Kings Highway (IND Culver Line)

Kings Highway
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Kings Highway & McDonald Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11223
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Gravesend, Midwood
Coordinates	40°36′11.47″N 73°58′20.44″W / 40.6031861°N 73.9723444°W / 40.6031861; -73.9723444Coordinates: 40°36′11.47″N 73°58′20.44″W / 40.6031861°N 73.9723444°W / 40.6031861; -73.9723444
Division	B (IND, formerly BMT)
Line	IND Culver Line
Services	F  (all times)
Connection	New York City Bus: B82
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	March 16, 1919 (1919-03-16)
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	1,137,784[1]  0.3%
Rank	347 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	Avenue P (local): F  18th Avenue (express): no regular service
Next south	Avenue U: F  (Terminus): F
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)

Kings Highway is an express station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway. Served by the F train at all times, it is located at Kings Highway and McDonald Avenue in the Gravesend neighborhood of Brooklyn.

The station has three tracks and two island platforms. Each platform contains a green canopy with black roofs that run for the entire length except near the north ends, where a control tower is present on the Coney Island-bound platform.

Trains going to Coney Island or Manhattan and Queens use the local tracks. The center express track is normally used only during rush hours to short turn trains not going to Stillwell Avenue. There are platform signs informing riders that some rush hour 179th Street-bound trains are available from the center track.

There are no express stations south of this station. Instead, the center track offers the option of switching to either local tracks between Avenue U and Avenue X or going into the Coney Island Yard just south of Avenue X.

This station has two entrances with the primary one at the northern end. From each platform, a single staircases goes down to an elevated station-house beneath the tracks. Inside is a token booth and regular turnstile bank. Outside fare control, two staircases go down to either southern corners of McDonald Avenue and Kings Highway.

An un-staffed entrance is at the south end of the station. From each platform, a single staircases goes down to an elevated station-house beneath the tracks. Inside are two HEET turnstiles. Outside of fare control, two staircases go down to either northern corners of McDonald Avenue and Avenue S.

Station layout

P Platform level	Northbound local	← toward Jamaica – 179th Street (Avenue P)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Peak-direction express	← toward Jamaica – 179th Street rush hours only (runs local) (Avenue P) (No service: 18th Avenue)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound local	→ toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (Avenue U) →
M	Mezzanine	to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits

References

External links

• nycsubway.org—BMT Culver Line: Kings Highway
• Station Reporter — F Train
• The Subway Nut — Kings Highway Pictures
• Kings Highway entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Avenue S entrance from Google Maps Street View

Southwest stair, exit only