New Lots Avenue station (IRT New Lots Line)

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 New Lots Avenue
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The platform of the New Lots Avenue station in May 2015.
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AddressNew Lots Avenue & Livonia Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11208
Borough Brooklyn
Locale East New York
Coordinates 40°39′59″N73°52′57″W / 40.666382°N 73.882585°W / 40.666382; -73.882585
Division A (IRT) [1]
Line IRT New Lots Line
Services    2   NYCS-SSI-rushreversepeak.svg (limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction)
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TransitAiga bus trans.svg NYCT Bus: B6, 20 airtransportation.svg B15, B84
Structure Elevated
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedOctober 16, 1922;101 years ago (October 16, 1922)
Accessible not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
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Traffic
2022934,273 [2] Increase2.svg 13.8%
Rank292 out of 423 [2]
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Van Siclen Avenue
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New Lots Avenue station (IRT New Lots Line)

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SymbolDescription
NYCS-SSI-alltimes.svg Stops all times
NYCS-SSI-nightsonly.svg Stops late nights only
NYCS-SSI-nightsweekends.svg Stops late nights and weekends
NYCS-SSI-rushonly.svg Stops rush hours only
NYCS-SSI-rushpeak.svg Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
NYCS-SSI-weekdaysonly.svg Stops weekdays during the day

The New Lots Avenue station is the eastern (railroad southern) terminal of the IRT New Lots Line of the New York City Subway. Located in East New York, Brooklyn, it is the terminal for the 3 train at all times except late nights, when the 4 train takes over service. During rush hours, occasional 2, 4, and 5 trains also stop here. [3]

History

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Street entrance

The New Lots Line was built as a part of Contract 3 of the Dual Contracts between New York City and the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, including the New Lots Avenue station. [4] It was built as an elevated line because the ground in this area is right above the water table, and as a result the construction of a subway would have been prohibitively expensive. [5] The first portion of the line between Utica Avenue and Junius Street opened on November 22, 1920, with shuttle trains operating over this route. [6] [7] The line opened one more stop farther to the east to Pennsylvania Avenue on December 24, 1920. [7]

While work at this station and at Van Siclen Avenue was practically completed in 1921, they could not open yet because trains could not run to the terminal until track work, the signal tower, and the compressor room were in service. [8] :129–130 Work began on June 19, 1922, and shuttles started operating between Pennsylvania Avenue and New Lots Avenue on October 16, 1922. [7] A two-car train operated on a single track on the northbound track. [9] On October 31, 1924, through service to New Lots Avenue was begun. [9]

As part of an 18-month capital budget that took effect on January 1, 1963, this station was reconstructed. [10]

In 1968, as part of the proposed Program for Action, the IRT New Lots Line would have been extended southerly through the Livonia Yard to Flatlands Avenue to a modern terminal at Flatlands Avenue and Linwood Street, replacing the New Lots Avenue terminal. This line would have run at ground level and it would have provided better access to the then-growing community of Spring Creek. This extension would have been completed at the cost of $12 million. [11] [12]

In 2019, the MTA announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program. [13] A contract for one elevator at the station was awarded in December 2023. [14]

Station layout

Platform levelNorthbound NYCS-bull-trans-3-Std.svg toward Harlem–148th Street (Van Siclen Avenue)
NYCS-bull-trans-4-Std.svg toward Woodlawn late nights (Van Siclen Avenue)
NYCS-bull-trans-2-Std.svg toward Wakefield–241st Street (select rush hour trips) (Van Siclen Avenue)
NYCS-bull-trans-5-Std.svg toward Eastchester–Dyre Avenue (select rush hour trips) (Van Siclen Avenue)
Island platform
Northbound NYCS-bull-trans-3-Std.svg toward Harlem–148th Street (Van Siclen Avenue)
NYCS-bull-trans-4-Std.svg toward Woodlawn late nights (Van Siclen Avenue)
NYCS-bull-trans-2-Std.svg toward Wakefield–241st Street (select rush hour trips) (Van Siclen Avenue)
NYCS-bull-trans-5-Std.svg toward Eastchester–Dyre Avenue (select rush hour trips) (Van Siclen Avenue)
MezzanineFare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
GroundStreet levelExit/entrance

This elevated station has two tracks and one island platform. [15] The station has an active tower and crew quarters at platform level. The platform has a canopy for most of its length.

To the east of the station, the tracks curve into Livonia Yard. Northeast of the station, there is a never-used trackway structure which continues for about 75 feet (23 m). This extension was a provision for the line to continue east on New Lots Avenue.

Exits

The station's sole exit is two staircases to either western corner of Livonia Avenue and Ashford Street via an elevated, wooden mezzanine/station house under the far eastern end of the platform. [16]

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