Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)

Eastern Parkway–
Brooklyn Museum
Eastern Parkway–; Brooklyn Museum
	New York City Subway rapid transit station
	Manhattan-bound platform
Station statistics
Address	Washington Avenue & Eastern Parkway; Brooklyn, NY 11238
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Prospect Heights
Coordinates	40°40′18″N 73°57′46″W / 40.671622°N 73.96275°WCoordinates: 40°40′18″N 73°57′46″W / 40.671622°N 73.96275°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Eastern Parkway Line
Services	2 (all times); 3 (all except late nights); 4 (late nights)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4 (2 on each level)
Other information
Opened	October 10, 1920
Station code	341[1]
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Wireless service	[2]
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	1,530,635[3] 3.4%
Rank	301 out of 425
Station succession
Next north	Grand Army Plaza: 2 3 4
Next south	Franklin Avenue: 2 3 4
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops all times
	Stops late nights only

Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum is a local station on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn adjacent to the Brooklyn Museum, it is served by the 2 at all times, the 3 at all times except late nights, and the 4 train during late nights.

History

Track layout

to Grand Army Plz

to Franklin Av

The name of the station was originally intended to be "Institute Park". However, the IRT received a petition from Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences to change the name of the station to "Brooklyn Museum" to provide an adequate guide for the station's location. As a result an order was issued on March 3, 1920, changing the name of the station to "Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum".^[4] The signs and tiles had to be finished as the station finish work was already underway.^[5]

On October 10, 1920, three stations that were not ready to be opened with the rest of the line, at Bergen Street, Grand Army Plaza and Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum, were opened.^[6]

During the 1964–1965 fiscal year, the platforms at Eastern Parkway, along with those at four other stations on the Eastern Parkway Line, were lengthened to 525 feet to accommodate a ten-car train of 51-foot IRT cars.^[7]

In 2002, it was announced that Eastern Parkway would be one of ten subway stations citywide to receive renovations.^[8]

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
B1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent
B2	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound local	← toward Wakefield–241st Street (Grand Army Plaza) ← toward Harlem–148th Street ( toward Woodlawn late nights) (Grand Army Plaza)
	Southbound local	→ toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College (Franklin Avenue) → → ( late nights) toward New Lots Avenue (Franklin Avenue) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
B3	Northbound express	← do not stop here
B3	Southbound express	→ do not stop here →

There are two local tracks with two side platforms. The express tracks pass underneath the station and are not visible from the platforms.^[9] A large mosaic displays Eastern Parkway and Brooklyn Museum. In the eastern mezzanine are architectural ornaments from the Brooklyn Museum collection, installed during the 2003 renovation of the station.^[10] The platforms and the eastern mezzanine formerly displayed abstract art paintings created in 1991 by artist Pat Steir, collectively called the Brueghel Series.^[11] There is an emergency exit from the express level at the south end of each platform. There is an unused western mezzanine containing turnstiles and a token booth with a door hidden in the tiles; the entrance to this mezzanine has been removed on street level.

Exits

The only two exits to this station are from the east mezzanine:^[12]

Eastern Parkway, south side in front of Brooklyn Museum
Eastern Parkway, north side mall across the street from Brooklyn Museum

This station is one of 100 Key Stations the MTA plans to make ADA-accessible by 2020.^[13] The 2016-2019 Capital Program allocates $32.2 million towards this project.^[14]

Image gallery

References

↑ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
↑ "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
↑ "Station Name Changed After Public Hearing" (PDF). The Brooklyn Standard Union. March 4, 1920. p. 11. Retrieved July 4, 2018 – via fultonhistory.com.
↑ Commission, New York (State) Transit (1922). Annual Report ... J.B. Lyon Company. p. 131.
↑ "Subway Stations Opened: Last Three in Eastern Parkway Branch of I.R.T. Put Into Service" (PDF). New York Times. October 11, 1920. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
↑ Annual Report 1964–1965. New York City Transit Authority. 1965.
↑ "Renovation Is Set for 10 Subway Stations". NY Daily News. June 11, 2002. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
↑ Brooklyn IRT: Map 2, Brooklyn IRT Dual Contracts
↑ "Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
↑ Brooklyn IRT: Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum
↑ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Park Slope/Prospect Park" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
↑ mta.info-2016-2019 Capital Program, page 69
↑ mta.info-2016-2019 Capital Program, page 176

