18th Avenue (IND Culver Line)

18th Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address 18th Avenue & McDonald Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11218
Borough Brooklyn
Locale Borough Park
Coordinates 40°37′46.65″N 73°58′37.07″W / 40.6296250°N 73.9769639°W / 40.6296250; -73.9769639Coordinates: 40°37′46.65″N 73°58′37.07″W / 40.6296250°N 73.9769639°W / 40.6296250; -73.9769639
Division B (IND, formerly BMT)
Line IND Culver Line
Services       F  (all times)
Transit connections NYCT Bus: B8[1][2]
Structure Elevated
Platforms 2 island platforms
cross-platform interchange
Tracks 3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened March 16, 1919 (1919-03-16)
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 1,392,552[3] Increase 9%
Rank 319 out of 422
Station succession
Next north Ditmas Avenue (local): F 
Church Avenue (express): no regular service
Next south Avenue I (local): F  (no service due to construction)
Kings Highway (express): no regular service (next stop southbound due to construction)

18th Avenue is an express station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 18th Avenue and McDonald Avenue in Borough Park, Brooklyn.[4] It is served by the F train at all times.[5]

History

Track layout
Legend
 to Church Av
to Ditmas Av
to Av I
 to Kings Hwy

This station opened at 3:00 a.m. on March 16, 1919, as part of the opening of the first section of the BMT Culver Line. The initial section began at the Ninth Avenue station and ended at the Kings Highway station.[6][7] The line was operated as a branch of the Fifth Avenue Elevated line, with a free transfer at Ninth Avenue to the West End Line into the Fourth Avenue Subway. The opening of the line resulted in reduced travel times between Manhattan and Kings Highway. Construction on the line began in 1915, and cost a total of $3,300,000.[8][9][10][11] Trains from this station began using the Fourth Avenue Subway to the Nassau Street Loop in Lower Manhattan when that line opened on May 30, 1931;[12] the Fifth Avenue Elevated was closed on May 31, 1940, and elevated service ceased stopping here.[13][14] On October 30, 1954,[15][16] the connection between the IND Brooklyn Line at Church Avenue and the BMT Culver Line at Ditmas Avenue opened. With the connection completed, all service at the stations on the former BMT Culver Line, including this one, were from then on served by IND trains.[17]

From June 1968[18] to 1987, express service on the elevated portion of the line from Church Avenue to Kings Highway operated in the peak direction (to Manhattan AM; to Brooklyn PM), with some F trains running local and some running express. During this time period, this station was used as an express station.[19][20] Express service ended in 1987, largely due to budget constraints and complaints from passengers at local stations. Express service on the elevated Culver Line was ended due to necessary structural work, but never restored.[19][20][21][22]

Stations along the three-tracked stretch of the Culver Line, including the 18th Avenue station, (excluding Ditmas Avenue, which had already been rehabilitated) are being renovated from June 7, 2016, to at least 2017, with the center track being used to bypass the portions of the stations that are under renovation. The entire cost of the station renewal project is $140 million.[23][24]

Station layout

P
Platform level		 Northbound local ← toward Jamaica – 179th Street (Ditmas Avenue)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Peak-direction express → toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (Kings Highway) →
Island platform, not in service
Southbound local → No regular service (Avenue I) →
M Mezzanine to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
G Street Level Entrances/Exits
Street stair

This elevated station has two island platforms and three tracks with the center track not normally used.[25] Except for small sections at either ends, both platforms have brown canopies with green frames and support columns for the entire length. The un-canopied areas have black station sign structures.[26]

This station has two entrances/exits, both of which are elevated station houses beneath the tracks. The full-time one is at the north end. A single staircase from each platform goes down to a waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions and contains public restrooms. Outside of the turnstile bank, there is a token booth and two street stairs going down to either southern corners of 18th and McDonald Avenues.[4][26]

The station's other entrance/exit at the south end also has a staircase from each platform, waiting area, and two street stairs going down to either side of McDonald Avenue between Lawrence and Parkville Avenues. However, the station house is unstaffed, containing just High Entry/Exit Turnstiles.[4][26]

Track layout

North of the station there is a double crossover between the southbound local track and the center express track. Also north of this station, there is a switch from the center express track to the northbound local track.[27] There was formerly a switch to the south, and the girder that formerly supported such a switch indicates that it was a track diverging from the northbound local track to the middle track.[28][29]

In popular culture

This station is featured in Kevin Smith's film Cop Out as well as in Allen Coulter's film Remember Me, both released in 2010.

References

  1. ↑ B8 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  2. ↑ "Brooklyn Bus Map" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Neighborhood Map Borough Park" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  5. ↑ "F Subway Timetable, Effective November 7, 2016" (PDF). New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  6. ↑ Legislative Documents. J.B. Lyon Company. January 1, 1920.
  7. ↑ Eisenstadt, Peter R.; Moss, Laura-Eve (January 1, 2005). The Encyclopedia of New York State. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 9780815608080.
  8. ↑ "B.R.T. Will Open Culver Line Elevated Road as Far as Kings Highway on Sunday Next". Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  9. ↑ "CULVER LINE OPEN TODAY.; Time of First Train on Elevated Set for 3 A. M.". Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  10. ↑ Kracke, Frederick J.H. (March 16, 1919). "New Rapid Transit Link in Operation". New York Times. p. 106.
  11. ↑ "Culver Elevated Opens". New York Times. March 17, 1919. p. 21.
  12. ↑ "Nassau St. Service Outlined by B. M. T.". New York Times. May 21, 1931. p. 29.
  13. ↑ Chiasson, George (May 2010). "A History of the F (and V) Train Service". New York Division Bulletin. Electric Railroaders' Association. 53 (5): 1, 4.
  14. ↑ "Last Train is Run on Fulton St. 'El'". New York Times. June 1, 1940. p. 11.
  15. ↑ Chiasson, George (May 2010). "A History of the F (and V) Train Service". New York Division Bulletin. Electric Railroaders' Association. 53 (5): 1, 4.
  16. ↑ Culver Line Ceremonies
  17. ↑ "Adequate Transit Promised for City". New York Times. October 29, 1954. p. 25.
  18. ↑ "'F' Line Rush-Hour Service Will Be Added in Brooklyn". The New York Times. June 8, 1969. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  19. 1 2 "Review of F Line Operations, Ridership, and Infrastructure" (PDF). nysenate.gov. MTA New York City Transit Authority. October 7, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 31, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  20. 1 2 "Feasibility and Analysis of F Express Service in Brooklyn" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  21. ↑ Gerberer, Raanan (March 6, 2013). "LIGHT AT END OF TUNNEL: F Train Express may return". brooklyneagle.com. Brooklyn Eagle. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  22. ↑ Umanov, Ben (September 22, 2014). "F Train Express Service Might be Coming Back to Brooklyn". gowanusyourfaceoff.com. Gowanus Your Face OFf. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Feasibility and Analysis of F Express Service in Brooklyn" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Coney Island-bound F subway trains will not stop at Avenue I, Bay Pkwy, Avenue N, Avenue P, Avenue U, and Avenue X until early 2017". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  25. ↑ Marrero, Robert (2015-09-13). "469 Stations, 846 Miles" (PDF). B24 Blog, via Dropbox. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  26. 1 2 3 Cox, Jeremiah. "18 Avenue (F) - The SubwayNut". www.subwaynut.com. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Feasibility and Analysis of F Express Service in Brooklyn" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  28. ↑ "F Train". February 4, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  29. ↑ Marrero, Robert (2015-09-13). "469 Stations, 846 Miles" (PDF). B24 Blog, via Dropbox. Retrieved 2015-10-09.

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