Bergen Street (IND Culver Line)

Bergen Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Bergen Street & Smith Street Brooklyn, NY 11201
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Boerum Hill
Coordinates	40°41′14.11″N 73°59′24.02″W / 40.6872528°N 73.9900056°W / 40.6872528; -73.9900056Coordinates: 40°41′14.11″N 73°59′24.02″W / 40.6872528°N 73.9900056°W / 40.6872528; -73.9900056
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Culver Line
Services	F  (all times)       G  (all times)
Connection	New York City Bus: B57, B65
Structure	Underground
Levels	2 (lower level platforms not for regular service)
Platforms	4 side platforms (2 on each level; 2 on upper level in regular service)
Tracks	4 (2 on upper level in regular service)
Other information
Opened	March 20, 1933 (1933-03-20)
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	3,711,317[1]  1.7%
Rank	139 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	Jay Street – MetroTech (via Culver): F  Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets (via Crosstown): G  Jay Street – MetroTech (express): no regular service
Next south	Carroll Street (local): F  G  Seventh Avenue (express): no regular service
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekdays only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekends and weekend late nights Stops weekdays and weekday late nights Stops weekdays only Stops weekends only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

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 on the border of Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill in Brooklyn. It is served by the F and G trains at all times.

History

Bergen Street opened on March 20, 1933, as the first station of the IND Culver Line. Service began one month after the expansion of the IND into Brooklyn to Jay Street – Borough Hall. Trains ran up the IND Eighth Avenue Line to its northern terminus at Inwood – 207th Street at the time. A southward extension to Church Avenue opened on October 7 of that same year.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
B1 Local platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound local	← toward Jamaica – 179th Street (Jay Street – MetroTech) ← toward Court Square (Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets)
	Southbound local	→ toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (Carroll Street) → → toward Church Avenue (Carroll Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
B2 Express platforms	Side platform, not in service
	Northbound express	← No regular service (No service: Jay Street – MetroTech)
	Southbound express	→ No regular service (No service: Seventh Avenue)
	Side platform, not in service

Bergen Street is laid out similar to subway stations located below narrow streets, with two levels. The upper level - the only one used in regular service - serves local trains, while the lower level has in the past seen express service.

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.

This is one of only three as-built express stations in the system that do not allow free transfers between directions. The others are 86th Street on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and Nostrand Avenue on the IND Fulton Street Line. However, as there is no express service, the station is operated like a local station without any transfers between directions.

Track layout

Bergen Street's lower level, 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, old lights and signage; all of which 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, splitting into four tracks. The F train, using the outer pair of tracks, ramps down to the lower level, merges with the innermost, express tracks located on the lower level, and continues north to Jay Street – MetroTech. Meanwhile, the G train, using the inner pair of tracks, stays on the upper level before making a hard right turn east under Schermerhorn Street to Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets. The lower level tracks can only be reached by trains running to or from Jay Street - MetroTech since they do not connect to the IND Crosstown Line.

Design and artwork

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.

References

External links

• nycsubway.org—IND Crosstown: Bergen Street
• Station Reporter — F Train
• Station Reporter — G Train
• The Subway Nut — Bergen Street Pictures
• Bergen Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Warren Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Abandoned Stations - Bergen Street Lower Level