Van Siclen Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)

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 Van Siclen Avenue
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Passengers at the west end of the platform
Station statistics
AddressVan Siclen Avenue & Fulton Street
Brooklyn, NY [1]
Borough Brooklyn
Locale Cypress Hills
Coordinates 40°40′41″N73°53′30″W / 40.678002°N 73.891726°W / 40.678002; -73.891726
Division B (BMT) [2]
Line BMT Jamaica Line
BMT Lexington Avenue Line (formerly)
Services    J   NYCS-SSI-allexceptrush.svg (all except rush hours, peak direction)
   Z   NYCS-SSI-rushpeak.svg (rush hours, peak direction)
TransitAiga bus trans.svg NYCT Bus: Q24
Structure Elevated
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedDecember 3, 1885;139 years ago (December 3, 1885) [3]
Accessible not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Traffic
2024529,233 [4] Increase2.svg 2.6%
Rank382 out of 423 [4]
Services
Preceding station MTA NYC logo.svg New York City Subway Following station
Alabama Avenue
J   NYCS-SSI-allexceptrush.svg Z   NYCS-SSI-rushpeak.svg
toward Broad Street
NYCS-bull-trans-Z-Std.svg Norwood Avenue
Z   NYCS-SSI-rushpeak.svg
skip-stop
NYCS-bull-trans-J-Std.svg Cleveland Street
J   NYCS-SSI-allexceptrush.svg
Location
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Track layout

Contents

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Street map

Van Siclen Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)

Station service legend
SymbolDescription
NYCS-SSI-allexceptrush.svg Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
NYCS-SSI-rushpeak.svg Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

The Van Siclen Avenue station is an elevated skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Fulton Street and Van Siclen Avenue in Brooklyn, [5] it is served by the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction, and by the J train at other times. [6]

History

The station opened on December 3, 1885, as part of a one-station extension of the Lexington Avenue Line from Alabama Avenue. [3] [7] [8] This station was the eastern terminus of the line until May 30, 1893, when it was extended to Cypress Hills. [9]

This station was closed from March 25 to August 6, 2006, for renovations. As part of the rehabilitation project, the stairs were rehabilitated, the floors were renewed, major structural repairs were made, new canopies were installed, the area around the station booth was reconfigured, the platform edge strips were replaced, walls were replaced, and a high-quality public address system was installed. [10] The rehabilitation project cost $8.52 million. [11] As part of its 2025–2029 Capital Program, the MTA has proposed making the station wheelchair-accessible in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. [12]

Station layout

Platform levelWestbound NYCS-bull-trans-J-Std.svg toward Broad Street (Alabama Avenue)
NYCS-bull-trans-Z-Std.svg AM rush toward Broad Street (Alabama Avenue)
NYCS-bull-trans-J-Std.svg AM rush does not stop here
Island platform
Eastbound NYCS-bull-trans-J-Std.svg toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Cleveland Street)
NYCS-bull-trans-Z-Std.svg PM rush toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Norwood Avenue)
NYCS-bull-trans-J-Std.svg PM rush does not stop here →
MezzanineFare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
GroundStreet levelEntrances/exits
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From the street, facing north

This elevated station has two tracks and one island platform. [13] The canopy is short and has a squared off, flat roofline.

The artwork at the station, THE VIEW FROM HERE by Barbara Ellmann, was installed in 2007. It was intended to be evocative of structures in the surrounding area. [14] [15] [16]

Exit

The station's only entrance and exit is a center mezzanine under the tracks with wooden floors and walls. This mezzanine is to the geographic south of the northbound track. Outside of fare control, two stairs descend to the southwest and southeast corners of Fulton Street and Van Siclen Avenue. [17]

References

  1. "Cypress Hills, Brooklyn" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  2. "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.
  3. 1 2 "Finished At Last The Elevated Complete from the River to Schenck Avenue". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 3, 1885. p. 4. Retrieved October 2, 2016 via Brooklyn Newspapers.
  4. 1 2 "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  5. "Neighborhood Map East New York Cypress Hills Woodhaven New Lots" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  6. "J/ZSubway Timetable, Effective December 15, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority . Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  7. "BROOKLYN ELEVATED ROADS". The New York Times. December 4, 1885. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  8. "Five Hundred Passengers". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 4, 1995. p. 6. Retrieved October 2, 2016 via Brooklyn Newspapers.
  9. "Trains Running This Morning The Elevated Road to Cypress Hills Still in Operation". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 30, 1893. p. 10. Retrieved October 2, 2016 via Brooklyn Newspapers.
  10. "Van Siclen Av station closed for rehabilitation 12:01 AM Sat, Mar 25 to midnight Sun, Aug 6, 2006" (PDF). mta.info. New York City Transit. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2006. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  11. MTA 2006 Adopted Budget - February Financial Plan - Part 3 (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2006. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  12. "2025-2029 Capital Plan". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 25, 2024. p. 187 (PDF p. 95). Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  13. Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC   49777633 via Google Books.
  14. "www.nycsubway.org: Artwork: The View From Here (Barbara Ellmann)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  15. "public works". Barbara Ellmann. September 4, 2014. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  16. "MTA - Arts & Design | NYCT Permanent Art". web.mta.info. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  17. MTA neighborhood map