Avenue U station (BMT Sea Beach Line)

Avenue U is a local station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Avenue U and West Seventh Street in Gravesend, Brooklyn. It is served by the N train at all times and several W trains during rush hours.

For other uses, see Avenue U (disambiguation).
 Avenue U
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
AddressAvenue U & West Seventh Street
Brooklyn, NY 11223
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleGravesend
Coordinates40°35′47.38″N 73°58′44.28″W
DivisionB (BMT)
LineBMT Sea Beach Line
Services      N  (all times)
​      W  (selected rush-hour trips)
Transit connections New York City Bus: B3
StructureOpen-cut
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedJune 22, 1915 (1915-06-22)[1]
ClosedJanuary 18, 2016 (2016-01-18) (northbound reconstruction)
July 31, 2017 (2017-07-31) (southbound reconstruction)
RebuiltMay 22, 2017 (2017-05-22) (northbound reopening)
October 29, 2018 (2018-10-29) (southbound reopening)
Station code078[2]
Opposite-direction transfer availableYes
Other entrances/
exits		at Avenue U and Avenue T
Traffic
Passengers (2019)1,019,104[3]  22.7%
Rank359 out of 424[3]
Station succession
Next northKings Highway: N  ​W 
Next south86th Street: N  ​W 
Avenue U Station (Dual System BRT)
MPSNew York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.05000675[4]
Added to NRHPJuly 6, 2005

History
The southbound platform prior to its renovation

This station opened on June 22, 1915, along with the rest of the Sea Beach Line.[1]

In 2005, the station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]

From January 18, 2016 to May 22, 2017, the Manhattan-bound platform at this station was closed for renovations.[6][7][8] The Coney Island-bound platform was closed for a much longer period of time, from July 31, 2017[9][10] to October 29, 2018.[11]

Station layout
Track layout
to Kings Hwy
to 86 St
G Station house Entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard machines
P
Platform level		 Side platform
Northbound local ← toward Ditmars Boulevard (Kings Highway)
← toward Ditmars Boulevard (select weekday trips) (Kings Highway)
Northbound express ← No regular service
Southbound express ← No regular service
Southbound local → toward Coney Island (86th Street) →
→ toward 86th Street (select weekday trips) (Terminus) →
Side platform

This station has four tracks and two side platforms. The two center express tracks are not normally used, but both are available for rerouted trains. The platforms are in an open cut.[12] The concrete walls are painted beige and the columns are blue.

The 2018 artwork at this station is "Edges of a South Brooklyn Sky", a series of 14 glass mosaics made by Sally Gil. The artwork represent the local community of Gravesend and the diversity of its residents.[13]

Exits

This station has two entrances, both of which are beige station houses at street-level between West Seventh and West Eighth Streets above the tracks and have a single staircase leading to each platform at either ends. The main exit at the south end has a turnstile bank and token booth and leads to Avenue U while the exit at the north end leads to Avenue T and is un-staffed, containing just HEET turnstiles and exit-only turnstiles.[14]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  3. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  5. Kings County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places: NRHP #05000675
  6. Romano, Denise (October 4, 2013). "Two elevators coming to the N line during massive rehabilitation". The Brooklyn Reporter. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  8. "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.
  9. DeJesus, Jaime (May 17, 2017). "Manhattan-bound service to return to N stations on Sea Beach Line". The Brooklyn Reporter. Archived from the original on October 27, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  10. "Manhattan-Bound Service Returns to N Stations on Sea Beach Line". www.mta.info (Press release). New York City, NY: Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 17, 2017. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  11. "Transit & Bus Committee Meeting - November 2018" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. November 13, 2018. p. 164. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  12. Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
  13. "Avenue U Derek Edges of a South Brooklyn Sky, 2018". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  14. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Coney Island" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
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