Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum station
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Structure | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 (2 on each level) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | October 10, 1920 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | ADA-accessible | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite- direction transfer | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traffic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 920,056[3] 35% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 297 out of 423[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum station is a local station on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn adjacent to the Brooklyn Museum, it is served by the 2 train at all times, the 3 train at all times except late nights, and the 4 train during late nights.
History
Construction and opening
After the
Groundbreaking for the IRT extension took place on May 23, 1914.
The tunnel between Grand Army Plaza and Nostrand Avenue was built using the
Service on the
Later years
During the 1964–1965 fiscal year, the platforms at Eastern Parkway, along with those at four other stations on the Eastern Parkway Line, were lengthened to 525 feet to accommodate a ten-car train of 51-foot IRT cars.[26][27] The work was performed by the Arthur A. Johnson Corporation.[27]
In 1981, the MTA announced the creation of its Culture Stations program to install public art in the subway. The Culture Stations program was started to deter graffiti, and was inspired by legislation in the
In 2002, it was announced that Eastern Parkway would be one of ten subway stations citywide to receive renovations.[33] The station subsequently underwent a renovation that lasted between 13 and 15 months;[34][35] the project was expedited in advance of the museum's anniversary.[36] The project, finished in April 2004, cost $12 million to $14 million to complete.[34][35] The Brooklyn Museum donated some architectural decorations,[37] which were installed within the station.[34][35] A new exit was also built, leading to the Brooklyn Museum's new main-entrance pavilion.[34]
As part of the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Program, elevators were added to the platforms and street, which made the station fully compliant with accessibility guidelines under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.[38][39][40] A contract for the elevators' construction was awarded in August 2018. Substantial completion was projected for October 2020,[41] but the elevators opened two months later.[42][43] Designed by Urbahn Architects and constructed by Gramercy Group, the project cost $25.8 million and included three elevators and a rebuilt staircase.[44][45]
Station layout
Ground | Street level | Exit/entrance |
Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent Elevator to the south side of Eastern Parkway in front of the Brooklyn Museum | |
Platform level | Side platform | |
Northbound local | ← toward Wakefield–241st Street (Grand Army Plaza) ← toward Harlem–148th Street (Grand Army Plaza) ← toward Woodlawn late nights (Grand Army Plaza) | |
Southbound local | toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College (Franklin Avenue–Medgar Evers College) → ( late nights) toward New Lots Avenue (Franklin Avenue–Medgar Evers College) → | |
Side platform | ||
Express Tracks | Northbound express | ← do not stop here |
Southbound express | do not stop here → |
There are two local tracks with two
In the eastern
There is an emergency exit from the express level at the south end of each platform. There is a closed western mezzanine blocked by a tiled wall and a door on the west ends of both platforms; the entrances to this mezzanine have been covered with metal hatches on street level.
Exits
The only two exits to this station are from the east mezzanine. One exit is on the south side of Eastern Parkway, in front of the Brooklyn Museum; the elevator is located by this entrance. The other is in the pedestrian mall on the north side of Eastern Parkway, across the street from the Brooklyn Museum.[53]
Image gallery
References
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- ^ a b "Line Begun Today Taps Big Section". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 23, 1914. p. 23. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ "Now Sure That the Trees on Parkway Can Be Saved". The Chat. July 18, 1914. p. 19. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
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- ^ a b "3 New Subway Stations Open". Times Union. October 10, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
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- ^ "MTA Capital Program 2015-2019: Renew. Enhance. Expand" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 28, 2015. p. 61. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
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- ^ "MTA 2017 Preliminary Budget July Financial Plan 2017 –2020 Volume 2" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
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- ^ "Subway station for Brooklyn cultural icons now ADA compliant". Brooklyn Eagle. December 21, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "See: New Elevators Unveiled At Brooklyn Museum Subway Station". Prospect Heights-Crown Heights, NY Patch. December 18, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ "MTA completes $29M upgrade to Brooklyn Museum subway station". Real Estate Weekly. November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
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External links
- nycsubway.org
- Brooklyn IRT: Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum (text used with permission)
- Brooklyn IRT: Map 2, Brooklyn IRT Dual Contracts (includes current and former track configurations, and provisions for future connections)
- Brueghel Series Artwork by Pat Steir (1994)
- Historic New York City Architectural Elements Artwork from the Brooklyn Museum of Art Collections
- MTA's Arts For Transit — Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)