Franklin Avenue station (Fulton Street)
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Levels | 2 | ||||||||||
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Opened | October 18, 1999[2] | ||||||||||
Accessible | ADA-accessible | ||||||||||
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2023 | 1,210,340[3] 11.5% | ||||||||||
Rank | 270 out of 423[3] | ||||||||||
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The Franklin Avenue station is a station complex shared by the BMT Franklin Avenue Line and the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway, located at Franklin Avenue and Fulton Street in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. It is served by the:
- Franklin Avenue Shuttle at all times
- C train at all times except late nights
- A train during late nights
Station layout
2F | Side platform | |
Westbound | ← toward Prospect Park (Park Place) (Demolished: Dean Street) | |
1F | Crossover | Connection to eastbound Fulton Street trains |
G | Street level | Station house, exit/entrance |
B | North mezzanine | Fare control |
Side platform | ||
Westbound local | ← toward 168th Street (Clinton–Washington Avenues) ← toward Inwood–207th Street late nights (Clinton–Washington Avenues) | |
Westbound express | ← does not stop here | |
Eastbound express | does not stop here → | |
Eastbound local | toward Euclid Avenue (Nostrand Avenue) → toward Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue late nights (Nostrand Avenue) → | |
Side platform | ||
South mezzanine | Fare control |
BMT Franklin Avenue Line platform
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Division | B (BMT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line | BMT Franklin Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | S (all times) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | August 15, 1896[4][5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1924Dual Contracts) October 18, 1999 (shuttle refurbishment) | (||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite- direction transfer | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former/other names | Franklin Avenue–Fulton Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Franklin Avenue station on the
History
This elevated station opened on August 15, 1896, to connect with the adjacent Franklin Avenue station of the
In 1920, the track connection to the Fulton Street Line was severed as Brighton Line trains to Downtown Brooklyn and Manhattan were rerouted via a new tunnel under Flatbush Avenue. In 1924, the station was rebuilt as a single-track station. The former westbound (now northbound) track was decked over with a wood platform to accommodate crowds transferring between the Fulton Street and Franklin Avenue Lines. The station platforms were also extended south to accommodate longer trains. Originally accommodated for five elevated BU cars for a length of ~250 ft (~76 m), they were now able to hold six subway-type AB Standard cars for a length of ~402 feet (~123 m).
The next stop to the south was
In 1985, the station had only 210 paying daily riders on a typical weekday in 1985 not counting farebeaters, making it one of the least used stations in the system.[7]
Rehabilitation
This station was completely rebuilt between 1998 and 1999
The 1999 artwork here is called Life and Continued Growth by Eric Pryor. It consists of stained glass panels on the top of the entranceway to the shuttle platform.
Exit
At the north end of the platform is the station's main station house, a three-story building on the southwest corner of Fulton Street and Franklin Avenue that connects to both platforms of Franklin Avenue on the IND Fulton Street Line.
The shuttle platform has another short staircase that goes down to a mesh-enclosed bridge above Fulton Street. On the other end is an elevator and one staircase going down to the northbound IND platform. A second elevator from the shuttle platform goes down to the overpass, main fare control area, and the southbound IND platform. These two elevators make the entire station complex ADA-accessible.[11]
IND Fulton Street Line platforms
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Division | B (IND)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line | IND Fulton Street Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | A (late nights) C (all except late nights) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | April 9, 1936[12] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | ADA-accessible | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite- direction transfer | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Franklin Avenue station is an underground local station on the IND Fulton Street Line.
History
The Franklin Avenue station was constructed as part of the IND Fulton Street Line, the main line of the city-owned
When Aretha Franklin died on August 16, 2018, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority pasted sticker signs with the word "Respect" on the walls of the Franklin Avenue station, as well as the Franklin Street station in Manhattan.[16][17] A Brooklyn resident had suggested adding the signs after impromptu tributes to Franklin had arisen at these two stations.[17]
Station layout
Opened on April 9, 1936,[12] it has four tracks and two side platforms. The two center express tracks are used by the A train during daytime hours.[9]
Both platforms have a light green trim line with a dark green border and small "FRANKLIN" tile captions below them in white lettering on a black background. The mosaic name tablets read "FRANKLIN AVE." in white sans-serif font on dark green background and light green border. Directional signs pointing to fare control are underneath some of them. Both platforms are entirely column-less.
Prior to introduction of the
Exits
Directional signs obscured with paint, along with newly tiled rooms, point to evidence of a closed exits on the west (railroad north) end of the station, which went to both eastern corners of Classon Avenue and Fulton Street.[18] These exits were closed in the 1980s.[18] The exit to the Manhattan-bound platform is blocked by a trapdoor, while the exit to the eastbound platform is completely sealed.
BMT Fulton Street Line platforms
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This original elevated station at this intersection opened on April 24, 1888, along the demolished
When the extension of the Montague Street Tunnel under Flatbush Avenue rerouted Brighton Line trains to Downtown Brooklyn in 1920, the track connection to the BMT Franklin and Brighton Lines were severed.[19] The connection to the now Franklin Avenue Shuttle was rebuilt in 1924 as a single-track station. The former westbound (now northbound) track was decked over with a wood platform to accommodate crowds transferring between the Fulton Street and Franklin Avenue Lines.
The next stop to the east was
References
- ^ a b c d "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- New York Times, Subway Shuttle Gets $74 Million Makeover, October 18, 1999, page B3
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. August 14, 1896. p. 12.
- Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. August 14, 1896. p. 7.
- ^ a b c d "The lore of the FRANKLIN AVENUE SHUTTLE - Forgotten New York". forgotten-ny.com. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bedford-Stuyvesant" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Accessible Stations in the MTA Network". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ Duffus, R.L. (September 22, 1929). "Our Great Subway Network Spreads Wider; New Plans of Board of Transportation Involve the Building of More Than One Hundred Miles of Additional Rapid Transit Routes for New York" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- Newspapers.com.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ Marcus, Lilit (September 3, 2018). "Aretha Franklin gets respect at 2 NYC subway stations - CNN Travel". CNN. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ a b Yakas, Ben (September 4, 2018). "MTA Adds Aretha Franklin 'Respect' Tributes To Franklin Avenue & Franklin Street Subway Stations". Gothamist. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ a b "Review of the A and C Lines" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 11, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ ""The New Franklin Avenue Shuttle," by Douglas Diamond (The Third Rail Online)". Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
External links
NYC Subway.org:
- nycsubway.org – BMT Franklin: Franklin Avenue
- nycsubway.org – IND Fulton: Franklin Avenue
- nycsubway.org — Life and Continued Growth Artwork by Eric Pryor (1999)
Station Reporter:
- Station Reporter — C Train
- Station Reporter — Franklin Shuttle
- Station Reporter — Fulton Elevated
Other:
- The Subway Nut - Franklin Avenue Pictures
- MTA's Arts For Transit — Franklin Avenue
Google Maps Street View: