Church Avenue (IND Culver Line)
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Church Avenue |
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New York City Subway station |
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| Line | IND Culver Line |
| Services | F  (all times) |
| Platforms | 2 island platforms |
| Tracks | 4 |
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| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Opened | October 7, 1933 |
| Next north | Fort Hamilton Parkway (local): F Seventh Avenue (express): no regular service |
| Next south | Ditmas Avenue (local): F 18th Avenue (express): no regular service |
Church Avenue is a station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway. Located in the Kensington neighborhood of Brooklyn, it is served by the F train at all times, and will also serve as the terminal of the G train beginning in early 2008.
The four southern main entrances are located at the corners of Church Avenue and McDonald Avenues and lead underground to a full-time booth and standard turnstiles. The two northern entrances are located at McDonald Avenue and Albemarle Road and lead to high-gate turnstiles. There is no booth located at this entrance. A long empty mezzanine extends between the north and south fare control turnstiles. Stairs on this mezzanine lead to platforms for four tracks below.
All trains use the local tracks. The express tracks are not used in revenue service. This station is often used in movies for subway scenes. It is ideal for filming, as the block-long mezzanine can be used for setting up production, and the express tracks can be used for staging subway cars without interfering with normal service.
There is a 4 track yard south of the station, beneath the revenue tracks, which is used for storing G trains middays and overnight.
As of 2008, the station is under construction to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
[edit] Bus connections
- B35 west to Sunset Park; east to Canarsie and Brookdale Hospital
- B67 to Park Slope and Downtown Brooklyn
[edit] References
- Joseph Brennan, "Abandoned Stations", [1]
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority, "Hollywood Underground: The Art of Making Movies in the New York City Subway" [2]
[edit] External links
- nycsubway.org — IND Crosstown: Church Avenue
- Station Reporter — F Train
