Church Avenue station (BMT Brighton Line)

Church Avenue
Church Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	View of the southbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Church Avenue & East 18th Street; Brooklyn, NY 11226
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Flatbush
Coordinates	40°38′59″N73°57′49″W / 40.64966°N 73.963646°W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Brighton Line
Services	B (weekday rush hours, middays and early evenings); Q (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B16, B35
Structure	Open-cut
Platforms	2 island platforms ; cross-platform interchange
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	original station: July 2, 1878;145 years ago
Rebuilt	current station: 1907;117 years ago
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Traffic
2022	3,024,750 17.7%
Rank	92 out of 423
Services
Services
Location
Track layout
	Legend
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times
	Stops weekdays during the day

Last updated March 04, 2024

The Church Avenue station is an express station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located at Church Avenue near East 18th Street in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. The station is served by the Q train at all times and by the B train on weekdays only.

History

Early history

The original station at this location was a two-track side platform station that ran south from Church Avenue, whereas the current station runs to the north. At a point about 150 feet (46 m) south of Church Avenue, a clear difference in the form of the concrete retaining wall is visible on both sides of the right-of-way. This marks the point where the original Brighton Beach Line transitioned from an open-cut line depressed below ground level to a surface railroad for the remainder of the run to Coney Island. The line south of this point was converted from a two-track surface line to a four-track grade-separated line in 1907, and the portion north of this point was rebuilt from a two-track open cut to a four-track open cut in 1919.

After August 1, 1920, through service was shifted from the current BMT Franklin Avenue Line to a new subway alignment under Flatbush Avenue, which permitted direct access to Manhattan via the Manhattan Bridge and the Montague Street Tunnel.^[3]

Renovations

During the 1964–1965 fiscal year, the platforms at Church Avenue, along with those at six other stations on the Brighton Line, were lengthened to 615 feet (187 m) to accommodate a ten-car train of 60 foot (18 m)-long IND cars, or a nine-car train of 67 foot (20 m)-long BMT cars.^[4]

In 1981, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system.^[5] In 1982, the MTA began renovating the station.^[6]

In 2019, as part of an initiative to increase the accessibility of the New York City Subway system, the MTA announced that it would install elevators at the Church Avenue station as part of the MTA's 2020–2024 Capital Program.^[7] In November 2022, the MTA announced that it would award a $965 million contract for the installation of 21 elevators across eight stations,^[8] including Church Avenue.^[9]^[10]^: 81 A joint venture of ASTM and Halmar International would construct the elevators under a public-private partnership.^[9]^[10]^: 80

Station layout

G	Street level	Entrances/exits, station house and agent, MetroCard machines
P Platform level	Northbound local	← toward 96th Street (Parkside Avenue)
	Island platform
	Northbound express	← weekdays toward Bedford Park Boulevard or 145th Street (Prospect Park)
	Southbound express	← weekdays toward Brighton Beach (Newkirk Plaza) →
	Island platform
	Southbound local	← toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (Beverley Road) →

Church Avenue is an open-cut express station with short tunnels at each end to carry the line between cross streets. The station has four tracks and two island platforms.^[11] Each platform has two staircases, leading to a station-house at each end. The Q stops here at all times and is local, while the B stops here only on weekdays during the day and is express. The next stop to the north is Parkside Avenue for local trains and Prospect Park for express trains, while the next stop to the south is Beverley Road for local trains and Newkirk Plaza for express trains.^[12]

Exits

There are two exits and entrances to the station, both through station houses.^[13] The full-time end of the station is at Church Avenue, to the south. The original station-house was demolished and replaced with the current structure. Plain white tiles dot the interior and exterior of this entrance. There are restrooms inside fare control to the right side.^[13] The part-time entrance is at the north end of the station by Caton Avenue and St. Pauls Place, and the station-house there retains the original c.1918 exterior. This end of the station originally had a part-time booth during the morning rush; a high-exit turnstile was open at all other times.^[13]

After the 1980s renovation, the station was converted to booth operations from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM every day. All of the platform columns were covered with steel supports during the renovation. At the midpoint, the southbound platform has an abandoned exit to East 18th Street between Church and Caton Avenues. The exterior of the station-house was made with brick and stucco, and was added in the early 1960s. The boarded-up staircase still stands.

