Classon Avenue (IND Crosstown Line)

 Classon Avenue
 "G" train
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address Classon Avenue & Lafayette Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Borough Brooklyn
Locale Bedford–Stuyvesant, Clinton Hill
Coordinates 40°41′20″N 73°57′36″W / 40.688839°N 73.960047°W / 40.688839; -73.960047Coordinates: 40°41′20″N 73°57′36″W / 40.688839°N 73.960047°W / 40.688839; -73.960047
Division B (IND)
Line       IND Crosstown Line
Services       G  (all times)
Transit connections NYCT Bus: B38, B48
Structure Underground
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened July 1, 1937 (1937-07-01)[1]
Station code 290[2]
Wireless service [3]
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 1,585,121[4] Increase 0.2%
Rank 289 out of 425
Station succession
Next north Bedford–Nostrand Avenues: G 
Next south Clinton–Washington Avenues: G 

Classon Avenue (locally /ˈklɔːsɪn/ KLAW-sin) is a station on the IND Crosstown Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Classon and Lafayette Avenues on the border of Bedford–Stuyvesant and Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, it is served at all times by the G train.

History

This station opened on July 1, 1937, when the entire Crosstown Line was completed between Nassau Avenue and its connection to the IND Culver Line. On this date, the GG was extended in both directions to Smith–Ninth Streets and Forest Hills–71st Avenue.[1]

Under the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Plan, this station, along with 32 others, will undergo a complete overhaul as part of the Enhanced Station Initiative. Updates would include cellular service, Wi-Fi, USB charging stations, interactive service advisories and maps, improved signage, and improved station lighting.[5][6] However, these renovations are being deferred until the 2020–2024 Capital Program due to a lack of funding.[7]

Station layout

Track layout
to Bedford–Nostrand Avs
to Clinton–Washington Avs
G Street Level Entrances/Exits
M Mezzanine to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound ← "G" train toward Church Avenue (Clinton–Washington Avenues)
Trackbed
Northbound → "G" train toward Court Square (Bedford–Nostrand Avenues) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

This underground station has two side platforms and two tracks with space for a center track.[8] Both platforms have a light green trim line on a darker green border and name tablets reading "CLASSON AVE." in white sans serif lettering on a dark green background and lighter green border. There are small "CLASSON" directional signs in white lettering on a black background beneath the trim line and name tablets. Dark blue i-beam columns run along both platforms at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black station name plate in white lettering.

The space for an additional center track between the two outer ones was meant for the unbuilt IND Second System. It would have been an extension of the center track at Bedford–Nostrand Avenues, which dead-ends on either side of that station. Railroad south of Classon Avenue, the two tracks curve closer to each other and the center trackway ends.

The south end of the southbound platform and the north end of the northbound one have room for proposed control towers. Those spaces are now used for crew facilities.

Exits

This station has a full length mezzanine above the platforms and tracks supported by dark green i-beam columns, but only the northern half is open to the public and has two staircases to each platform.[8][9] The fare control area is at the center with a turnstile bank, token booth, and three stairs going up to all corners of Classon and Lafayette Avenues except the northeast one.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "New Crosstown Subway Line Is Opened". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 1, 1937. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  3. ↑ "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ "MTA Will Completely Close 30 Subway Stations For Months-Long "Revamp"". Gothamist. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ "MTAStations" (PDF). governor.ny.gov. Government of the State of New York. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  7. ↑ Berger, Paul (2018-04-03). "New York Subway Cuts Back Plans to Renovate Stations". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  8. 1 2 3 "Review of the G Line: Appendices" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 10, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  9. ↑ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bedford-Stuyvesant" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
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