Van Siclen Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)
Van Siclen Avenue  | |||||||||
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| New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||||
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Station entrance | |||||||||
| Station statistics | |||||||||
| Address |
Van Siclen Avenue & Pitkin Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 | ||||||||
| Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||
| Locale | East New York | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°40′22″N 73°53′25″W / 40.672697°N 73.890266°WCoordinates: 40°40′22″N 73°53′25″W / 40.672697°N 73.890266°W | ||||||||
| Division | B (IND) | ||||||||
| Line | IND Fulton Street Line | ||||||||
| Services |
A  (late nights) C  (all except late nights) | ||||||||
| Structure | Underground | ||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||
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| Opened | November 28, 1948 | ||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||
| Passengers (2015) |
1,019,100[1]  5.3% | ||||||||
| Rank | 364 out of 422 | ||||||||
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| Next north |
Liberty Avenue: A C | ||||||||
| Next south |
Shepherd Avenue: A C | ||||||||
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Van Siclen Avenue is a local station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Van Siclen and Pitkin Avenues in Brooklyn, it is served by the C train at all times except nights, when the A train takes over service.
Station layout
| G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
| M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent |
| P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Northbound local | ← toward 168th Street ( toward 207th Street late nights) (Liberty Avenue) | |
| Northbound express | ← does not stop here | |
| Southbound express | → does not stop here → | |
| Southbound local | → toward Euclid Avenue ( toward Far Rockaway late nights) (Shepherd Avenue) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
This underground station has two side platforms and four tracks. The two center express tracks do not have any platforms. There is a crossover and a single double wide stairway to the mezzanine. There are no ads in the station.
This station was an unfinished shell during World War II that couldn't be finished because of material shortages from the war effort. This meant the station got a sightly different tile job and design for the mezzanine compared to the rest of the local stations along the line. This station opened on November 28, 1948, along with the rest of the Fulton Street Line from East New York to Euclid Avenue.[2]
Under the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Plan, the station, along with thirty other New York City Subway stations, will undergo a complete overhaul and would be entirely closed for up to 6 months. Updates would include cellular service, Wi-Fi, charging stations, improved signage, and improved station lighting.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ↑ Fulton Subway Stations Open After All-Night 'Dry Runs'
- ↑ "MTA Will Completely Close 30 Subway Stations For Months-Long "Revamp"". Gothamist. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "MTAStations" (PDF). governor.ny.gov. Government of the State of New York. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Van Siclen Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line). |
- nycsubway.org – IND Fulton Street Line: Van Siclen Avenue
- Station Reporter — C Train
- The Subway Nut — Van Siclen Avenue Pictures
- Van Siclen Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View