Exit location^[13]	Number of exits	Platform served
NW corner of E 18th Street & Church Avenue	1	Both
SE corner of St Pauls Place & Caton Avenue	1	Both

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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.
1 2 "Annual Subway Ridership (2017–2022)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
↑ "New Subways Add Seven More Miles to BRT on Aug 1". Brooklyn Daily Eagle . July 25, 1920. Retrieved August 19, 2016– via newspapers.com.
↑ Annual Report 1964–1965. New York City Transit Authority. 1965.
↑ Gargan, Edward A. (June 11, 1981). "Agency Lists Its 69 Most Deteriorated Subway Stations". The New York Times. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
↑ Davila, Albert (October 7, 1982). "Rebuilding to shut Marcy Ave. station". New York Daily News. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
↑ "MTA Announces 20 Additional Subway Stations to Receive Accessibility Improvements Under Proposed 2020-2024 Capital Plan". Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Press release). New York City. December 19, 2019. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
↑ Nessen, Stephen (November 28, 2022). "MTA to spend more than $1B on accessibility upgrades". Gothamist. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
1 2 Brachfeld, Ben (November 29, 2022). "MTA to spend $1 billion on subway, commuter rail accessibility upgrades". amNewYork. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
1 2 "Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting November 2022". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. November 29, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
↑ Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
↑ "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
1 2 3 4 "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Flatbush" (PDF). mta.info . Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

External links

nycsubway.org – BMT Brighton Line: Church Avenue
Station Reporter — B Train
Station Reporter — Q Train
The Subway Nut — Church Avenue Pictures Archived 2017-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
Church Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Caton Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platform from Google Maps Street View

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[SASDEIS-DIVISION-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.

[riderref-2] 1 2 "Annual Subway Ridership (2017–2022)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

[:0-3] "New Subways Add Seven More Miles to BRT on Aug 1". Brooklyn Daily Eagle . July 25, 1920. Retrieved August 19, 2016– via newspapers.com.

[:02-4] Annual Report 1964–1965. New York City Transit Authority. 1965.

[5] Gargan, Edward A. (June 11, 1981). "Agency Lists Its 69 Most Deteriorated Subway Stations". The New York Times. Retrieved August 13, 2016.

[6] Davila, Albert (October 7, 1982). "Rebuilding to shut Marcy Ave. station". New York Daily News. Retrieved August 11, 2021.

[7] "MTA Announces 20 Additional Subway Stations to Receive Accessibility Improvements Under Proposed 2020-2024 Capital Plan". Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Press release). New York City. December 19, 2019. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2019.

[Nessen_2022-8] Nessen, Stephen (November 28, 2022). "MTA to spend more than $1B on accessibility upgrades". Gothamist. Retrieved December 1, 2022.

[Brachfeld_2022-9] 1 2 Brachfeld, Ben (November 29, 2022). "MTA to spend $1 billion on subway, commuter rail accessibility upgrades". amNewYork. Retrieved December 1, 2022.

[mta100281-10] 1 2 "Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting November 2022". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. November 29, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[tracks-11] Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.

[submap-12] "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.

[map-13] 1 2 3 4 "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Flatbush" (PDF). mta.info . Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

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v t e Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Sixth Avenue Express	Bedford Park Boulevard Kingsbridge Road Fordham Road 182nd–183rd Streets Tremont Avenue 174th–175th Streets 170th Street 167th Street 161st Street–Yankee Stadium 155th Street 145th Street 135th Street 125th Street 116th Street Cathedral Parkway–110th Street 103rd Street 96th Street 86th Street 81st Street–Museum of Natural History 72nd Street 59th Street–Columbus Circle Seventh Avenue 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center 42nd Street–Bryant Park 34th Street–Herald Square West Fourth Street–Washington Square Broadway–Lafayette Street Grand Street DeKalb Avenue Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center Seventh Avenue Prospect Park Church Avenue Newkirk Plaza Kings Highway Sheepshead Bay Brighton Beach
Second Avenue/ Broadway Express/ Brighton Local	96th Street 86th Street 72nd Street Lexington Avenue–63rd Street 57th Street–Seventh Avenue 49th Street* Times Square–42nd Street 34th Street–Herald Square 28th Street* 23rd Street* 14th Street–Union Square Eighth Street–New York University* Prince Street* Canal Street DeKalb Avenue Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center Seventh Avenue Prospect Park Parkside Avenue Church Avenue Beverley Road Cortelyou Road Newkirk Plaza Avenue H Avenue J Avenue M Kings Highway Avenue U Neck Road Sheepshead Bay Brighton Beach Ocean Parkway West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Note: Service variations, station closures, and reroutes are not reflected here. Stations with asterisks have no regular peak, reverse peak, or midday service on that route. See linked articles for more information.