Fort Hamilton Parkway station (BMT Sea Beach Line)
Fort Hamilton Parkway is a local station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway, located in Brooklyn at the intersection of Fort Hamilton Parkway and 62nd Street. It is served by the N train at all times and several W trains during rush hours.
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Address | Fort Hamilton Parkway & 62nd Street Brooklyn, NY 11219 | ||||||||||
Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||
Locale | Bensonhurst, Sunset Park | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°37′55.56″N 74°0′23.49″W | ||||||||||
Division | B (BMT) | ||||||||||
Line | BMT Sea Beach Line | ||||||||||
Services | N ![]() W ![]() | ||||||||||
Transit connections | ![]() | ||||||||||
Structure | Open-cut | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 4 (2 in regular service) | ||||||||||
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Opened | June 22, 1915[1] | ||||||||||
Station code | 072[2] | ||||||||||
Opposite-direction transfer available | Yes | ||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||
Passengers (2019) | 1,372,278[3] ![]() | ||||||||||
Rank | 311 out of 424[3] | ||||||||||
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Next north | Eighth Avenue: N ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||
Next south | New Utrecht Avenue: N ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||
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Station layout
G | Street level | Station building, entrance/exit, station agent, MetroCard machines |
P Platform level |
Side platform | |
Northbound local | ← ![]() ← ![]() | |
Northbound express | No regular service | |
Southbound express | Trackbed | |
Southbound local | ![]() ![]() | |
Side platform |
This open-cut station opened on June 22, 1915.[1] It has four tracks and two side platforms, but the two center express tracks are not normally used. The northbound platform has metal canopies while the southbound platform has concrete walls and roof.
At this point, the LIRR Bay Ridge Branch runs alongside north of the line.
From January 18, 2016 to May 22, 2017, the Manhattan-bound platform at this station was closed for renovations.[4][5][6] The Coney Island-bound platform was closed for a much longer period of time, from July 31, 2017 to July 1, 2019.[7][8]
Exits
Each end has a crossover. The full-time west exit leads to Fort Hamilton Parkway and 62nd Street while the HEET east exit leads to 11th Avenue and 62nd–63rd Streets. The distance between 11th Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway makes the platforms much longer than a typical "B" Division train. The station house's construction is stucco with tile interior.[9]
References
- "Through Tube to Coney, 48 Minutes: First Train on Fourth Avenue Route Beats West End Line Eleven Minutes". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 22, 1915. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
- "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "Two elevators coming to the N line during massive rehabilitation". October 4, 2013. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- "N Line Sea Beach - 2016". web.mta.info. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- "9 Brooklyn N train stations to shut down for 14 months". am New York. January 14, 2016. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- Katinas, Paula (December 18, 2014). "Commuter headache: MTA to renovate N train stations". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Archived from the original on October 27, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- "New York City Subway Map" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 1, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- DeJesus, Jaime (May 17, 2017). "Manhattan-bound service to return to N stations on Sea Beach Line". brooklynreporter.com. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- "Manhattan-Bound Service Returns to N Stations on Sea Beach Line". www.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 17, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Sunset Park" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
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