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| Address | Bergen Street & Smith Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 |
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| Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Boerum Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | B (IND) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | IND Culver Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | F (all times) G (all times) |
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| Structure | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Levels | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 side platforms (2 on each level; 2 on upper level in regular service) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 on upper level in regular service) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | March 20, 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2010) | 3,296,466[1] 2.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 139 out of 422 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Next north | Jay Street – MetroTech (via Culver): F Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets (via Crosstown): G |
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| Next south | Carroll Street (local): F G Seventh Avenue (express): no regular service |
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Bergen Street is an express station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Bergen Street and Smith Street in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. It is served by the F and G trains at all times.
This underground station, opened on March 20, 1933 has two levels, each with two side platforms and two tracks. The local tracks are on the upper level while the express tracks are on the lower level, which are currently not used in revenue service.
Both platforms on the upper level have a dark green trim line on a lime green border and name tablets reading "BERGEN ST." in white sans serif lettering on a dark green background and green border, all of which were installed during a 1990s renovation. Dark green i-beam columns run along the entire length of both platforms at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black station name plate in white lettering.
Each platform has one same-level fare control area at either end and there are no crossovers or crossunders. The full time ones are at the north end and each has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs. The ones on the Manhattan-bound platform go up to either eastern corners of Bergen and Smith Streets while those on the Coney Island-bound platform go up to either western corners. The fare control areas on the south end of the platforms are unstaffed, containing full height turnstiles and one street stair to the northeast corner of Warren and Smith Streets on the Manhattan-bound platform and the northwest corner for the Coney Island-bound one.
The lower level of the station, though opened at the same time as the upper level, was not used in revenue service until 1968, when rush hour F express service along the IND Culver Line began. This service ended in 1976 due to service cuts and complaints from Culver local residents about losing direct access to Manhattan. The lower level was abandoned afterward and has not been used since except for a scene for the movie Jacob's Ladder. The lower level platforms have no tile on the wall, just unpainted concrete and old lights and signage, and are not in usable condition. Steel doors on the upper level block the staircases to the lower level.
At the north (Manhattan- and Queens-bound) end of the upper level, the Culver Line local tracks diverge. The F train ramps down to the lower level and continues north to Jay Street – MetroTech while the G train stays on the upper level before making a hard right turn east under Schermerhorn Street to Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets.