Smith–Ninth Streets station
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Address | Smith Street & Ninth Street Brooklyn, NY 11231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Gowanus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°40′27.30″N 73°59′48.63″W / 40.6742500°N 73.9968417°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | B (IND)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line | IND Culver Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | F (all times) <F> (two rush hour trains, peak direction) G (all times) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 (2 in regular service) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | October 7, 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite- direction transfer | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 968,460[2] 9.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 296 out of 423[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Smith–Ninth Streets is a local station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway. It is located over the Gowanus Canal between Smith and Ninth Streets in Gowanus, Brooklyn and is served by the F and G trains at all times.
This elevated station, opened on October 7, 1933, has four tracks and two side platforms. The center express tracks are not used in revenue service.
Description and history
With an elevation of 87.5 feet (26.7 m), this station is the highest subway station above ground level in the world.[4][5] It is not, however, the highest subway station above sea level. This elevation was required by now-defunct navigation regulations for tall-mast shipping on the Gowanus Canal. The bridge rises straight up on four towers by cables. West (railroad north) of this station, the IND Culver Line curves north and enters a tunnel into Carroll Street station. This station and the next station south, Fourth Avenue, were the only original elevated stations built by the IND. All other IND stations were either built underground or taken over from their original owners.[6]
This station and elevated structure are made entirely of concrete. There were green mosaics along the concrete platform walls reading “Smith–9th St” in white sans-serif lettering, which were replaced with laminated replicas during renovations.[7] A close examination of the canopied area suggests windows existed in the past. These were covered for many years and are now open air with safety grates. The station house is on ground level on the north side of 9th Street between Smith Street and the Gowanus canal. Inside, there is a turnstile bank, token booth, and three long escalators and one staircase going up to a landing, where three more long escalators and one staircase perpendicular for the first set go up to a crossunder. A single staircase then goes up to the western end of either platform.
In 2007, the MTA announced a three-year renovation project of the elevated Culver Viaduct and for twenty-seven months, this station would be fully or partially closed.[8][9] On January 18, 2011, the second phase of the Culver Viaduct rehabilitation project began, resulting in the closure of the Manhattan-bound platform. This required northbound trains to use the express track and stop at a temporary platform placed over the local track. This shorter platform could only accommodate G trains; F trains bypassed this station on the same track. On June 20, 2011, the station was closed entirely and did not reopen until April 26, 2013.[10][11] The MTA says some work will continue after the station reopens but it will not affect service. Residents lobbied for an elevator in the station during the renovation, but installation of an elevator was too costly and prohibitive, according to the MTA.[12]
The station was the southern terminus of G service until 2009. On July 5, 2009, the G was extended south at all times to Church Avenue. This was required for overhaul of the Culver Viaduct. On July 19, 2012, the MTA announced that this extension would be permanent.[13] G trains would switch to the southbound express track west of Fourth Avenue. They would then reverse direction and re-enter Smith–Ninth Streets on the northbound local track, using switches west of Fourth Avenue.
Station layout
4F | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Northbound local | ← Template:NYCS-bull-small toward Jamaica – 179th Street (Carroll Street) ← Template:NYCS-bull-small toward Court Square (Carroll Street) | |
Northbound express | No regular service | |
Southbound express | No regular service | |
Southbound local | Template:NYCS-bull-small toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (Fourth Avenue) → Template:NYCS-bull-small toward Church Avenue (Fourth Avenue) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
3F | - | Crossunder between platforms |
2F | - | Escalator mezzanine |
1F | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent |
G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
Gallery
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Northbound platform after renovation
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New entrance
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Template:NYCS-bull-small train at Smith–Ninth Streets
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Station seen from Gowanus
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At night
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Station logo tilework
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.
- ^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
- ^ Rebuilding the Culver Viaduct
- ^ BROOKLYN!!, Summer 2013 issue, p.7, caption on photo from station reopening celebration, www.brooklyn-usa.org
- ^ Crazy Train: NYC's Weirdest Subway Stations
- ^ SMITH-9th STREET STATION – RED HOOK Part 1
- ^ Maldonado, Charles (November 16, 2007). "MTA Gives Brooklyn Board Bad News About Smith–9th St. Closure, F-Train Express". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
- ^ McLaughlin, Mike (November 24, 2007). "Fix for Fourth Avenue station looks F'ing great". The Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
- ^ Smith-9th Sts F/G Station Returns to Service
- ^ http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/26/citys-highest-subway-station-reopens
- ^ Photos: Smith-9th Street Station Finally Reopens But Isn't Handicap Accessible
- ^ O'Neill, Natalie (July 19, 2012). "G wiz! MTA plans to save the G train extension!". The Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
External links
- nycsubway.org – IND Crosstown: Smith/9th Street
- Station Reporter — F Train
- Station Reporter — G Train
- The Subway Nut — Smith–9th Streets Pictures
- Ninth Street entrance during renovation from Google Maps Street View