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Kingston Avenue station

Coordinates: 40°40′10″N 73°56′32″W / 40.669376°N 73.942151°W / 40.669376; -73.942151
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For the station at Kingston Avenue between Fulton Street and Throop Avenue, see Kingston–Throop Avenues station.
 Kingston Avenue
 "3" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Southbound platform
Station statistics
AddressKingston Avenue & Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11213
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleCrown Heights
Coordinates40°40′10″N 73°56′32″W / 40.669376°N 73.942151°W / 40.669376; -73.942151
DivisionA (IRT)[1]
LineIRT Eastern Parkway Line
Services   2 limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction (limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction)
​   3 all except late nights (all except late nights)
​   4 late nights, and limited rush hour service (late nights, and limited rush hour service)
​   5 one weekday a.m. rush hour trip in the northbound direction only (one weekday a.m. rush hour trip in the northbound direction only)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B43, B45
StructureUnderground
Levels2
Platforms2 side platforms (1 on each level)
Tracks4 (2 on each level)
Other information
OpenedAugust 23, 1920; 104 years ago (1920-08-23)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
20231,017,521[2] Increase 11.3%
Rank290 out of 423[2]
Station succession
Next northTemplate:NYCS next
Next southTemplate:NYCS next
Location
Kingston Avenue station is located in New York City Subway
Kingston Avenue station
Kingston Avenue station is located in New York City
Kingston Avenue station
Kingston Avenue station is located in New York
Kingston Avenue station
Track layout

Legend
Upper level
to Utica Av
Lower level
to Nostrand Av
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day

Kingston Avenue is a local station on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Kingston Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, it is served by the 3 train at all times except late nights, when the 4 train takes over service. There is also limited rush hour 2 and 5 service here.

History

On August 23, 1920, the Eastern Parkway Line was extended from Atlantic Avenue to Crown Heights–Utica Avenue, with the Kingston Avenue station opening at this time. The new trains would be served by trains from Seventh Avenue.[4]

During the 1964–1965 fiscal year, the platforms at Kingston Avenue, along with those at four other stations on the Eastern Parkway Line, were lengthened to 525 feet (160 m) to accommodate a ten-car train of 51-foot (16 m) IRT cars.[5]

Station layout

Ground Street level Exit/entrance
Basement 1 Southbound express → "4" train does not stop here →
→ "5" train does not stop here (select rush hour trips) →
Southbound local → "3" train ("4" train late nights) toward New Lots Avenue (Crown Heights–Utica Avenue) →
→ "2" train toward New Lots Avenue (select rush hour trips) (Crown Heights–Utica Avenue) →
Side platform
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Basement 2 Northbound express ← "4" train does not stop here
← "5" train does not stop here (select rush hour trips)
Northbound local ← "3" train toward Harlem–148th Street (Nostrand Avenue)
← "4" train toward Woodlawn late nights (Nostrand Avenue)
← "2" train toward Wakefield–241st Street (select rush hour trips) (Nostrand Avenue)
← "5" train toward Eastchester–Dyre Avenue (one a.m. rush hour trip) (Nostrand Avenue)
Side platform
Platform extension sign

This underground station has two levels. The upper level serves New Lots Avenue-bound trains while the lower level serves Manhattan-bound trains. From north to south, each level has an express track, a local track, and one side platform.

Both platforms have their original Dual Contracts-era IRT trim line and name tablets. The trim line has a golden-yellow center, line green border, and a spec of blue in-between. "K" tablets on a blue border run along the trim line at regular intervals. The name tablets read "KINGSTON AVE." in Times New Roman font in gold lettering on a blue background, a gold center, and lime green border.

The platforms were extended at either ends in 1964–1965 to accommodate the current standard IRT train length of 510 feet.[5] Here, they have signs reading "KINGSTON AVE" in white sans serif lettering on a black border.[6] There is a vent chamber on the lower level.

Exits

The upper level has one fare control at the center with two staircases going down to the lower level. It has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two staircases going up to the south side mall of Eastern Parkway (between the main and service roads) and Kingston Avenue.[7]

Exit location[7] Exit type Number of exits Platform served
Eastern Parkway, south side mall
SW corner of Eastern Parkway and Kingston Avenue 		Staircase 1 Both
Eastern Parkway, south side mall
SE corner of Eastern Parkway and Kingston Avenue 		Staircase 1 Both

Nearby points of interest

Notes

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Brooklyn Tube Extensions Open: I.R.T. Begins Service on Eastern Parkway and Nostrand Avenue Lines" (PDF). New York Times. August 23, 1920. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b Annual Report 1964–1965. New York City Transit Authority. 1965.
  6. ^ DanTD (November 17, 2014). File:Kingston Ave - IRT Eastern Pkwy; IND-style Mosaics.JPG (photograph). Retrieved November 25, 2015. {{cite AV media}}: External link in |people= (help)
  7. ^ a b c d e f "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Crown Heights" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
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