External links

nycsubway.org
- Brooklyn IRT: Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum (text used with permission)
- Brooklyn IRT: Map 2, Brooklyn IRT Dual Contracts (includes current and former track configurations, and provisions for future connections)
- Brueghel Series Artwork by Pat Steir (1994)
- Historic New York City Architectural Elements Artwork from the Brooklyn Museum of Art Collections
Station Reporter — 2 Train
Station Reporter — 3 Train
The Subway Nut — Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum Pictures
MTA's Arts For Transit — Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)
Eastern Parkway entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platforms from Google Maps Street View

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[stationinformation-1] "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

[wifi-2] "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved May 18, 2016.

[2016-rider-3] "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

[4] "Station Name Changed After Public Hearing" (PDF). The Brooklyn Standard Union. March 4, 1920. p. 11. Retrieved July 4, 2018 – via fultonhistory.com.

[5] Commission, New York (State) Transit (1922). Annual Report ... J.B. Lyon Company. p. 131.

[EPkwy-6] "Subway Stations Opened: Last Three in Eastern Parkway Branch of I.R.T. Put Into Service" (PDF). New York Times. October 11, 1920. Retrieved December 20, 2015.

[:02-7] Annual Report 1964–1965. New York City Transit Authority. 1965.

[8] "Renovation Is Set for 10 Subway Stations". NY Daily News. June 11, 2002. Retrieved January 8, 2018.

[9] Brooklyn IRT: Map 2, Brooklyn IRT Dual Contracts

[10] "Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved October 20, 2017.

[11] Brooklyn IRT: Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum

[12] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Park Slope/Prospect Park" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

[13] ta.info-2016-2019 Capital Program, page 69

[14] ta.info-2016-2019 Capital Program, page 176

Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Seventh Avenue Express	Wakefield–241st Street Nereid Avenue 233rd Street 225th Street 219th Street Gun Hill Road Burke Avenue Allerton Avenue Pelham Parkway Bronx Park East East 180th Street West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue 174th Street Freeman Street Simpson Street Intervale Avenue Prospect Avenue Jackson Avenue Third Avenue–149th Street 149th Street–Grand Concourse 135th Street 125th Street 116th Street Central Park North–110th Street 96th Street 86th Street* 79th Street* 72nd Street 66th Street–Lincoln Center* 59th Street–Columbus Circle* 50th Street* Times Square–42nd Street 34th Street–Penn Station 28th Street* 23rd Street* 18th Street* 14th Street Christopher Street–Sheridan Square* Houston Street* Canal Street* Franklin Street* Chambers Street Park Place Fulton Street Wall Street Clark Street Borough Hall Hoyt Street Nevins Street Atlantic Avenue Bergen Street Grand Army Plaza Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum Franklin Avenue President Street Sterling Street Winthrop Street Church Avenue Beverly Road Newkirk Avenue Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College
Seventh Avenue Express	Harlem–148th Street 145th Street 135th Street 125th Street 116th Street Central Park North–110th Street 96th Street 72nd Street Times Square–42nd Street 34th Street–Penn Station 14th Street Chambers Street Park Place Fulton Street Wall Street Clark Street Borough Hall Hoyt Street Nevins Street Atlantic Avenue Bergen Street Grand Army Plaza Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum Franklin Avenue Nostrand Avenue Kingston Avenue Crown Heights–Utica Avenue Sutter Avenue–Rutland Road Saratoga Avenue Rockaway Avenue Junius Street Pennsylvania Avenue Van Siclen Avenue New Lots Avenue
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