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Revision as of 20:49, 22 March 2013

 Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College
 "2" train​"5" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station entrances on northwest corner of Flatbush Avenue & Nostrand Avenue
Station statistics
AddressFlatbush Avenue & Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11210
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleFlatbush
Coordinates40°37′56.50″N 73°56′50.95″W / 40.6323611°N 73.9474861°W / 40.6323611; -73.9474861
DivisionA (IRT)[1]
LineIRT Nostrand Avenue Line
Services   2 all times (all times)
​   5 weekdays only (weekdays only)
Transit
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedAugust 23, 1920; 104 years ago (August 23, 1920)
AccessibleThis station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ADA-accessible
Opposite-
direction
transfer		N/A
Traffic
20233,601,151[2] Increase 10.1%
Rank87 out of 423[2]
Station succession
Next northTemplate:NYCS next
Next south(Terminal): 2 all times ​5 weekdays only
Location
Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College station is located in New York City Subway
Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College station
Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College station is located in New York City
Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College station
Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College station is located in New York
Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College station
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops in station at all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops late nights and weekends Stops late nights and weekends only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day
Stops weekends during the day Stops weekends during the day
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Station closed Station is closed
(Details about time periods)

Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College is the southern terminal station on the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is located at the intersection, locally called "The Junction"[citation needed], of Flatbush and Nostrand Avenues in Brooklyn, and is served by the 2 train at all times and the 5 train on weekdays. It is the closest subway station to Brooklyn College and Midwood High School.

The 1996 cast bronze relief artwork here is called Flatbush Floogies by Muriel Castanis.[4][5]

History

This underground station, opened on August 23, 1920, is the only "dead-end" terminal station in the subway system that does not have a center island platform. It was built with two side platforms and two tracks to allow for a planned, but not carried out extension of the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line south towards Voorhies Avenue in Sheepshead Bay.[4] 21st Street – Queensbridge on the IND 63rd Street Line was also built like this before being connected to the IND Queens Boulevard Line in December 2001.

In 1989 the MTA gave consideration to extending the Nostrand Avenue Line approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) beyond the station to provide room for turnaround facilities to eliminate the operational restrictions caused by the current layout.[6]

The station was renovated in the late 1990s, when it received its elevator and kept its platform directional signs. The 1920s-style "Flatbush Avenue" name tablets, containing red backgrounds with blue borders, were restored on both platforms. The top and bottom of the platform walls contain a blue solid line with a colorful border trim. This results in a tiling scheme with blue tiles that create a wavy pattern that comes farther up whenever there is a "F" for "Flatbush" in the station's trimline.[5]

Station layout

Street level
B
Side platform, Doors will open on the left
Northbound ← toward Nereid Avenue, Wakefield - 241st Street, or Dyre Avenue
Northbound ← toward Nereid Avenue, Wakefield - 241st Street, or Dyre Avenue
Side platform, Doors will open on the right

The platforms are connected at the south end just past the bumper blocks (forming a "U" shape), where there is an unstaffed exit containing two HEET turnstiles and one exit-only turnstile. The single staircase here goes up to the west side of Nostrand Avenue north of Avenue H. The station's main entrance is on the Track 1 (eastern) platform.[5] Street stairs from either eastern corners of Nostrand and Flatbush Avenues lead to where the full time token booth and two separate banks of turnstiles are. The single elevator from street level down to fare control is at the southeast corner. There is another entrance on the platform of Track 2 (west side). This entrance has two sets of street stairs adjacent to each other at the northwest corner of Flatbush Avenue and Nostrand Avenue. The token booth and turnstile bank are open weekdays only. A single HEET turnstile provides access to this entrance other times.

At all three entrances beyond fare control, lit-up signs indicate which train is the next to depart from the station.

The station platforms have a lot of doors for various non-public uses, including crew quarters. There are public restrooms along Track 1 just within the station's main entrance. The columns separating the two tracks are painted light-blue.[5]

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. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Facts and Figures: 2011 Annual Subway Ridership". New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  4. ^ a b "Station: Flatbush Avenue (IRT Brooklyn Line)". nycsubway.org. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  5. ^ a b c d Cox, Jeremiah (July 29, 2009). "Flatbush Avenue (2,5) - The SubwayNut". subwaynut.com. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  6. ^ Feinman, Mark S. "The New York Transit Authority in the 1980s". nycsubway.org. Retrieved September 16, 2012.

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