Classon Avenue station

Classon Avenue (locally /ˈklɔːsɪn/ KLAW-sin) is a station on the IND Crosstown Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Classon and Lafayette Avenues on the border of Bedford–Stuyvesant and Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, it is served at all times by the G train.

Classon Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Queens bound platform view
Station statistics
Address	Classon Avenue & Lafayette Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bedford–Stuyvesant, Clinton Hill
Coordinates	40.688839°N 73.960047°W / 40.688839; -73.960047
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Crosstown Line
Services	G  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: B38, B48
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	July 1, 1937 (1937-07-01)[1]
Station code	290[2]
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Wireless service	[3]
Opposite-direction transfer available	Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2019)	1,722,852[4]  4.5%
Rank	271 out of 424[4]
Station succession
Next north	Bedford–Nostrand Avenues: G
Next south	Clinton–Washington Avenues: G
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Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

History

This station opened on July 1, 1937, when the entire Crosstown Line was completed between Nassau Avenue and its connection to the IND Culver Line. On this date, the GG was extended in both directions to Smith–Ninth Streets and Forest Hills–71st Avenue.[1]

Under the 2015–2019 Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Plan, this station, along with 32 others, was to have undergone a complete overhaul as part of the Enhanced Station Initiative. Updates would have included cellular service, Wi-Fi, USB charging stations, interactive service advisories and maps, and improved signage and station lighting.[5][6] However, most of these renovations are being deferred until the 2020–2024 Capital Program due to a lack of funding.[7] In 2019, the MTA announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.[8]

Station layout

Track layout
to Bedford–Nostrand Avs to Clinton–Washington Avs

G	Street level	Entrances/exits
B1	Mezzanine	Station agent, fare control, MetroCard machines
B2 Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound	← toward Court Square (Bedford–Nostrand Avenues)
	Center track	→ Trackbed
	Southbound	→ toward Church Avenue (Clinton–Washington Avenues) →
	Side platform

This underground station has two side platforms and two tracks with space for a center track.[9] Both platforms have a light green trim line on a darker green border and name tablets reading "CLASSON AVE." in white sans serif lettering on a dark green background and lighter green border. There are small "CLASSON" directional signs in white lettering on a black background beneath the trim line and name tablets. Dark blue i-beam columns run along both platforms at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black station name plate in white lettering.

The space for an additional center track between the two outer ones was meant for the unbuilt IND Second System. It would have been an extension of the center track at Bedford–Nostrand Avenues, which dead-ends on either side of that station. Railroad south of Classon Avenue, the two tracks curve closer to each other and the center trackway ends.

The south end of the southbound platform and the north end of the northbound one have room for proposed control towers. Those spaces are now used for crew facilities.

Exits

This station has a full length mezzanine above the platforms and tracks supported by dark green i-beam columns, but only the northern half is open to the public and has two staircases to each platform.[9][10] The fare control area is at the center with a turnstile bank, token booth, and three stairs going up to all corners of Classon and Lafayette Avenues except the northeast one.[9]

References

1. "New Crosstown Subway Line Is Opened". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 1, 1937. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
2. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
3. "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
4. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
5. "MTA Will Completely Close 30 Subway Stations For Months-Long "Revamp"". Gothamist. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
6. "MTAStations" (PDF). governor.ny.gov. Government of the State of New York. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
7. Berger, Paul (April 3, 2018). "New York Subway Cuts Back Plans to Renovate Stations". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
8. "Press Release - MTA Headquarters - MTA Announces 20 Additional Subway Stations to Receive Accessibility Improvements Under Proposed 2020-2024 Capital Plan". MTA. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
9. "Review of the G Line: Appendices" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 10, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
10. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bedford-Stuyvesant" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.

External links

• nycsubway.org – IND Crosstown: Classon Avenue
• Station Reporter — G Train
• The Subway Nut — Classon Avenue Pictures
• Classon Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View