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The Church Avenue station is an express station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway, located at Church Avenue near East 18th Street in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. The station is served by the Q train at all times and by the B train on weekdays only.

Church Avenue  ​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
View of the southbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Church Avenue & East 18th Street Brooklyn, NY 11226
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Flatbush
Coordinates	40.64966°N 73.963646°W / 40.64966; -73.963646
Division	B (BMT)[1]
Line	BMT Brighton Line
Services	B  (weekday rush hours, middays and early evenings) ​   Q  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B16, B35
Structure	Open-cut
Platforms	2 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	original station: July 2, 1878; 144 years ago (1878-07-02)
Rebuilt	current station: 1907; 115 years ago (1907)
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2019	5,061,013[2]  1.9%
Rank	90 out of 424[2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Prospect Park B  toward 145th Street Express Newkirk Plaza B  toward Brighton Beach Parkside Avenue Q  toward 96th Street Local Beverley Road Q  toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
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Track layout Legend to Prospect Pk to Parkside Av to Beverley Rd to Newkirk Plz
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops weekdays only

History

Early history

The original station at this location was a two-track side platform station that ran south from Church Avenue, whereas the current station runs to the north. At a point about 150 feet (46 m) south of Church Avenue, a clear difference in the form of the concrete retaining wall is visible on both sides of the right-of-way. This marks the point where the original Brighton Beach Line transitioned from an open-cut line depressed below ground level to a surface railroad for the remainder of the run to Coney Island. The line south of this point was converted from a two-track surface line to a four-track grade-separated line in 1907, and the portion north of this point was rebuilt from a two-track open cut to a four-track open cut in 1919.

After August 1, 1920, through service was shifted from the current BMT Franklin Avenue Line to a new subway alignment under Flatbush Avenue, which permitted direct access to Manhattan via the Manhattan Bridge and the Montague Street Tunnel.[3]

Renovations

During the 1964–1965 fiscal year, the platforms at Church Avenue, along with those at six other stations on the Brighton Line, were lengthened to 615 feet (187 m) to accommodate a ten-car train of 60 foot (18 m)-long IND cars, or a nine-car train of 67 foot (20 m)-long BMT cars.[4]

In 1981, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system.[5] In 1982, the MTA began renovating the station.[6] In 2019, the MTA announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.[7]

Station layout

G	Street level	Entrances/exits, station house and agent, MetroCard machines
P Platform level	Northbound local	← toward 96th Street (Parkside Avenue)
	Island platform
	Northbound express	← weekdays toward Bedford Park Boulevard or 145th Street (Prospect Park)
	Southbound express	← weekdays toward Brighton Beach (Newkirk Plaza) →
	Island platform
	Southbound local	← toward Coney Island (Beverley Road) →

Church Avenue is an open-cut express station with short tunnels at each end to carry the line between cross streets. The station has four tracks and two island platforms.[8] Each platform has two staircases, leading to a station-house at each end.

Exits

There are two exits and entrances to the station, both through station houses.[9] The full-time end of the station is at Church Avenue, to the south. The original station-house was demolished and replaced with the current structure. Plain white tiles dot the interior and exterior of this entrance. There are restrooms inside fare control to the right side.[9] The part-time entrance is at the north end of the station by Caton Avenue and St. Pauls Place, and the station-house there retains the original c.1918 exterior. This end of the station originally had a part-time booth during the morning rush; a high-exit turnstile was open at all other times.[9]

After the 1980s renovation, the station was converted to booth operations from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM every day. All of the platform columns were covered with steel supports during the renovation. At the midpoint, the southbound platform has an abandoned exit to East 18th Street between Church and Caton Avenues. The exterior of the station-house was made with brick and stucco, and was added in the early 1960s. The boarded-up staircase still stands.

Exit location[9]	Number of exits	Platform served
NW corner of E 18th Street & Church Avenue	1	Both
SE corner of St Pauls Place & Caton Avenue	1	Both

See also

• Church Avenue (IRT Nostrand Avenue Line)
• Church Avenue (IND Culver Line)
• Church Avenue Line (surface)
• IND Church Avenue Line

References

External links

• nycsubway.org – BMT Brighton Line: Church Avenue
• Station Reporter — B Train
• Station Reporter — Q Train
• The Subway Nut — Church Avenue Pictures Archived 2017-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
• Church Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Caton Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platform from Google Maps Street View

На других языках

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- [en] Church Avenue station (BMT Brighton Line)

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[ru] Черч-авеню (линия Брайтон, Би-эм-ти)

«Черч-авеню» (англ. Church Avenue) — станция Нью-Йоркского метрополитена, расположенная на линии Брайтон, Би-эм-ти. Станция находится в Бруклине, в округе Флатбуш, около пересечения Западной 18-й улицы с Черч-авеню. На станции останавливаются маршруты B (в будни днём и вечером до 23:00) и Q (круглосуточно). Экспресс-пути используются маршрутом B (в будни днём и вечером до 23:00). Локальные пути используются маршрутом Q (круглосуточно).

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