Avenue U (IND Culver Line)

Avenue U
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Avenue U & McDonald Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11223
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Gravesend
Coordinates	40°35′46.14″N 73°58′23.95″W / 40.5961500°N 73.9733194°W / 40.5961500; -73.9733194Coordinates: 40°35′46.14″N 73°58′23.95″W / 40.5961500°N 73.9733194°W / 40.5961500; -73.9733194
Division	B (IND, formerly BMT)
Line	IND Culver Line
Services	F  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: B3
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	May 10, 1919 (1919-05-10)
Station code	251[1]
Former/other names	Gravesend
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	772,331[2]  7.8%
Rank	386 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Kings Highway: ZZZtemporarily closed for renovation
Next south	Avenue X: F
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York Show map of the US

Avenue U is a local station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Avenue U and McDonald Avenue in Gravesend, Brooklyn, it is served by the F train at all times.

Station layout

Track layout
to Kings Hwy to Av X

P Platform level	Side platform, being renovated until early 2018
	Northbound local	← No service (Kings Highway)
	Peak-direction express	← does not stop here
	Southbound local	→ toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (Avenue X) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits

Southwestern exit from Coney-island-bound side

This station has two side platforms and three tracks with the middle track unused in revenue service.^[3] The two platforms have beige windscreens and green canopies that run for nearly the entire length. The north end has black waist-level fences only. The platform signs consist of black boards with "Avenue U" in white lettering.

From June 7, 2016 to May 8, 2017, the Coney Island-bound platform of this station was closed for renovations as part of a $140 million renewal project on the Culver Line.^[4][5][6][7] The Manhattan-bound platform will be closed from May 22, 2017 until early 2018.^[8][9]

Exits

This station has two entrances with the full-time one at the north end. From each platform, one staircase leads down to an elevated station-house beneath the tracks, where a bank of turnstiles and token booth are present. Outside fare control are two street stairs to the two northern corners Avenue U and McDonald Avenue.^[10]

At the south end of the station are unstaffed exits leading to Gravesend Neck Road. From each platform, a single staircase goes down to a short wooden landing outside of a sealed station house where a full-height turnstile and emergency gate provide exit from the system. Another staircase then goes down to the street. The Coney Island-bound side is exit-only while the Manhattan-bound side is HEET turnstile access. The station house, now used as an employee-only facility, was once opened to the public and had a booth.^[10]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Avenue U (IND Culver Line).

• nycsubway.org – BMT Culver Line: Avenue U
• Station Reporter — F train
• The Subway Nut — Avenue U Pictures
• Avenue U entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Gravesend Neck Road exit only from Google Maps Street View

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