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Van Siclen Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)

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 Van Siclen Avenue
 "J" train"Z" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
AddressVan Siclen Avenue & Fulton Street
Brooklyn, NY 11207
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleEast New York, Cypress Hills
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Jamaica Line
Services   J all except rush hours, peak direction (all except rush hours, peak direction)
   Z rush hours, peak direction (rush hours, peak direction)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: Q24
StructureElevated
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedDecember 3, 1885; 138 years ago (December 3, 1885)[2]
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Traffic
2023515,895[3]Increase 2.3%
Rank381 out of 423[3]
Station succession
Next northTemplate:NYCS next
Next southTemplate:NYCS next
Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

Van Siclen Avenue is a skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Fulton Street and Van Siclen Avenue in Brooklyn, it is served by the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction, and by the J train other times.

Station layout

P
Platform level
Southbound Template:NYCS-bull-small toward Broad Street off-peak hours (Alabama Avenue)
Template:NYCS-bull-small toward Broad Street AM rush hours (Alabama Avenue)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Northbound Template:NYCS-bull-small toward Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer off-peak hours (Cleveland Street)
Template:NYCS-bull-small toward Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer PM rush hours (Norwood Avenue)
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent
G Street Level Exit / Entrance

This elevated station has two tracks and one island platform. The station opened on December 3, 1885, and was the eastern terminus of the line until May 30, 1893 when it was extended to Cypress Hills. This station was rehabilitated in Summer–Fall 2006. The canopy is short and has a squared off, flat roof-line. There is a center mezzanine under the tracks with wooden floors and walls. This mezzanine is to the geographic south of the northbound track.

The artwork here, THE VIEW FROM HERE by Barbara Ellmann,[5] was installed in 2007. This artwork is supposed to be evocative of structures in the surrounding area.

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. ^ Template:Cite BDE
  3. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  5. ^ public works: Barbara Ellmann
From the street, facing north.