Neptune Avenue station

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 Neptune Avenue
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AddressNeptune Avenue & West Sixth Street
Brooklyn, New York
Borough Brooklyn
Locale Coney Island
Coordinates 40°34′49.43″N73°58′28.44″W / 40.5803972°N 73.9745667°W / 40.5803972; -73.9745667
Division B (IND, formerly BMT) [1]
Line IND Culver Line
BMT Culver Line (formerly)
Services    F   NYCS-SSI-alltimes.svg (all times) <F> NYCS-SSI-rushpeak.svg  (two rush hour trains, peak direction)
TransitAiga bus trans.svg NYCT Bus: B68
Structure Elevated
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedMay 1, 1920;105 years ago (May 1, 1920)
Accessible not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
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Yes
Former/other namesVan Sicklen
Traffic
2024317,976 [2] Decrease2.svg 0.8%
Rank409 out of 423 [2]
Services
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Avenue X
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Local
West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium
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Neptune Avenue station

Station service legend
SymbolDescription
NYCS-SSI-alltimes.svg Stops all times
NYCS-SSI-rushpeak.svg Stops rush hours in the peak direction only (limited service)
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The Neptune Avenue station is a station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway, located in Coney Island, Brooklyn, at the intersection of Neptune Avenue and West 6th Street. It is served by the F train at all times and the <F> train during rush hours in the peak direction.

History

This station opened on May 1, 1920, as part of an extension of the BMT Culver Line from Avenue X to Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue, completing the line. This was the last of the four lines to Coney Island, and upon its opening the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) was forced to cut the fare to Coney Island from ten to five cents. [3] [4]

In 2002, it was announced that Neptune Avenue would be one of ten subway stations citywide to receive renovations. [5] The station was closed on September 8, 2002, in conjunction with the reconstruction of the Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue terminal, [6] and service was restored on May 23, 2004. [7] The renovation would take place during the temporary closure. [5]

In 2019, the MTA announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program. [8] The project was to be funded by congestion pricing in New York City, but it was postponed in June 2024 after the implementation of congestion pricing was delayed. [9]

On January 10, 2024, a northbound F train derailed at the Neptune Avenue station. [10]

Station layout

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Southbound NYCS-bull-trans-F-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-Fd-Std.svg toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium)
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Entrance to mezzanine from platform
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Coney Island bound F train at the station

This elevated station has one island platform and two tracks. [11] The platform has a brown canopy with green frames and support columns in the center and black lampposts at either end. The station signs are in the standard black plates with white lettering.

The 2004 artwork here is called Looking Up by Michael Krondl. It features stained glass panels on four of the station's sign structures depicting images related to Coney Island, including the Coney Island Cyclone.

The original name of this station was Van Sicklen, named for the family that owned the property through which the original surface right-of-way passed, and that operated the Van Sicklen Hotel at the location. The name was changed to Neptune Avenue in 1995.

Exits

This station has one elevated station-house beneath the center of the platform and tracks. Two staircases from the platform go down to a landing, where a set of doors for each one leads to two more staircases that go down to the mezzanine. The mezzanine has a turnstile bank, exit-only turnstile, token booth, and two staircases going down to either side of West Sixth Street north of Neptune Avenue. [12]

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. 1 2 "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. "5-Cent Fare to Coney – Change Is Effective Today on B.R.T. Elevated and Subway Lines". The New York Times. May 1, 1920. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  4. Annual Report for the Year Ended ... New York (State) Public Service Commission First District. January 1, 1921. p.  387. 18th avenue culver line.
  5. 1 2 Donohue, Pete (June 11, 2002). "Renovation Is Set for 10 Subway Stations". NY Daily News. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  6. Bahrampour, Tara (August 25, 2002). "Neighborhood Report: Coney Island – Trek to Beach Will Get Harder as Station Gets a Face-Lift". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  7. Chan, Sewell (May 28, 2005). "And Now for the Good News From the Subway System". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  8. "Press Release - MTA Headquarters - MTA Announces 20 Additional Subway Stations to Receive Accessibility Improvements Under Proposed 2020-2024 Capital Plan". MTA. December 19, 2019. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  9. Collins, Keith (July 11, 2024). "See How Your Subway Service May Suffer Without Congestion Pricing". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  10. "Police: Northbound F train derails at Neptune Avenue station in Coney Island". News 12 - Brooklyn. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  11. Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC   49777633 via Google Books.
  12. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Coney Island" (PDF). mta.info . Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.