New Lots Avenue station (IRT New Lots Line)

For the station on New Lots Avenue and Van Sinderen Avenue, see New Lots Avenue station (BMT Canarsie Line).

New Lots Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
The platform of the New Lots Avenue station in May 2015.
Station statistics
Address	New Lots Avenue & Livonia Avenue Brooklyn, New York
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   (limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction) ​   3   (all except late nights) ​   4   (late nights, and limited rush hour service in the peak direction) ​   5   (limited a.m. rush hour service in the northbound direction only)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B6, B15, B84
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	October 16, 1922;102 years ago (October 16, 1922)
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; currently undergoing renovations for ADA access
Opposite- direction transfer	N/A
Traffic
2023	1,066,391 [2]   14.1%
Rank	284 out of 423 [2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Van Siclen Avenue 2   ​ 3   ​ 4   ​ 5   toward Harlem–148th Street Terminus
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to Van Siclen Avenue unused New Lots Avenue trackway to Livonia Yard
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only 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

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 request for proposals was put out on May 18, 2023 for the contract for a project bundle to make 13 stations accessible, including New Lots Avenue. ^[14] The contract to add one elevator at the station was awarded in December 2023. ^[15]

Station layout

Platform level	Northbound	← toward Harlem–148th Street (Van Siclen Avenue) ← toward Woodlawn late nights (Van Siclen Avenue) ← toward Wakefield–241st Street (select rush hour trips) (Van Siclen Avenue) ← toward Eastchester–Dyre Avenue (select rush hour trips) (Van Siclen Avenue)
	Island platform
	Northbound	← toward Harlem–148th Street (Van Siclen Avenue) ← toward Woodlawn late nights (Van Siclen Avenue) ← toward Wakefield–241st Street (select rush hour trips) (Van Siclen Avenue) ← toward Eastchester–Dyre Avenue (select rush hour trips) (Van Siclen Avenue)
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance

This elevated station has two tracks and one island platform. ^[16] 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. ^[16]

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. ^[17]

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. "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
3. • "2Subway Timetable, Effective June 26, 2022". Metropolitan Transportation Authority . Retrieved December 16, 2024.
   • "3Subway Timetable, Effective June 30, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority . Retrieved December 16, 2024.
   • "4Subway Timetable, Effective December 15, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority . Retrieved December 16, 2024.
   • "5Subway Timetable, Effective December 15, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority . Retrieved December 16, 2024.
4. "Nearly 70 Track Miles to Be Added To Rapid Transit Facilities in 1920". Brooklyn Standard Union. December 28, 1919. Retrieved August 14, 2016– via Fulton History.
5. "Differ Over Assessment Plans in Transit Projects: Eastern Parkway Subway and Livonia Avenue Extension the Cause of Bitter Dissension Among Property Owners Uptown". The Daily Standard Union. March 13, 1910. Retrieved August 14, 2016– via Fulton History.
6. "Annual report. 1920-1921". HathiTrust. Interborough Rapid Transit. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
7. Cunningham, Joseph; DeHart, Leonard O. (1993). A History of the New York City Subway System. J. Schmidt, R. Giglio, and K. Lang. p. 53.
8. Commission, New York (State) Transit (1922). Annual Report ... J.B. Lyon Company.
9. "IRT Brooklyn Line Opened 90 Years Ago". New York Division Bulletin. 53 (9). New York Division, Electric Railroaders' Association. September 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2016– via Issu.
10. "For Release Sunday, July 12, 1964" (PDF). New York City Office of the Mayor. July 12, 1964. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
11. "Full text of "Metropolitan transportation, a program for action. Report to Nelson A. Rockefeller, Governor of New York."". Internet Archive. November 7, 1967. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
12. Feinman, Mark. "The New York Transit Authority in the 1970s". nycsubway.org. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
13. "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 March 22, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
14. "A37758 Design-Build Services for ADA Upgrades Package 5: Accessibility Upgrades at 13 Stations in the City of New York". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
15. "December 2023 MTA Board Action Items". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 20, 2023. pp. 46–47. Archived from the original on December 22, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
16. Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC   49777633 – via Google Books.
17. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: East New York" (PDF). mta.info . Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.

External links

• nycsubway.org – Brooklyn IRT: New Lots Avenue
• The Subway Nut — New Lots Avenue Pictures
• Ashford Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platform from Google Maps Street View