, 2018). "Mezzanine Of 7th Ave F/G Station To Permanently Close, MTA Says". Park Slope, NY Patch. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
^ Albrecht, Leslie (September 16, 2015). "7th Avenue F/G Subway Station Up For $400K Renovation". DNAinfo New York. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Albrecht, Leslie (September 22, 2015). "MTA to Park Slope: If You Want Subway Elevators, Find $15 Million". DNAinfo New York. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Park Slope/Prospect Park" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

External links

Media related to Seventh Avenue (IND Culver Line) at Wikimedia Commons

nycsubway.org – IND Crosstown: 7th Avenue/Park Slope
Station Reporter — F Train
Station Reporter — G Train
The Subway Nut — 7th Avenue Pictures
Seventh Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Eighth Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platforms from Google Maps Street View

[to-4] Express trains cannot currently stop at Bergen Street, due to its lower level being out of service.

[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] "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.

[5] Gerberer, Raanan (March 6, 2013). "LIGHT AT END OF TUNNEL: F Train Express may return". brooklyneagle.com. Brooklyn Eagle. Retrieved July 28, 2015.

[6] Cohen, Ariella (September 15, 2007). "MTA switching tracks; F express on the table". brooklynpaper.com. The Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved July 28, 2015.

[7] Umanov, Ben (September 22, 2014). "F Train Express Service Might be Coming Back to Brooklyn". gowanusyourfaceoff.com. Gowanus Your Face OFf. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[8] "Showing Photos 1-24 of 24". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved September 22, 2016.

[MTA-Transit&Bus-Jan2016-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Transit & Bus Committee Meeting: January 2016" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[:0-10] Culliton, Kathleen (August 5, 2016). "Park Slope's 7th Ave. Subway Station Gets New High-Speed Turnstiles". DNAinfo New York. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Rizzi_2018-11] Rizzi, Nicholas (January 19, 2018). "Mezzanine Of 7th Ave F/G Station To Permanently Close, MTA Says". Park Slope, NY Patch. Retrieved January 20, 2018.

[12] Albrecht, Leslie (September 16, 2015). "7th Avenue F/G Subway Station Up For $400K Renovation". DNAinfo New York. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[13] Albrecht, Leslie (September 22, 2015). "MTA to Park Slope: If You Want Subway Elevators, Find $15 Million". DNAinfo New York. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[14] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Park Slope/Prospect Park" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

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v t e Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Queens Blvd Express/ Sixth Avenue Local	Jamaica–179th Street 169th Street Parsons Boulevard Sutphin Boulevard Briarwood Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike 75th Avenue Forest Hills–71st Avenue Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue 21st Street–Queensbridge Roosevelt Island Lexington Avenue–63rd Street 57th Street 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center 42nd Street–Bryant Park/Fifth Avenue 34th Street–Herald Square 23rd Street 14th Street West Fourth Street–Washington Square Broadway–Lafayette Street/Bleecker Street Second Avenue Delancey Street East Broadway York Street Jay Street–MetroTech Bergen Street Carroll Street Smith–Ninth Streets Fourth Avenue Seventh Avenue 15th Street–Prospect Park Fort Hamilton Parkway Church Avenue Ditmas Avenue 18th Avenue Avenue I Bay Parkway Avenue N Avenue P Kings Highway Avenue U Avenue X Neptune Avenue West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
Queens Blvd Express/ Sixth Avenue Local (Rush Hour Express)	Jamaica–179th Street 169th Street Parsons Boulevard Sutphin Boulevard Briarwood Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike 75th Avenue Forest Hills–71st Avenue Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue 21st Street–Queensbridge Roosevelt Island Lexington Avenue–63rd Street 57th Street 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center 42nd Street–Bryant Park 34th Street–Herald Square 23rd Street 14th Street West Fourth Street–Washington Square Broadway–Lafayette Street Second Avenue Delancey Street East Broadway York Street Jay Street–MetroTech Seventh Avenue Church Avenue Ditmas Avenue 18th Avenue Avenue I Bay Parkway Avenue N Avenue P Kings Highway Avenue U Avenue X Neptune Avenue West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
Brooklyn-Queens Crosstown	Court Square 21st Street Greenpoint Avenue Nassau Avenue Metropolitan Avenue Broadway Flushing Avenue Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues Bedford–Nostrand Avenues Classon Avenue Clinton–Washington Avenues Fulton Street Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets Bergen Street Carroll Street Smith–Ninth Streets Fourth Avenue Seventh Avenue 15th Street–Prospect Park Fort Hamilton Parkway Church Avenue
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