Van Siclen Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)

 Van Siclen Avenue
 "C" train
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station entrance
Station statistics
Address Van Siclen Avenue & Pitkin Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11207
Borough Brooklyn
Locale East New York
Coordinates 40°40′22″N 73°53′25″W / 40.672697°N 73.890266°W / 40.672697; -73.890266Coordinates: 40°40′22″N 73°53′25″W / 40.672697°N 73.890266°W / 40.672697; -73.890266
Division B (IND)
Line IND Fulton Street Line
Services       A  (late nights)
​      C  (all except late nights)
Structure Underground
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 4
Other information
Opened November 28, 1948 (November 28, 1948)
Station code 186[1]
Wireless service [2]
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 1,026,358[3] Increase 0.8%
Rank 357 out of 425
Station succession
Next west Liberty Avenue: A  ​C 
Next east Shepherd Avenue: A  ​C 

Van Siclen Avenue is a local station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Van Siclen and Pitkin Avenues in Brooklyn, it is served by the C train at all times except nights, when the A train takes over service.

Station layout

Track layout
to Liberty Av
to Shepherd Av
G Street level Exit/entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound local ← "C" train toward 168th Street ("A" train toward Inwood–207th Street nights) (Liberty Avenue)
Northbound express ← "A" train does not stop here
Southbound express → "A" train does not stop here →
Southbound local → "C" train toward Euclid Avenue ("A" train toward Far Rockaway nights) (Shepherd Avenue) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

This underground station has two side platforms and four tracks. The two center express tracks do not have any platforms. There are no ads in the station.

This station was an unfinished shell during World War II that couldn't be finished because of material shortages from the war effort. This meant the station got a sightly different tile job and design for the mezzanine compared to the rest of the local stations along the line. This station opened on November 28, 1948, along with the rest of the Fulton Street Line from East New York to Euclid Avenue.[4]

Under the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Plan, the station, along with thirty other New York City Subway stations, will undergo a complete overhaul and would be entirely closed for up to 6 months. Updates would include cellular service, Wi-Fi, charging stations, 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]

Exits

There is a crossover and a single double wide stairway from each platform to the mezzanine. Outside of fare control, exits lead to all four corners of Pitkin Avenue and Van Siclen Avenue.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  4. ↑ Fulton Subway Stations Open After All-Night 'Dry Runs'
  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. ↑ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: East New York" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
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