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Kingston-Throop Avenues (IND Fulton Street Line)
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Kingston–Throop Avenues is a local station
on the IND Fulton Street Line
of the New York City Subway
. Located on Fulton Street
between Kingston and Throop Avenues in the Weeksville, Brooklyn
, it is served by the C
train at all times except late nights, when it is replaced by the A
train.
This underground station, opened on April 9, 1936, has four tracks and two offset side platform
s. The two center tracks are used by the A express train during daytime hours. The platforms have a yellow trim line on a dark yellow border while name tablets read "KINGSTON - THROOP AV." in white sans serif lettering on two lines. They are in a dark yellow border on a lighter yellow background. Beneath the trim line and name tablets are small black directional and station signs alternating between "KINGSTON" and "THROOP" in white lettering. The platforms are column-less except for a few dark yellow I-beam ones near fare control.
Each platform has one same-level fare control area. The one on the Euclid Avenue-bound platform is at the extreme west (railroad north
) end and has a bank of three turnstile
s, a customer assistance booth, and one staircase going up to the southeast corner of Fulton Street and Kingston Avenue. The one on the Manhattan-bound platform is at the center and has a bank of four turnstiles, a full-time token booth, and two staircases going up to either northern corners of Fulton Street and Throop Avenue.
This station was the site of a 1995 robbery that killed the token booth clerk, 50-year-old Harry Kaufman. Robbers squirted accelerant into the booth on the Queens-bound platform and set the fumes alight with a match, causing an explosion that blew out the glass and deformed the booth. The incident drew national attention due to allegations that the movie Money Train
inspired the murder. The allegations were unfounded and the movie's producer, Columbia Pictures, claimed that the scenes were inspired by an actual event in 1988 where a token booth clerk was killed in the same fashion.
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 Fulton Street Line
IND Fulton Street Line
The IND Fulton Street Line is a rapid transit line of the IND Division of the New York City Subway, extending from the Cranberry Street Tunnel under the East River through all of central Brooklyn to a terminus in Ozone Park, Queens. The IND Rockaway Line branches from it. It forms part of the A...
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...
. Located on Fulton Street
Fulton Street (Brooklyn)
Fulton Street, named after engineer Robert Fulton, exists mainly in two parts in what are today two boroughs of New York City which Fulton linked by his steam ferries, and each segment has its own distinct identity. This entry deals with Fulton Street in Brooklyn, which now begins at the...
between Kingston and Throop Avenues in the Weeksville, Brooklyn
Weeksville, Brooklyn
Weeksville is a neighborhood founded by African American freedmen in what is now Brooklyn, New York, United States, part of the present-day neighborhood of Crown Heights.-History:...
, it is served by the C
C (New York City Subway service)
The C Eighth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored blue on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it runs on the IND Eighth Avenue Line through Manhattan....
train at all times except late nights, when it is replaced by the A
A (New York City Subway service)
The A Eighth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. Its route bullet is colored blue on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map since it runs on the IND Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan....
train.
This underground station, opened on April 9, 1936, has four tracks and two offset 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 two center tracks are used by the A express train during daytime hours. The platforms have a yellow trim line on a dark yellow border while name tablets read "KINGSTON - THROOP AV." in white sans serif lettering on two lines. They are in a dark yellow border on a lighter yellow background. Beneath the trim line and name tablets are small black directional and station signs alternating between "KINGSTON" and "THROOP" in white lettering. The platforms are column-less except for a few dark yellow I-beam ones near fare control.
Each platform has one same-level fare control area. The one on the Euclid Avenue-bound platform is at the extreme west (railroad north
Railroad directions
Railroad directions are used to describe train directions on railroad systems. The terms used may be derived from such sources as compass directions, altitude directions, or other directions...
) end and has a bank of three turnstile
Turnstile
A turnstile, also called a baffle gate, is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. It can also be made so as to enforce one-way traffic of people, and in addition, it can restrict passage only to people who insert a coin, a ticket, a pass, or similar...
s, a customer assistance booth, and one staircase going up to the southeast corner of Fulton Street and Kingston Avenue. The one on the Manhattan-bound platform is at the center and has a bank of four turnstiles, a full-time token booth, and two staircases going up to either northern corners of Fulton Street and Throop Avenue.
This station was the site of a 1995 robbery that killed the token booth clerk, 50-year-old Harry Kaufman. Robbers squirted accelerant into the booth on the Queens-bound platform and set the fumes alight with a match, causing an explosion that blew out the glass and deformed the booth. The incident drew national attention due to allegations that the movie Money Train
Money Train
Money Train is a 1995 American comedy thriller film starring Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson and Jennifer Lopez as New York City transit cops...
inspired the murder. The allegations were unfounded and the movie's producer, Columbia Pictures, claimed that the scenes were inspired by an actual event in 1988 where a token booth clerk was killed in the same fashion.
External links
- Station Reporter — C Train
- The Subway Nut — Kingston–Throop Avenues Pictures
- Kingston Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Throop Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View