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Van Siclen Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)

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 Van Siclen Avenue
 "J" train​"Z" train
MTA NYC logo.svg New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Van Siclen J BMT platform jeh.JPG
Passengers at the west end of the platform
Station statistics
AddressVan Siclen Avenue & Fulton Street
Brooklyn, NY 11207
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleEast New York, Cypress Hills
Coordinates40°40′41″N 73°53′30″W / 40.678002°N 73.891726°W / 40.678002; -73.891726Coordinates: 40°40′41″N 73°53′30″W / 40.678002°N 73.891726°W / 40.678002; -73.891726
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Jamaica Line
BMT Lexington Avenue Line (formerly)
Services   J all except rush hours, peak direction (all except rush hours, peak direction)
​   Z rush hours, peak direction (rush hours, peak direction)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: Q24
StructureElevated
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedDecember 3, 1885; 137 years ago (December 3, 1885)[2]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
2019791,691[3] Decrease 3.3%
Rank383 out of 424[3]
Location
Van Siclen Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line) is located in New York City Subway
Van Siclen Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)
Van Siclen Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line) is located in New York City
Van Siclen Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)
Van Siclen Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line) is located in New York
Van Siclen Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)
Track layout

Legend
to Cleveland Street
to Alabama Avenue
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
For other uses, see Van Siclen Avenue.

The Van Siclen Avenue station is a 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,[4] it is served by the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction, and by the J train other times.[5]

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Skip-stop

Skip-stop

Skip-stop is a public transit service pattern which reduces travel times and increases capacity by having vehicles skip certain stops along a route. Originating in rapid transit systems, skip-stop may be also used in light rail and bus systems.

Metro station

Metro station

A metro station or subway station is a train station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase tickets, board trains, and evacuate the system in the case of an emergency. In the United Kingdom, they are known as underground stations, most commonly used in reference to the London Underground.

BMT Jamaica Line

BMT Jamaica Line

The BMT Jamaica Line, also known as the Broadway - Brooklyn Line is an elevated rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway, in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, United States. It runs from the Williamsburg Bridge southeast over Broadway to East New York, Brooklyn, and then east over Fulton Street and Jamaica Avenue to Jamaica, Queens. In western Jamaica, the line goes into a tunnel, becoming the lower level of the Archer Avenue lines in central Jamaica. The J and Z trains serve the entire length of the Jamaica Line, and the M serves the line west of Myrtle Avenue.

New York City Subway

New York City Subway

The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. It is owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Opened on October 27, 1904, the New York City Subway is one of the world's oldest public transit systems, one of the most-used, and the one with the most stations, with 472 stations in operation.

Fulton Street (Brooklyn)

Fulton Street (Brooklyn)

Fulton Street is a long east–west street in northern Brooklyn, New York City. This street begins at the intersection of Adams Street and Joralemon Street in Brooklyn Heights, and runs eastward to East New York and Cypress Hills. At the border with Queens, Fulton Street becomes 91st Avenue, which ends at 84th Street in Woodhaven.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough, with 2,736,074 residents in 2020.

History

The station opened on December 3, 1885 as part of a one station extension of the Lexington Avenue Line from Alabama Avenue.[2][6][7] This station was the eastern terminus of the line until May 30, 1893 when it was extended to Cypress Hills.[8]

This station was closed from March 25 to August 6, 2006 in order to be rehabilitated. 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.[9] The rehabilitation project cost $8.52 million.[10]

Station layout

P
Platform level 		Westbound ← "J" train toward Broad Street (Alabama Avenue)
← "Z" train AM rush toward Broad Street (Alabama Avenue)
← "J" train AM rush does not stop here
Island platform
Eastbound → "J" train toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Cleveland Street) →
→ "Z" train PM rush toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Norwood Avenue) →
→ "J" train PM rush does not stop here →
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
G Street level Entrances/exits
From the street, facing north
From the street, facing north

This elevated station has two tracks and one island platform.[11] The canopy is short and has a squared off, flat roof-line.

