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Utica Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)
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Utica Avenue is an express station
on the IND Fulton Street Line
of the New York City Subway
. The tile color is maroon with a tuscan red border. The station has been renovated with new old-fashioned light fixtures with modern sodium-vapor lamps in them. They are suspended on long rods from the high, vaulted ceilings. There is a free crossover. It is served by the A
train at all times and the C
train at all times except late nights. It has four tracks and two island platform
s.
(IND) from its previous Brooklyn terminus at Jay Street – Borough Hall, which opened three years earlier, to Rockaway Avenue
. Although an express station, it was served solely by the A, which ran local on the line at the time with express portions in Manhattan
on its way to Inwood – 207th Street. In 1944, the CC began running along the line, making local stops in the peak rush hour direction only, allowing the A to run as an express during those hours.
Five years later, the CC and the E
switched terminals (the CC now ran to the Hudson Terminal and the E to Euclid Avenue
) a pattern that would last throughout the 1950s and 1960s. The CC and the E once again switched terminals (the A had now run express full-time on the line apart from late nights). By this time the E had been extended all the way to Rockaway Park – Beach 116th Street and the CC similarly ran there. In 1985, the MTA eliminated double-lettered trains, leaving only the A and C to serve Utica Avenue and seven years after that, the C was reduced to Euclid Avenue, where it terminates today.
There are additional exits at the extreme ends of each platform which bypass the intermediate level and go straight to the fare control level, the eastern one to Utica Avenue and the western one to Stuyvesant Avenue.
Between this station and Ralph Avenue
, there is a fifth track between the express tracks, which could be used for storage or turning trains, although it is not normally used. The storage/layup tracks ends with bumper blocks on both ends, with switches to the express tracks.
Artwork here was made in 1996 by Jimmy James Green and is called Children's Cathedral.
s running diagonally across the ceiling in the center. Fulton Street was to be built for the Utica Avenue Line as part of the IND Second System.
There were blocked stairways up from platform level to the upper level, but possible evidence is present at the ceiling level of Utica Ave, as mentioned before. Climbing the steps to the intermediate level, there are some locked doors which could serve as access to the unfinished platforms. There are also some windows in this level. Looking into the window reveals a cinder-block wall, and to the side are portions of the unused mezzanine accompanying the Fulton Street station shell. Climbing the ramp to the entrance level reveals more windows and a door, which provides access to a disused upper level mezzanine, which would then have steps down to the unused mezzanine leading directly to the Fulton Street station shell.
Before the renovation of this station in 1995, it was possible to see the station shell from the mezzanine. Past the main booth, there was a long ramp that goes down to a landing from which stairways lead to the 2 active platforms that currently exists. However, in the intermediate level, there was a fence. Past the fence, there was a tiled wall with a door. The door had a few of slots missing. A look into the door revealed the Fulton Street station shell. After the renovation of this station, the mezzanine was shortened using cinder-block walls and the current tiling in the intermediate level.
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...
. The tile color is maroon with a tuscan red border. The station has been renovated with new old-fashioned light fixtures with modern sodium-vapor lamps in them. They are suspended on long rods from the high, vaulted ceilings. There is a free crossover. It is served 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 at all times and 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. It has four tracks and two island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
s.
History
Utica Avenue station opened on April 9, 1936, as part of an extension of the Independent Subway SystemIndependent Subway System
The Independent Subway System , formerly known as the Independent City-Owned Subway System or the Independent City-Owned Rapid Transit Railroad, was a rapid transit rail system in New York City that is now part of the New York City Subway...
(IND) from its previous Brooklyn terminus at Jay Street – Borough Hall, which opened three years earlier, to Rockaway Avenue
Rockaway Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)
Rockaway Avenue is a local station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Rockaway Avenue and Fulton Street in Brooklyn. It is served by the C train all times except late nights when the A train takes over service.-Description:This is a four-track...
. Although an express station, it was served solely by the A, which ran local on the line at the time with express portions in 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...
on its way to Inwood – 207th Street. In 1944, the CC began running along the line, making local stops in the peak rush hour direction only, allowing the A to run as an express during those hours.
Five years later, the CC and the E
E (New York City Subway service)
The E 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....
switched terminals (the CC now ran to the Hudson Terminal and the E to Euclid Avenue
Euclid Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)
Euclid Avenue is an express station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and Pitkin Avenue in Brooklyn, it is served by the A train at all times, and the southern terminal for the C train, at all times except late nights...
) a pattern that would last throughout the 1950s and 1960s. The CC and the E once again switched terminals (the A had now run express full-time on the line apart from late nights). By this time the E had been extended all the way to Rockaway Park – Beach 116th Street and the CC similarly ran there. In 1985, the MTA eliminated double-lettered trains, leaving only the A and C to serve Utica Avenue and seven years after that, the C was reduced to Euclid Avenue, where it terminates today.
Station layout
Between this station and Ralph Avenue
Ralph Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)
Ralph Avenue is a local station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located in Brooklyn at the intersection of Ralph Avenue and Fulton Street, 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...
, there is a fifth track between the express tracks, which could be used for storage or turning trains, although it is not normally used. The storage/layup tracks ends with bumper blocks on both ends, with switches to the express tracks.
Artwork here was made in 1996 by Jimmy James Green and is called Children's Cathedral.
Fulton Street (provisional station)
The center of the station slopes down and there is a lowered ceiling compared to the rest of the station. Above is a disused portion of a mezzanine and a station shell with the tentative name of Fulton Street. The tracks are outlined by a pattern in the ceiling on top of the four trackways at Utica Avenue, therefore it appears that there are four trackways and two island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
s running diagonally across the ceiling in the center. Fulton Street was to be built for the Utica Avenue Line as part of the IND Second System.
There were blocked stairways up from platform level to the upper level, but possible evidence is present at the ceiling level of Utica Ave, as mentioned before. Climbing the steps to the intermediate level, there are some locked doors which could serve as access to the unfinished platforms. There are also some windows in this level. Looking into the window reveals a cinder-block wall, and to the side are portions of the unused mezzanine accompanying the Fulton Street station shell. Climbing the ramp to the entrance level reveals more windows and a door, which provides access to a disused upper level mezzanine, which would then have steps down to the unused mezzanine leading directly to the Fulton Street station shell.
Before the renovation of this station in 1995, it was possible to see the station shell from the mezzanine. Past the main booth, there was a long ramp that goes down to a landing from which stairways lead to the 2 active platforms that currently exists. However, in the intermediate level, there was a fence. Past the fence, there was a tiled wall with a door. The door had a few of slots missing. A look into the door revealed the Fulton Street station shell. After the renovation of this station, the mezzanine was shortened using cinder-block walls and the current tiling in the intermediate level.
External links
- nycsubway.org — Children's Cathedral Artwork by Jimmy James Green (1996)
- Station Reporter — A Lefferts
- Station Reporter — A Rockaway
- Station Reporter — C Train
- Abandoned Stations: IND Second System unfinished stations
- The Subway Nut — Utica Avenue Pictures
- MTA's Arts For Transit — Utica Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)
- Utica Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Stuyvesant Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Utica Avenue station shell - http://sites.google.com/site/theindsecondsystem/home/photo-gallery/fulton-street-1