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Fort Hamilton Parkway (IND Culver Line)
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Fort Hamilton Parkway is a local station
on the IND Culver Line
of the New York City Subway
. It is served by the F
and G
trains at all times.
There are two local tracks and two side platform
s. The unused express tracks are beneath the station and not visible from the platforms.
The full-time, northern entrance is by Greenwood and Prospect Avenues, with two street staircases and a block-long passageway to Reeve Place for one additional street staircase. There is a closed staircase that would have led to a fare control area at platform level at the Manhattan
-bound side. This area is gated shut, and about half of the space is taken by station facilities with additional tiles.
The south end exit is to Fort Hamilton Parkway and has full-time
HEET access and a former booth. The only exit at this end is a ramp (no staircase) that runs along the western side of the Prospect Expressway, up and down a small hill. This exit replaced the original 1933 staircase exit, when Robert Moses
built the expressway. From the mezzanine area, one can see the variation in tile colors and styles when the new entrance was added in 1962, coinciding with the opening of the expressway. This can be seen when facing the ramp.
South of this station, on the express tracks on the lower level, there are bellmouths for a proposed Fort Hamilton Parkway line. One line would have terminated at 86th Street, and the other line would split away from the mainline, and would have run to Staten Island
. These lines were planned as part of the IND Second System.
Both Church Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway stations on this line were the last underground stations to get fluorescent lighting on platform level, which replaced the incandescent lighting in 1987.
All Coney Island and Church Avenue
-bound trains skip this station due to reconstruction.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on the IND Culver Line
IND Culver Line
The IND Culver Line is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway, extending from Downtown Brooklyn south to Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, United States...
of the New York City Subway
New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
. It is served by the F
F (New York City Subway service)
The F Sixth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored orange on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it runs on the IND Sixth Avenue Line through Manhattan....
and G
G (New York City Subway service)
The G Brooklyn–Queens Crosstown Local is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is the only full-time non-shuttle service that does not enter Manhattan...
trains at all times.
There are two local tracks and two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s. The unused express tracks are beneath the station and not visible from the platforms.
The full-time, northern entrance is by Greenwood and Prospect Avenues, with two street staircases and a block-long passageway to Reeve Place for one additional street staircase. There is a closed staircase that would have led to a fare control area at platform level at the Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
-bound side. This area is gated shut, and about half of the space is taken by station facilities with additional tiles.
24/7
24/7 is an abbreviation which stands for "24 hours a day, 7 days a week", usually referring to a business or service available at all times without interruption...
HEET access and a former booth. The only exit at this end is a ramp (no staircase) that runs along the western side of the Prospect Expressway, up and down a small hill. This exit replaced the original 1933 staircase exit, when Robert Moses
Robert Moses
Robert Moses was the "master builder" of mid-20th century New York City, Long Island, Rockland County, and Westchester County, New York. As the shaper of a modern city, he is sometimes compared to Baron Haussmann of Second Empire Paris, and is one of the most polarizing figures in the history of...
built the expressway. From the mezzanine area, one can see the variation in tile colors and styles when the new entrance was added in 1962, coinciding with the opening of the expressway. This can be seen when facing the ramp.
South of this station, on the express tracks on the lower level, there are bellmouths for a proposed Fort Hamilton Parkway line. One line would have terminated at 86th Street, and the other line would split away from the mainline, and would have run to Staten Island
Staten Island
Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...
. These lines were planned as part of the IND Second System.
Both Church Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway stations on this line were the last underground stations to get fluorescent lighting on platform level, which replaced the incandescent lighting in 1987.
All Coney Island and Church Avenue
Church Avenue (IND Culver Line)
Church Avenue is an express station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway. Located at Church and McDonald Avenues in Kensington, Brooklyn, it is served by the F and G trains at all times, the latter of which terminates here....
-bound trains skip this station due to reconstruction.