Eastern Parkway – Brooklyn Museum (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)

Eastern Parkway – Brooklyn Museum
New York City Subway rapid transit station

Manhattan-bound platform
Station statistics
Address Washington Avenue & Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Borough Brooklyn
Division A (IRT)
Line IRT Eastern Parkway Line
Services       2  (all times)
      3  (all except late nights)
      4  (late nights)
Structure Underground
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened August 23, 1920; 91 years ago (August 23, 1920)
Traffic
Passengers (2010) 1,590,190[1]  2.1%
Rank 278 out of 422
Station succession
Next north Grand Army Plaza: 2  3  4 
Next south Franklin Avenue: 2  3  4 

Eastern Parkway – Brooklyn Museum is a local station on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn adjacent to the Brooklyn Museum, it is served by the 2 and 3 trains, the latter of which is replaced by the 4 train during late nights. The name of the station was originally intended to be Institute Park.

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Layout

There are two local tracks with two side platforms. The express tracks pass underneath the station and are not visible from the platforms. A large mosaic displays Eastern Parkway and the Brooklyn Museum. On the platforms and mezzanine are abstract art paintings, created in 1991 by artist Pat Steir and collectively called the Brueghel Series. There is an emergency exit from the express level at the south end of each platform. There is an unused mezzanine, at the north end of this station containing turnstiles and a token booth with a door hidden in the tiles. This entrance has been removed on street level.

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References

  1. ^ "Facts and Figures: 2010 Annual Subway Ridership". New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ridership_sub_annual.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-18. 

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