Fort Hamilton Parkway (BMT Sea Beach Line)
Fort Hamilton Parkway  | |||||||||||
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| New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||||||
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Coney Island-bound platform | |||||||||||
| Station statistics | |||||||||||
| Address |
Fort Hamilton Parkway & 62nd Street Brooklyn, NY 11219 | ||||||||||
| Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||
| Locale | Bensonhurst, Sunset Park | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°37′55.56″N 74°0′23.49″W / 40.6321000°N 74.0065250°WCoordinates: 40°37′55.56″N 74°0′23.49″W / 40.6321000°N 74.0065250°W | ||||||||||
| Division | B (BMT) | ||||||||||
| Line | BMT Sea Beach Line | ||||||||||
| Services |
N  (all times) W  (selected rush-hour trips) | ||||||||||
| Transit connections |
 New York City Bus: B16 | ||||||||||
| Structure | Open-cut | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 in regular service) | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Opened | June 22, 1915[1] | ||||||||||
| Station code | 072[2] | ||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||
| Passengers (2016) |
554,051[3]  74.4% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 404 out of 422 | ||||||||||
| Station succession | |||||||||||
| Next north |
Eighth Avenue: N W | ||||||||||
| Next south | New Utrecht Avenue: temporarily closed for renovation | ||||||||||
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Fort Hamilton Parkway is a local station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway, located in Brooklyn at the intersection of Fort Hamilton Parkway and 62nd Street. It is served by the N train at all times, as well as some W trains during rush hours.
Station layout
| G | Station house | Entrances/Exits Station agent, MetroCard vending machines |
| P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Northbound local | ←  toward Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard (Eighth Avenue) | |
| Reversible express | do not stop here → | |
| Center track | → Trackbed | |
| Southbound local | → No service (New Utrecht Avenue) | |
| Side platform, being renovated until 2018 | ||
This open-cut station opened on June 22, 1915.[1] It has four tracks and two side platforms, but the two center express tracks are not normally used. The northbound platform has metal canopies while the southbound platform has concrete walls and roof.
At this point, the LIRR Bay Ridge Branch runs alongside north of the line.
From January 18, 2016 to May 22, 2017, the Manhattan-bound platform at this station was closed for renovations.[4][5][6] The Coney Island-bound platforms closed on July 31, 2017, with an expected reopening in Fall 2018.[7][8]
Exits
Each end has a crossover. The full-time west exit leads to Fort Hamilton Parkway and 62nd Street while the HEET east exit leads to 11th Avenue and 62nd–63rd Streets. The distance between 11th Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway makes the platforms much longer than a typical "B" Division train. The station house's construction is stucco with tile interior.[9]
References
- 1 2 "Through Tube to Coney, 48 Minutes: First Train on Fourth Avenue Route Beats West End Line Eleven Minutes". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 22, 1915. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2011–2016". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 31, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Two elevators coming to the N line during massive rehabilitation". October 4, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- ↑ "N Line Sea Beach - 2016". web.mta.info. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- "9 Brooklyn N train stations to shut down for 14 months". am New York. January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- Katinas, Paula (December 18, 2014). "Commuter headache: MTA to renovate N train stations". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- ↑ "New York City Subway Map" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 1, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- ↑ DeJesus, Jaime (May 17, 2017). "Manhattan-bound service to return to N stations on Sea Beach Line". brooklynreporter.com. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Manhattan-Bound Service Returns to N Stations on Sea Beach Line". www.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 17, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ↑ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Sunset Park" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fort Hamilton Parkway (BMT Sea Beach Line). |
- nycsubway.org – BMT Sea Beach Line: Fort Hamilton Parkway
- Station Reporter — N Train
- The Subway Nut — Fort Hamilton Parkway Pictures
- Fort Hamilton Parkway entrance from Google Maps Street View
- 11th Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Uptown Platform from Google Maps Street View