Despite the station's name, there are no entrances on Lafayette Avenue; the nearest entrance is a block away.
History
This underground station opened on April 9, 1936, and replaced the BMT Fulton Street El.[2] The Lafayette Avenue El station, which was formerly above the current subway station, closed on May 31, 1940.[4]
This station has four tracks and two side platforms. Both platforms have stairs that lead up to a long mezzanine and fare control. There is no free crossover or crossunder between the two platforms, due to the shape of the mezzanine's fare control area.
Both platform walls have a light green trim line with a dark green border and mosaic name tablets reading "LAFAYETTE AVE." in white sans-serif lettering on a dark green background with light green border. Small tile captions reading "LAFAYETTE" in white lettering on a black background run below the trim line. Emerald green I-beam columns run along the station mezzanine, but none are present at platform level.
East of this station there is a storage/lay up track between the two express tracks. The west end connects to the northbound express track, and the east end connects to the southbound express track, so trains must reverse in order to enter the layup track. At both ends, the storage/lay up track also ends at bumper blocks. There are also switches in both directions from the respective local to the respective express tracks; express trains cannot switch to the local tracks at these switches, however.[5]
The station is located very close to the Fulton Street station on the IND Crosstown Line. Passengers on northbound local trains can see the platforms of the station on the right just after leaving Lafayette Avenue, as well as Crosstown Line's northbound track through openings in the curtain walls. There is an employee-only connection between the two stations via the subway tunnels.
Exits
All exits serve both platforms. At the west end, there are stairs to all four corners of Fulton Street and South Portland Avenue.[6] At the east end, there are stairs to four out of the six corners of the intersection of Fulton Street, South Oxford Street, and Hanson Place. There are two stairs to the northern corner, one to the northeastern (via a passageway), one to the southeastern, and one to the southwestern.[6]
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.
Stations and line segments in italics are closed, demolished, or planned (temporary closures are marked with asterisks). Track connections to other lines' terminals are displayed in brackets. Struck through passenger track connections are closed or unused in regular service.
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