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Van Siclen Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)

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Van Siclen Avenue
"J" train​"Z" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Passengers at the west end of the platform
General information
LocationVan Siclen Avenue & Fulton Street
East New York, Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates40°40′41″N 73°53′30″W / 40.678002°N 73.891726°W / 40.678002; -73.891726
Line(s)BMT Jamaica Line
BMT Lexington Avenue Line (formerly)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport NYCT Bus: Q24
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
ClassificationB Division
History
OpenedDecember 3, 1885; 139 years ago (December 3, 1885)[1]
Original companyBrooklyn Elevated Railroad
Passengers
2023515,895 Increase 2.3%
Rank381 out of 423[2]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Alabama Avenue
J all except rush hours, peak direction ​Z rush hours, peak direction
toward Broad Street
 Norwood Avenue
Z rush hours, peak direction
skip-stop
Cleveland Street
J all except rush hours, peak direction
toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer

The Van Siclen Avenue station is a skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Fulton Street and Van Siclen Avenue in Brooklyn,[3] it is served by the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction, and by the J train other times.[4]

History

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The station opened on December 3, 1885, as part of a one station extension of the Lexington Avenue Line from Alabama Avenue.[1][5][6] This station was the eastern terminus of the line until May 30, 1893, when it was extended to Cypress Hills.[7]

This station was closed from March 25 to August 6, 2006, in order to be rehabilitated. As part of the rehabilitation project, the stairs were rehabilitated, the floors were renewed, major structural repairs were made, new canopies were installed, the area around the station booth was reconfigured, the platform edge strips were replaced, walls were replaced, and a high-quality public address system was installed.[8] The rehabilitation project cost $8.52 million.[9]

Station layout

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Platform level Westbound ← "J" train toward Broad Street (Alabama Avenue)
← "Z" train AM rush toward Broad Street (Alabama Avenue)
← "J" train AM rush does not stop here
Island platform
Eastbound → "J" train toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Cleveland Street) →
→ "Z" train PM rush toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Norwood Avenue) →
→ "J" train PM rush does not stop here →
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Ground Street level Entrances/exits
From the street, facing north

This elevated station has two tracks and one island platform.[10] The canopy is short and has a squared off, flat roofline.

The artwork here, THE VIEW FROM HERE by Barbara Ellmann, was installed in 2007. This artwork is supposed to be evocative of structures in the surrounding area.[11][12][13]

Exit

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The station's only entrance and exit is a center mezzanine under the tracks with wooden floors and walls. This mezzanine is to the geographic south of the northbound track. Outside of fare control, two stairs go to southwest and southeast corners of Fulton Street and Van Siclen Avenue.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Finished At Last The Elevated Complete from the River to Schenck Avenue". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 3, 1885. p. 4. Retrieved October 2, 2016 – via Brooklyn Newspapers.
  2. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Neighborhood Map East New York Cypress Hills Woodhaven New Lots" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "J/Z Subway Timetable, Effective June 30, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "BROOKLYN ELEVATED ROADS". The New York Times. December 4, 1885. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  6. ^ "Five Hundred Passengers". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 4, 1995. p. 6. Retrieved October 2, 2016 – via Brooklyn Newspapers.
  7. ^ "Trains Running This Morning The Elevated Road to Cypress Hills Still in Operation". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 30, 1893. p. 10. Retrieved October 2, 2016 – via Brooklyn Newspapers.
  8. ^ "Van Siclen Av station closed for rehabilitation 12:01 AM Sat, Mar 25 to midnight Sun, Aug 6, 2006" (PDF). mta.info. New York City Transit. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2006. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  9. ^ MTA 2006 Adopted Budget - February Financial Plan - Part 3 (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2006. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  10. ^ Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ "www.nycsubway.org: Artwork: The View From Here (Barbara Ellmann)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  12. ^ "public works". September 4, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  13. ^ "MTA - Arts & Design | NYCT Permanent Art". web.mta.info. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  14. ^ MTA neighborhood map
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