Rockaway Avenue station (IRT New Lots Line)

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 Rockaway Avenue
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AddressRockaway Avenue & Livonia Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
Borough Brooklyn
Locale Brownsville
Coordinates 40°39′45″N73°54′32″W / 40.662541°N 73.908892°W / 40.662541; -73.908892
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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Structure Elevated
Platforms2 side platforms
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OpenedNovember 22, 1920;103 years ago (November 22, 1920)
RebuiltApril 20, 2015;9 years ago (April 20, 2015) to March 28, 2016;8 years ago (March 28, 2016)
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2023838,719 [2] Increase2.svg 3.2%
Rank323 out of 423 [2]
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Saratoga Avenue
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Rockaway 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 Rockaway Avenue station is a station on the IRT New Lots Line of the New York City Subway, located at Rockaway Avenue and Livonia Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn. It is served by 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

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 this 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, including this station, opened on November 22, 1920, with shuttle trains operating over this route. [6] [7] The line was completed to New Lots Avenue on October 16, 1922, [7] with a two-car train running on the northbound track. [8] On October 31, 1924, through service to New Lots Avenue was begun. [8]

The New York City Board of Transportation announced plans in November 1949 to extend platforms at several IRT stations, including Rockaway Avenue, to accommodate all doors on ten-car trains. Although ten-car trains already operated on the line, the rear car could not open its doors at the station because the platforms were so short. [9] [10] Funding for the platform extensions was included in the city's 1950 capital budget. [11]

From April 20, 2015 to March 28, 2016, Rockaway Avenue and Van Siclen Avenue were closed for renovations. [12]

Station layout

Platform level Side platform
Northbound NYCS-bull-trans-3-Std.svg toward Harlem–148th Street (Saratoga Avenue)
NYCS-bull-trans-4-Std.svg toward Woodlawn late nights (Saratoga Avenue)
NYCS-bull-trans-2-Std.svg toward Wakefield–241st Street (select rush hour trips) (Saratoga Avenue)
NYCS-bull-trans-5-Std.svg toward Eastchester–Dyre Avenue (select rush hour trips) (Saratoga Avenue)
Center trackway No track or roadbed
Southbound NYCS-bull-trans-3-Std.svg ( NYCS-bull-trans-4-Std.svg late nights) toward New Lots Avenue (Junius Street)
NYCS-bull-trans-2-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-4-Std.svg toward New Lots Avenue (select rush hour trips) (Junius Street)
Side platform
MezzanineFare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
GroundStreet levelExit/entrance
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Entrance

This station has two side platforms and two tracks. Between the two tracks, there is space for an additional third track that was never installed. [13]

Exits

This station's only exit is via a wooden mezzanine under the tracks. The mezzanine has a crossunder and metal canopies. Outside fare control, stairs go to the northwest and southeast corners of Livonia and Rockaway Avenues. [14]

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