Smith–Ninth Streets station
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| Address | Smith Street & Ninth Street Brooklyn, NY 11231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Gowanus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°40′27.30″N 73°59′48.63″W / 40.6742500°N 73.9968417°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | B (IND)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | IND Culver Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | temporarily closed for construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 in regular service) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 7, 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opposite- direction transfer | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | 968,460[2]  9.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 296 out of 423[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Smith–Ninth Streets is a local station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway. It is located over the Gowanus Canal between Smith and Ninth Streets in Gowanus, Brooklyn and is served by the F and G trains at all times.
This elevated station, opened on October 7, 1933, has four tracks and two side platforms. The center express tracks are not used in revenue service. With an elevation of 87.5 feet (26.7 m), this station is the highest subway station in the system.[4] This elevation was required by now-defunct navigation regulations for tall-mast shipping on the Gowanus Canal. The bridge rises straight up on four towers by cables. West (railroad north) of this station, the IND Culver Line curves north and enters a tunnel into Carroll Street station.
This station and the next station south, Fourth Avenue, were the only original elevated stations built by the IND. All other IND stations were either built underground or taken over from their original owners.
This station and elevated structure are made entirely of concrete with no windscreen or canopies at the east (railroad south) end, just chain link fence. There are green mosaics along the concrete platform walls reading "Smith–9th St" in white sans-serif lettering. A close examination of the canopied area suggests windows existed which were covered or removed.
The station house is on ground level on the west side of Smith Street between Ninth and Tenth Streets. Inside, there is a turnstile bank, token booth, and three long escalators and one staircase going up to a landing, where three more long escalators and one staircase perpendicular for the first set go up to a crossunder. A single staircase then goes up to the western end of either platform. The crossunder has boarded up windows.
In 2007, the MTA announced a three-year renovation project of the elevated Culver Viaduct and for twenty-seven months, this station will be fully or partially closed.[5][6]
On January 18, 2011, the second phase of the Culver Viaduct rehabilitation project began, resulting in the closure of the Manhattan-bound platform. This required northbound trains to use the express track and stop at a temporary platform placed over the local track. This shorter platform could only accommodate G trains; F trains bypassed this station on the same track.
On June 20, 2011, the station was closed entirely for renovation and will be closed until Spring 2012.[7]
Gallery
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Smith–Ninth Streets elevated station -
Station logo tilework
References
- ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "Facts and Figures: 2010 Annual Subway Ridership". New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
- ^ http://www.mta.info/news/stories/?story=177
- ^ Maldonado, Charles (November 16, 2007). "MTA Gives Brooklyn Board Bad News About Smith–9th St. Closure, F-Train Express". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
- ^ McLaughlin, Mike (November 24, 2007). "Fix for Fourth Avenue station looks F'ing great". The Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
- ^ MTA/New York City Transit Planned Service Changes - Culver Viaduct Rehabilitation Project
External links
- nycsubway.org – IND Crosstown: Smith/9th Street
- Station Reporter — F Train
- Station Reporter — G Train
- Forgotten NY — Crazy Train: NYC's Weirdest Subway Stations
- The Subway Nut — Smith–9th Streets Pictures
- Ninth Street entrance from Google Maps Street View