Union Street (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
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Union Street is a local station
on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line
of the New York City Subway
. It is located at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Union Street in Brooklyn
, New York City
, serving the communities of Park Slope
and Carroll Gardens
. It is served by the R
train at all times except late nights, when the D
and N
assume local service along Fourth Avenue.
This underground station, opened on September 13, 1915, has four tracks and two side platform
s. The center express tracks are used by the D and N trains during daytime hours. A black and white curtain wall separates them from the local tracks.
Each platform has one same-level fare control areas in the center. As a result, there is no free transfer between directions. Each fare control area has a turnstile
bank, token booth, and one street stair. The one on the Manhattan-bound platform goes up to the southeast corner of Union Street and Fourth Avenue while the one on the Bay Ridge-bound platform goes up to the southwest corner.
Both platforms are columnless except for a section at their extreme north ends, where they were extended in the 1950s to accommodate the standard length of a "B" Division train (600 feet). Here, the columns are I-beams are cream colored.
This station was renovated twice. The first time was in the late 1970s, which including repairing the staircases and platform edges, replacing the incandescent lighting with fluorescent lighting
, and replacing the original platform wall tiles and mosaic signs with cinderblock tiles that are colored white except for where the platform signs (in the standard white letting and black background) are. Here, they are colored gray.
This station was renovated again from 1990-1994. In addition to upgrading the same elements that were replaced in the previous overhaul, tiling on floors and track walls, the public announcement system, and safety threads along platform edges and track-beds were replaced. It also included an art installation by Emmett Wigglesworth called CommUnion. It features twenty-two panels of various designs in the recessed area of the platform tiles above the station signs and other designs on the openings in the track walls.
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 BMT Fourth Avenue Line
BMT Fourth Avenue Line
The Fourth Avenue Line is a rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway, mainly running under Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn. Fourth Avenue never had a streetcar line or elevated railway due to the provisions of the assessment charged to neighboring property owners when the street...
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 located at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Union Street in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York City
New York City
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, serving the communities of Park Slope
Park Slope, Brooklyn
Park Slope is a neighborhood in western Brooklyn, New York City's most populous borough. Park Slope is roughly bounded by Prospect Park West to the east, Fourth Avenue to the west, Flatbush Avenue to the north, and 15th Street to the south, though other definitions are sometimes offered. Generally...
and Carroll Gardens
Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn
Carroll Gardens is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. The area is named for Charles Carroll, a revolutionary war veteran who was also the only Roman Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence...
. It is served by the R
R (New York City Subway service)
The R Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. It is colored yellow on the route sign and on station signs and the NYC Subway map, as it represents a service provided on the BMT Broadway Line in Manhattan.The R service operates at all times...
train at all times except late nights, when the D
D (New York City Subway service)
The D Sixth Avenue Express 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 uses the IND Sixth Avenue Line through Manhattan....
and N
N (New York City Subway service)
The N Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. Its route bullet is colored yellow, which appears on station signs and the NYC Subway map, as it represents a service provided on the BMT Broadway Line through Manhattan....
assume local service along Fourth Avenue.
This underground station, opened on September 13, 1915, has four 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 center express tracks are used by the D and N trains during daytime hours. A black and white curtain wall separates them from the local tracks.
Each platform has one same-level fare control areas in the center. As a result, there is no free transfer between directions. Each fare control area has a 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...
bank, token booth, and one street stair. The one on the Manhattan-bound platform goes up to the southeast corner of Union Street and Fourth Avenue while the one on the Bay Ridge-bound platform goes up to the southwest corner.
Both platforms are columnless except for a section at their extreme north ends, where they were extended in the 1950s to accommodate the standard length of a "B" Division train (600 feet). Here, the columns are I-beams are cream colored.
This station was renovated twice. The first time was in the late 1970s, which including repairing the staircases and platform edges, replacing the incandescent lighting with fluorescent lighting
Fluorescent lamp
A fluorescent lamp or fluorescent tube is a gas-discharge lamp that uses electricity to excite mercury vapor. The excited mercury atoms produce short-wave ultraviolet light that then causes a phosphor to fluoresce, producing visible light. A fluorescent lamp converts electrical power into useful...
, and replacing the original platform wall tiles and mosaic signs with cinderblock tiles that are colored white except for where the platform signs (in the standard white letting and black background) are. Here, they are colored gray.
This station was renovated again from 1990-1994. In addition to upgrading the same elements that were replaced in the previous overhaul, tiling on floors and track walls, the public announcement system, and safety threads along platform edges and track-beds were replaced. It also included an art installation by Emmett Wigglesworth called CommUnion. It features twenty-two panels of various designs in the recessed area of the platform tiles above the station signs and other designs on the openings in the track walls.
External links
- The Subway Nut — Union Street Pictures
- MTA's Arts For Transit — Union Street (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
- Union Street entrance from Google Maps Street View