Fort Hamilton Parkway station (BMT Sea Beach Line)

Fort Hamilton Parkway is a local station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway, located in Brooklyn at the intersection of Fort Hamilton Parkway and 62nd Street. It is served by the N train at all times and several W trains during rush hours.

For other uses, see Fort Hamilton Parkway (disambiguation).

Fort Hamilton Parkway
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Coney Island-bound platform
Station statistics
Address	Fort Hamilton Parkway & 62nd Street Brooklyn, NY 11219
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bensonhurst, Sunset Park
Coordinates	40°37′55.56″N 74°0′23.49″W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Sea Beach Line
Services	N  (all times) ​      W  (selected rush-hour trips)
Transit connections	New York City Bus: B16
Structure	Open-cut
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	June 22, 1915 (1915-06-22)[1]
Station code	072[2]
Opposite-direction transfer available	Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2019)	1,372,278[3]  41.5%
Rank	311 out of 424[3]
Station succession
Next north	Eighth Avenue: N  ​W
Next south	New Utrecht Avenue: N  ​W
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

Station layout

Track layout
to 8 Av to New Utrecht Av

G	Street level	Station building, entrance/exit, station agent, MetroCard machines
P Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← toward Ditmars Boulevard (Eighth Avenue) ← toward Ditmars Boulevard (select weekday trips) (Eighth Avenue)
	Northbound express	← No regular service
	Southbound express	→  Trackbed
	Southbound local	→ toward Coney Island (New Utrecht Avenue) → → toward 86th Street (select weekday trips) (New Utrecht Avenue) →
	Side platform

This open-cut station opened on June 22, 1915.[1] It has four tracks and two side platforms, but the two center express tracks are not normally used. The northbound platform has metal canopies while the southbound platform has concrete walls and roof.

At this point, the LIRR Bay Ridge Branch runs alongside north of the line.

From January 18, 2016 to May 22, 2017, the Manhattan-bound platform at this station was closed for renovations.[4][5][6] The Coney Island-bound platform was closed for a much longer period of time, from July 31, 2017[7][8] to July 1, 2019.[9]

Exits

Each end has a crossover. The full-time west exit leads to Fort Hamilton Parkway and 62nd Street while the HEET east exit leads to 11th Avenue and 62nd–63rd Streets. The distance between 11th Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway makes the platforms much longer than a typical "B" Division train. The station house's construction is stucco with tile interior.[10]

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. 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.
5. • Harshbarger, Rebecca (January 14, 2016). "9 Brooklyn N train stations to shut down for 14 months". am New York. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
   • "N Line Sea Beach - 2016". web.mta.info. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
   • Katinas, Paula (December 18, 2014). "Commuter headache: MTA to renovate N train stations". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
6. "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.
7. 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.
8. "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.
9. "Planned Service Changes for: Monday, July 1, 2019". travel.mtanyct.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 1, 2019. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
10. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Sunset Park" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

External links

The 11th Avenue station house

• nycsubway.org – BMT Sea Beach Line: Fort Hamilton Parkway
• Station Reporter — N Train
• The Subway Nut — Fort Hamilton Parkway Pictures
• Fort Hamilton Parkway entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 11th Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Uptown Platform from Google Maps Street View