Prospect Park station (BMT lines)
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The Prospect Park station is an express
History
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This station opened on July 2, 1878 when the
In 1918, the station began a rebuilding in order to accommodate the new subway connection to the Manhattan Bridge and Montague Street Tunnel. This rebuilding contributed to the Malbone Street wreck on November 1 of that year, when a train of elevated cars derailed on the then-new curve leading to what is now the unused southbound outer track. At least 93 individuals died, making it one of the U.S.'s deadliest train crashes.[3][4][5]
The connection to the bridge and lines in Manhattan was completed on August 1, 1920. To the south of this station, express service operated on the Brighton Line.[5]
The Prospect Park station was the closest station to Ebbets Field, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers until the team moved to Los Angeles after the 1957 season. The stadium was located at Bedford Avenue and Sullivan Place three blocks to the east and one block to the north. That area is now occupied by the Ebbets Field Apartments.
In April 1993, the New York State Legislature agreed to give the MTA $9.6 billion for capital improvements. Some of the funds would be used to renovate nearly one hundred New York City Subway stations,[6][7] including Prospect Park.[8] The MTA conducted a $12 million renovation of the Prospect Park station in the mid-1990s. The first phase of the renovation took place from November 1992 to August 1994; it included restoring the station's tiled friezes and yellow-tile walls, as well as restoring the entrance at Empire Boulevard, adding a decorative gate alluding to the Prospect Park Zoo. The second phase included renovating the Lincoln Road entrance.[9] The renovation was completed in 1996.[10] In 1999, the MTA leased the space above the Lincoln Road entrance to a nursery school that planned to renovate the space for $600,000.[11]
This station was the site of an
Station layout
Ground | Street level | Exit/entrance | ||
Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, waiting area![]() | |||
Platform level |
Northbound Franklin Ave. Line | ← ![]() ![]() | ||
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Northbound Brighton Line | ← ![]() ← ![]() | |||
Southbound Brighton Line | ![]() ![]() | |||
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Southbound Franklin Ave. Line | No regular service |
This open cut station has four tracks and two island platforms.[15] Both platforms have red canopies with green frames and support columns that run for the either length. Every other column has the standard black station name plate in white lettering.
The station is served by the Q train and the Franklin Avenue Shuttle at all times, and by the B train only on weekdays during the day.[16] The center express tracks are used by B and Q trains. The northbound local track is used to originate and terminate the shuttle, as the station is its southern terminus. The southbound local track is only used for train storage or construction reroutes.[15] The next stop to the north is Seventh Avenue for B and Q trains and Botanic Garden for the shuttle. The next stop to the south is Parkside Avenue for local Q trains and Newkirk Plaza for express B trains.[16]
At the north end of the station, B and Q trains ramp down into a tunnel under Flatbush Avenue, running parallel to the
At the south end of the station, there are crossovers and switches as the Brighton Line becomes a four-track corridor to
Artwork
The 1994 artwork here is called Brighton Clay Re-Leaf by Susan Tunick. It features ceramic tiles in both station entrances/exits that depict leaves to symbolize
Exits
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The station has two entrances/exits. The full-time one is at the extreme south end. A single double-wide staircase and ADA-accessible elevators go up from each platform to a beige ground level station house that is on the north side of the Lincoln Road overpass above the platforms between Ocean and Flatbush Avenues. Each platform elevator is connected to the station house by a glass-enclosed passageway above their respective platforms.[18] There is a bank of turnstiles, a waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions and a token booth inside the station house.[19] Additionally, there is a private preschool immediately adjacent to the station house entrance.
The station's other entrance/exit at the north end is un-staffed. Two staircases from each platform at the tunnel portal go up to a waiting area, where a bank of turnstiles and one exit-only turnstile lead to a
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ Cudahy, Brian (1999). The Malbone Street Wreck, New York: Fordham University Press. p. 81.
- ^ Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 27, 1919. p. 10.
- ^ a b Walsh, Kevin (October 4, 1998). "The lore of the Franklin Avenue Shuttle". forgotten-ny.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ Benenson, Joel (April 1, 1993). "Albany deal to save the $1.25 fare". New York Daily News. p. 1059. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "Stop the Fussing". Newsday. May 28, 1993. p. 56. Archived from the original on May 3, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ Shifrel, Scott; Hays, Elizabeth; Siemaszko, Corky (February 22, 2010). "Michael Mineo sodomy trial verdict: Jury finds all cops not guilty on all counts". New York Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ a b Rivoli, Dan (November 2, 2019). "Transit Officials Memorialize Worst Subway Crash in NY History". Spectrum News NY1. Retrieved November 3, 2019. Includes 2-minute news video with close-up of the memorial plaque.
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Barone, Vincent (November 1, 2019). "Officials commemorate deadliest city subway crash with plaque". amNewYork. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ Artwork: Brighton Clay Re-Leaf (Susan Tunick)
- ^ "MTA Guide to Accessible Transit". MTA.info. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
- ^ a b "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Park Slope/Prospect Park" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-7607-2213-8.
- ^ Geberer, Raanan (November 1, 2019). "101 years later, deadliest subway crash in New York remembered". Brooklyn Eagle. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ Zagare, Liena (November 1, 2019). "Never Forget: 101 Years After The Worst Subway Crash in NYC History, Malbone Wreck Finally Gets Memorialized". BKLYNER. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
External links
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- nycsubway.org – BMT Brighton Line: Prospect Park
- nycsubway.org — Brighton Clay Re-Leaf Artwork by Susan Tunick (1994)
- Station Reporter — B Train
- Station Reporter — Q Train
- Station Reporter — Franklin Shuttle
- The Subway Nut — Prospect Park Pictures
- MTA's Arts For Transit — Prospect Park (BMT Brighton Line)
- Lincoln Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Flatbush Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View