Alabama Avenue station

Alabama Avenue
Alabama Avenue
	New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Looking west from the platform
Station statistics
Address	Alabama Avenue & Fulton Street; Brooklyn, NY 11207
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	East New York, Cypress Hills
Coordinates	40.67683°N 73.900008°W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Jamaica Line
Services	J (all times); Z (rush hours, peak direction)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: B12, B20, B25, B83, Q24, Q56
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	September 5, 1885[1]
Station code	091[2]
Opposite-direction transfer available	Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2019)	628,299[3] 3.6%
Rank	398 out of 424[3]
Station succession
Next north	Van Siclen Avenue: J Z ; (J skips to Cleveland Street)
Next south	Broadway Junction: J Z
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
	Stops all times

Alabama Avenue is an elevated station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Alabama Avenue and Fulton Street in East New York, Brooklyn,[4] it is served by the J train at all times and the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction.[5]

History

Track layout

					to Van Siclen Av







					to Bway Jct

On September 5, 1885, the Brooklyn Elevated Railway was extended to Alabama Avenue, with 1,500 passengers using the station during the morning of its first day of service.[1]

In 1985, the station had only 321 paying daily riders on a typical weekday not counting farebeaters, making it one of the least used stations in the system.[6]

The station was closed for renovations from January 13 to December 14, 2005.[7] As part of the station renovation 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 renovation cost $8.89 million.[9]

Station layout

3F	Peak-direction express	Trackbed
2F Platform level	Westbound	← toward Broad Street (Broadway Junction) ← AM rush toward Broad Street (Broadway Junction)
	Island platform
	Eastbound	→ toward Jamaica Center (Cleveland Street PM rush, Van Siclen Avenue other times) → → PM rush toward Jamaica Center (Van Siclen Avenue) →
1F	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
G	Street level	Exit / entrance

The station as seen from street level

The trackway at Alabama Avenue.

This elevated station has one island platform and two tracks.[10] The platform has a red canopy with green frames and support columns at the west (railroad south) end.

A trackway starts at the top of the station's flat canopy and runs to the elevated complex at Broadway Junction. This track was intended to be an express track, with work beginning on the proposed express track in the late 1960s.[11] However, engineering studies completed after the work started indicated that the vibration of trains passing over the stations would be too severe and would literally shake the stations apart.

A nameless artwork by Scott Redden was installed here in 2008. It consists of three stained glass panels in eight of the nine station sign structures on the platform. The panels depict scenes related to farming including a farmhouse, chicken, and pick-up truck.[12]

The street area under the station was depicted in a painting created by artist Rackstraw Downes, titled "Under the J Line at Alabama Avenue, 2007."[13]

Exits

The station's only entrance/exit is an elevated station house beneath the tracks. It has one staircase to the platform at the south end, turnstile bank, token booth, and two staircases facing in opposite directions going down to the southeast corner of Alabama Avenue and Fulton Street.[14]

References

"Still Extending Its Lines The Brooklyn Elevated Reaches Alabama Avenue". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 5, 1885. p. 6. Retrieved October 2, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
"Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
"Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
"Neighborhood Map East New York Cypress Hills Woodhaven New Lots" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
"J/Z Subway Timetable, Effective November 17, 2019" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
Levine, Richard (November 5, 1986). "COLUMN ONE: TRANSPORT". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
"Alabama Av station closed for rehabilitation Beginning 12:01 AM Mon, Jun 13 to midnight, Sun, Dec 14" (PDF). mta.info. New York City Transit. 2005. Archived from the original on December 10, 2005. Retrieved October 2, 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
"MTA NYC Transit Subway Line Information". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 21, 2005. Archived from the original on December 21, 2005. Retrieved October 2, 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
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.
Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
"City Transit Unit Seeks 141 Million: Funds for Buses and BMT Cars Included in Budget" (PDF). The New York Times. July 18, 1962. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
"MTA – Arts & Design | NYCT Permanent Art". web.mta.info. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
"Rackstraw Downes Under the J Line at Alabama Avenue (2007) Artsy.net Retrieved 11-16-2013". Archived from the original on November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
"MTA Neighborhood Maps: Ocean Hill" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.

External links

nycsubway.org – BMT Jamaica Line: Alabama Avenue
Station Reporter — J Train
The Subway Nut — Alabama Avenue Pictures
Alabama Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platform from Google Maps Street View

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[1885Opening-1] "Still Extending Its Lines The Brooklyn Elevated Reaches Alabama Avenue". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 5, 1885. p. 6. Retrieved October 2, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

[stationinformation-2] "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

[2015Ridership-3] "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

[4] "Neighborhood Map East New York Cypress Hills Woodhaven New Lots" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

[NYCSJZ-5] "J/Z Subway Timetable, Effective November 17, 2019" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 16, 2020.

[6] Levine, Richard (November 5, 1986). "COLUMN ONE: TRANSPORT". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

[7] "Alabama Av station closed for rehabilitation Beginning 12:01 AM Mon, Jun 13 to midnight, Sun, Dec 14" (PDF). mta.info. New York City Transit. 2005. Archived from the original on December 10, 2005. Retrieved October 2, 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)

[8] "MTA NYC Transit Subway Line Information". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 21, 2005. Archived from the original on December 21, 2005. Retrieved October 2, 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)

[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.

[tracks-10] Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.

[11] "City Transit Unit Seeks 141 Million: Funds for Buses and BMT Cars Included in Budget" (PDF). The New York Times. July 18, 1962. Retrieved October 2, 2015.

[12] "MTA – Arts & Design | NYCT Permanent Art". web.mta.info. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

[13] "Rackstraw Downes Under the J Line at Alabama Avenue (2007) Artsy.net Retrieved 11-16-2013". Archived from the original on November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.

[MTAMap-OceanHill-BwayJct-2015-14] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Ocean Hill" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.

Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Nassau Street Local	Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport 121st Street 111th Street 104th Street Woodhaven Boulevard 85th Street–Forest Parkway 75th Street–Elderts Lane Cypress Hills Crescent Street Norwood Avenue Cleveland Street Van Siclen Avenue Alabama Avenue Broadway Junction Chauncey Street Halsey Street Gates Avenue Kosciuszko Street Myrtle Avenue Flushing Avenue Lorimer Street Hewes Street Marcy Avenue Essex Street Bowery Canal Street Chambers Street Fulton Street Broad Street
Nassau Street Express	Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport 121st Street 104th Street Woodhaven Boulevard 75th Street–Elderts Lane Crescent Street Norwood Avenue Van Siclen Avenue Alabama Avenue Broadway Junction Chauncey Street Gates Avenue Myrtle Avenue Marcy Avenue Essex Street Bowery Canal Street Chambers Street Fulton Street Broad Street
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Note: Service variations, station closures, and reroutes are not reflected here. Stations with asterisks have no regular peak, reverse peak, or midday service on that route. See linked articles for more information.