Brook Avenue station

Brook Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Brook Avenue & East 138th Street Bronx, NY
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Mott Haven
Coordinates	40°48′27″N73°55′10″W / 40.80754°N 73.91932°W / 40.80754; -73.91932
Division	A (IRT) [1]
Line	IRT Pelham Line
Services	6   (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Bx33
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	January 7, 1919;105 years ago (1919-01-07) [2]
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite- direction transfer	No
Traffic
2023	1,104,521 [3]   1.1%
Rank	278 out of 423 [3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Cypress Avenue toward Pelham Bay Park Local Third Avenue–138th Street toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall does not stop here
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to Cypress Avenue to Third Avenue–138th Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

The Brook Avenue station is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the 6 train at all times and is located at Brook Avenue and East 138th Street in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx. The station opened in 1919 as part of an extension of the Pelham Line of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, and had its platforms extended in the 1960s. The station is slated to undergo renovations to become compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

History

This station opened on January 7, 1919 with the extension of the Pelham Line from Third Avenue–138th Street to Hunts Point Avenue by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company. ^[2]

In 1951, the MTA proposed building a transfer from the IRT Pelham Line to the IND Second Avenue Line at Brook Avenue, though that was never built. ^{[4] [5]} Instead, both platforms were extended at either ends in the 1960s to accommodate the current standard length of an IRT train (510 feet (160 m)). The extensions are noticeable as they are narrower than the rest of the platforms and have no columns. The extensions result in the platforms being slightly offset.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 1981, the MTA listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system. ^[6] Under the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Plan, the station, along with thirty other New York City Subway stations, will undergo a complete overhaul and would be entirely closed for up to 6 months. Updates would include cellular service, Wi-Fi, charging stations, improved signage, and improved station lighting. ^{[7] [8]} However, these renovations are being deferred until the 2020–2024 Capital Program due to a lack of funding. ^[9] In 2019, the MTA announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program. ^[10]

Station layout

Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance
Platform level	Side platform
	Southbound local	← toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (Third Avenue–138th Street)
	Peak-direction express	← does not stop here →
	Northbound local	→ toward Pelham Bay Park (Parkchester PM rush) (Cypress Avenue) →
	Side platform

Mosaic name tablet and trim

Southbound street stair

This underground station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is used by the weekday peak direction <6> service. ^[11] The 6 local train serves the station at all times. ^[12] The next stop to the south is Third Avenue–138th Street, while the next stop to the north is Cypress Avenue. ^[13]

Both platforms have their original Dual Contracts mosaic trim line and name tablets. The trim line has a geometric Vickers design of brightly colored diamonds in blue and green, bordered by scarlet red and yellow-ochre bands, as well as alternating "B" and concentric diamond plaques at regular intervals. The name tablets read "BROOK AVE." in white seriffed lettering on a blue background and yellow-ochre border. Some of the tablets themselves, and sections of the trim line on both sides have been replaced in recent years with historically accurate replicas. Dark yellow I-beam columns run along the original portion of the platforms at regular intervals, alternating ones having the standard black name plate with white lettering.^{[ citation needed ]}

There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions. ^[14]

Exits

Both platforms have one same-level fare control area at the center. Each one has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs. The ones on the Pelham Bay Park-bound platform go up to either southern corners of Brook Avenue and East 138th Street while the ones on the Manhattan-bound platform go up to either northern corners. ^[15]

References

1. "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.
2. "New Lines In Bronx Coming This Year: Rays of Rapid Transit to be Let Into Dark Sections in the West and North" (PDF). The New York Times . January 7, 1919. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
3. "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
4. Rapid Transit Construction Program; 1951 (New York City Board of Transportation)
5. Crowell, Paul (September 14, 1951). "$500,000,000 VOTED FOR 2D AVE. SUBWAY BY ESTIMATE BOARD" (PDF). The New York Times . Retrieved January 2, 2017– via The New York Times Archive.
6. Gargan, Edward A. (June 11, 1981). "Agency Lists Its 69 Most Deteriorated Subway Stations". The New York Times. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
7. Whitford, Emma (January 8, 2016). "MTA Will Completely Close 30 Subway Stations For Months-Long "Revamp"". Gothamist. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
8. "MTAStations" (PDF). governor.ny.gov. Government of the State of New York. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
9. Berger, Paul (April 3, 2018). "New York Subway Cuts Back Plans to Renovate Stations". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved April 3, 2018.
10. "MTA Announces 20 Additional Subway Stations to Receive Accessibility Improvements Under Proposed 2020-2024 Capital Plan". MTA (Press release). December 19, 2019. Archived from the original on December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
11. Lynch, Andrew (2020). "New York City Subway Track Map" (PDF). vanshnookenraggen.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
12. "6Subway Timetable, Effective August 12, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority . Retrieved August 26, 2023.
13. "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
14. Sklar, Robert (2010). "2010 Route Map in the style of the 1959 Schematic" (PDF). nycsubway.org. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
15. "Brook Avenue Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

External links

• nycsubway.org – IRT Pelham Line: Brook Avenue
• Station Reporter — 6 train
• The Subway Nut — Brook Avenue Pictures Archived July 6, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Brook Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View