Rockaway Avenue station (IRT New Lots Line)
Rockaway Avenue is a station on the IRT New Lots Line of the New York City Subway, located at Rockaway Avenue and Livonia Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn. It is served by the 3 train at all times except late nights, when the 4 train takes over service. During rush hours, occasional 2, 4 and 5 trains also stop here.[3]
Rockaway Avenue | |||||||||||||||||
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Address | Rockaway Avenue & Livonia Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11212 | ||||||||||||||||
Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||
Locale | Brownsville | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.662541°N 73.908892°W | ||||||||||||||||
Division | A (IRT) | ||||||||||||||||
Line | IRT New Lots Line | ||||||||||||||||
Services | 2 3 4 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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Opened | November 22, 1920 | ||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | April 20, 2015 | to March 28, 2016||||||||||||||||
Station code | 348[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Opposite-direction transfer available | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||||||||
Passengers (2019) | 1,451,431[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Rank | 303 out of 424[2] | ||||||||||||||||
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Next west | Saratoga Avenue: 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Next east | Junius Street: 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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History
The New Lots Line was built as a part of Contract 3 of the Dual Contracts between New York City and the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, including this station.[4] It was built as an elevated line because the ground in this area is right above the water table, and as a result the construction of a subway would have been prohibitively expensive.[5] The first portion of the line between Utica Avenue and Junius Street, including this station, opened on November 22, 1920, with shuttle trains operating over this route.[6][7] The line was completed to New Lots Avenue on October 16, 1922,[7] with a two-car train running on the northbound track.[8] On October 31, 1924, through service to New Lots Avenue was begun.[8]
From April 20, 2015 to March 28, 2016, Rockaway Avenue and Van Siclen Avenue were closed for renovations.[9][10]
Station layout
P Platform level |
Side platform | |
Northbound | ← ← ← | |
Center trackway | No track or roadbed | |
Southbound | ||
Side platform | ||
M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines |
G | Street level | Exit/entrance |
This station has two side platforms and two tracks. Between the two tracks, there is space for an additional third track that was never installed.[11]
Exits
This station's only exit is via a wooden mezzanine under the tracks. The mezzanine has a crossunder and metal canopies. Outside fare control, stairs go to the northwest and southeast corners of Livonia and Rockaway Avenues.[12]
References
- "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.
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- "2 Subway Timetable, Effective November 17, 2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- "3 Subway Timetable, Effective November 17, 2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- "4 Subway Timetable, Effective November 17, 2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- "5 Subway Timetable, Effective November 17, 2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- "Nearly 70 Track Miles to Be Added To Rapid Transit Facilities in 1920". Brooklyn Standard Union. December 28, 1919. Retrieved August 14, 2016 – via Fulton History.
- "Differ Over Assessment Plans in Transit Projects: Eastern Parkway Subway and Livonia Avenue Extension the Cause of Bitter Dissension Among Property Owners Uptown". The Daily Standard Union. March 13, 1910. Retrieved August 14, 2016 – via Fulton History.
- "Annual report. 1920-1921". HathiTrust. Interborough Rapid Transit. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- Cunningham, Joseph; DeHart, Leonard O. (1993). A History of the New York City Subway System. J. Schmidt, R. Giglio, and K. Lang. p. 53.
- "IRT Brooklyn Line Opened 90 Years Ago". New York Division Bulletin. New York Division, Electric Railroaders' Association. 53 (9). September 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2016 – via Issu.
- "Rockaway Av and Van Siclen Av 3 Line Stations To Close for Five Months for Renewal". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 17, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- "3 Train Riders Breathe A Sigh Of Relief". The Odyssey Online. March 28, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
- "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Brownsville" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
External links
- nycsubway.org – Brooklyn IRT: Rockaway Avenue
- Station Reporter — 3 Train
- The Subway Nut — Rockaway Avenue Pictures
- Rockaway Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View