The artwork here, THE VIEW FROM HERE by Barbara Ellmann, was installed in 2007. This artwork is supposed to be evocative of structures in the surrounding area.[12][13][14]

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 go to southwest and southeast corners of Fulton Street and Van Siclen Avenue.[15]

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J/Z (New York City Subway service)

J/Z (New York City Subway service)

The J Nassau Street Local and Z Nassau Street Express are two rapid transit services in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Their route emblems, or "bullets", are colored brown since they use the BMT Nassau Street Line in Lower Manhattan.

Broad Street station (BMT Nassau Street Line)

Broad Street station (BMT Nassau Street Line)

The Broad Street station is a station on the BMT Nassau Street Line of the New York City Subway at the intersection of Broad and Wall Streets in the Financial District of Manhattan. It serves as the southern terminal for J trains at all times and for Z trains during rush hours in the peak direction.

Alabama Avenue station

Alabama Avenue station

The Alabama Avenue station is an elevated station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Alabama Avenue and Fulton Street in East New York, Brooklyn, it is served by the J train at all times and the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction.

Island platform

Island platform

An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on twin-track routes due to pragmatic and cost reasons. They are also useful within larger stations where local and express services for the same direction of travel can be provided from opposite sides of the same platform thereby simplifying transfers between the two tracks. An alternative arrangement is to position side platforms on either side of the tracks. The historical use of island platforms depends greatly upon the location. In the United Kingdom the use of island platforms is relatively common when the railway line is in a cutting or raised on an embankment, as this makes it easier to provide access to the platform without walking across the tracks.

Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer station

Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer station

The Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer station is the northern terminal station of the IND and BMT Archer Avenue Lines of the New York City Subway, located at Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue in Jamaica, Queens. It is served by E and J trains at all times, as well as Z trains during rush hours in the peak direction.

Cleveland Street station

Cleveland Street station

The Cleveland Street station is a skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway in Brooklyn. It is served by the J train at all times. The Z train skips this station when it operates.

Norwood Avenue station

Norwood Avenue station

The Norwood Avenue station is a skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Norwood Avenue and Fulton Street in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, it is served by the Z train during rush hours in peak direction and the J at all other times.

MetroCard

MetroCard

The MetroCard is a magnetic stripe card used for fare payment on transportation in the New York City area. It is a payment method for the New York City Subway, New York City Transit buses and MTA buses. The MetroCard is also accepted by several partner agencies: Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE), the PATH train system, the Roosevelt Island Tramway, AirTrain JFK, and Westchester County's Bee-Line Bus System.

Source: "Van Siclen Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 24th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Siclen_Avenue_station_(BMT_Jamaica_Line).

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Further Reading

J/Z (New York City Subway service)

Van Siclen Avenue station (IND Fulton Street Line)

Sutter Avenue station

Gates Avenue station

Kosciuszko Street station

104th Street station (BMT Jamaica Line)

111th Street station (BMT Jamaica Line)

Woodhaven Boulevard station (BMT Jamaica Line)

Flushing Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)

Knickerbocker Avenue station

Broadway Junction station

85th Street–Forest Parkway station

75th Street–Elderts Lane station

Cypress Hills station

Crescent Street station (BMT Jamaica Line)

Norwood Avenue station

Cleveland Street station

Alabama Avenue station
References
  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "Neighborhood Map East New York Cypress Hills Woodhaven New Lots" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  5. ^ "J/Z Subway Timetable, Effective September 19, 2022". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "BROOKLYN ELEVATED ROADS". The New York Times. December 4, 1885. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  7. ^ "Five Hundred Passengers". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 4, 1995. p. 6. Retrieved October 2, 2016 – via Brooklyn Newspapers.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ MTA 2006 Adopted Budget - February Financial Plan - Part 3 (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2006. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  11. ^ Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ "www.nycsubway.org: Artwork: The View From Here (Barbara Ellmann)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  13. ^ "public works". September 4, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  14. ^ "MTA - Arts & Design | NYCT Permanent Art". web.mta.info. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  15. ^ MTA neighborhood map
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