Avenue U station (BMT Sea Beach Line)

For other uses, see Avenue U (disambiguation).

 Avenue U
 "N" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Renovated northbound platform in 2017
Station statistics
AddressAvenue U & West Seventh Street
Brooklyn, New York
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleGravesend
Coordinates40°35′47.38″N 73°58′44.28″W / 40.5964944°N 73.9789667°W / 40.5964944; -73.9789667
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Sea Beach Line
Services   N all times (all times)
​   W selected rush-hour trips (selected rush-hour trips)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B3
StructureOpen-cut
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedJune 22, 1915 (109 years ago) (1915-06-22)[2]
ClosedJanuary 18, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-01-18) (northbound reconstruction)
July 31, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-07-31) (southbound reconstruction)
RebuiltMay 22, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-05-22) (northbound reopening)
October 29, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-10-29) (southbound reopening)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Other entrances/
exits		at Avenue U and Avenue T
Traffic
20231,589,246[3] Increase 11.7%
Rank205 out of 423[3]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Kings Highway
N all times ​W selected rush-hour trips
toward Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard
Local 		86th Street
N all times ​W selected rush-hour trips
toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
Location
Avenue U station (BMT Sea Beach Line) is located in New York City Subway
Avenue U station (BMT Sea Beach Line)
Avenue U station (BMT Sea Beach Line) is located in New York City
Avenue U station (BMT Sea Beach Line)
Avenue U station (BMT Sea Beach Line) is located in New York
Avenue U station (BMT Sea Beach Line)
Track layout

Legend
to Kings Highway
to 86th Street
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Avenue U Station (Dual System BRT)
MPSNew York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.05000675[4]
Added to NRHPJuly 6, 2005

The Avenue U station is a local station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Avenue U and West Seventh Street in Gravesend, Brooklyn. It is served by the N train at all times. During rush hours, several W trains also serve this station.

History

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The southbound platform prior to its renovation

This station opened on June 22, 1915, along with the rest of the Sea Beach Line.[2]

In 2005, the station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]

From January 18, 2016 to May 22, 2017, the Manhattan-bound platform at this station was closed for renovations.[6][7][8] The Coney Island-bound platform was closed from July 31, 2017[9][10] to October 29, 2018.[11]

Station layout

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G Station house Entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard machines
P
Platform level 		Side platform
Northbound local ← "N" train toward Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard (or 96th Street select weekday trips) (Kings Highway)
← "W" train toward Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard (select weekday trips) (Kings Highway)
Northbound express ← No regular service
Southbound express ← No regular service
Southbound local → "n" train toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (86th Street) →
→ "W" train toward 86th Street (select weekday trips) (Terminus) →
Side platform

This station has four tracks and two side platforms. The two center express tracks are not normally used, but both are available for rerouted trains. The platforms are in an open cut.[12] The concrete walls and columns are painted beige (prior to renovations the columns were blue-green). Alternating columns display the standard black station name plate with white lettering.

The 2018 artwork at this station is "Edges of a South Brooklyn Sky", a series of 14 glass mosaics made by Sally Gil. The artwork represent the local community of Gravesend and the diversity of its residents.[13]

Exits

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This station has two entrances, both of which are beige station houses at street-level between West Seventh and West Eighth Streets above the tracks and have a single staircase leading to each platform at either ends. The main exit at the south end has a turnstile bank and token booth and leads to Avenue U while the exit at the north end leads to Avenue T and is un-staffed, containing just HEET turnstiles and exit-only turnstiles.[14]

References

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  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 "Through Tube to Coney, 48 Minutes: First Train on Fourth Avenue Route Beats West End Line Eleven Minutes". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 22, 1915. Retrieved June 29, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  5. ^ Kings County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places: NRHP #05000675
  6. ^ Romano, Denise (October 4, 2013). "Two elevators coming to the N line during massive rehabilitation". The Brooklyn Reporter. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  7. ^
  8. ^ "New York City Subway Map" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 1, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  9. ^ DeJesus, Jaime (May 17, 2017). "Manhattan-bound service to return to N stations on Sea Beach Line". The Brooklyn Reporter. Archived from the original on October 27, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  10. ^ "Manhattan-Bound Service Returns to N Stations on Sea Beach Line". www.mta.info (Press release). New York City, NY: Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 17, 2017. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  11. ^ "Transit & Bus Committee Meeting - November 2018" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. November 13, 2018. p. 164. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  12. ^ Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
  13. ^ "Avenue U Derek Edges of a South Brooklyn Sky, 2018". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  14. ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Coney Island" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
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