Kingston Avenue station

Kingston Avenue is a local station on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Kingston Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, it is served by the 3 train at all times except late nights, when the 4 train takes over service. There is also limited rush hour 2 and 5 service here.

Kingston Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Entrance on south mall of Eastern Parkway
Station statistics
Address	Kingston Avenue & Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11213
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Crown Heights
Coordinates	40.669376°N 73.942151°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Eastern Parkway Line
Services	2  (limited weekday rush hour service in the peak direction) ​   3  (all except late nights) ​   4  (late nights) ​   5  (one weekday a.m. rush hour trip in the northbound direction only)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B43, B45
Structure	Underground
Levels	2
Platforms	2 side platforms (1 on each level)
Tracks	4 (2 on each level)
Other information
Opened	August 23, 1920
Station code	344[1]
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2019	1,472,802[2]  2%
Rank	300 out of 424[2]
Station succession
Next north	Nostrand Avenue: 2  ​3  ​4  ​5
Next south	Crown Heights–Utica Avenue: 2  ​3  ​4
Location
Track layout Upper level to Utica Av Lower level to Nostrand Av
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops rush hours only Stops weekdays only

History

On August 23, 1920, the Eastern Parkway Line was extended from Atlantic Avenue to Crown Heights–Utica Avenue, with the Kingston Avenue station opening at this time. The new trains would be served by trains from Seventh Avenue.[3]

During the 1964–1965 fiscal year, the platforms at Kingston Avenue, along with those at four other stations on the Eastern Parkway Line, were lengthened to 525 feet (160 m) to accommodate a ten-car train of 51-foot (16 m) IRT cars.[4]

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/entrance
B1	Southbound express	→ does not stop here → → does not stop here (select rush hour trips) →
	Southbound local	→ ( late nights) toward New Lots Avenue (Crown Heights–Utica Avenue) → → toward New Lots Avenue (select rush hour trips) (Crown Heights–Utica Avenue) →
	Side platform
	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
B2	Northbound express	← does not stop here ← does not stop here (select rush hour trips)
	Northbound local	← toward 148th Street (Nostrand Avenue) ← toward Woodlawn late nights (Nostrand Avenue) ← toward 241st Street (select rush hour trips) (Nostrand Avenue)
	Side platform

This underground station has two levels. The upper level serves New Lots Avenue-bound trains while the lower level serves Manhattan-bound trains. From north to south, each level has an express track, a local track, and one side platform.

Both platforms have their original Dual Contracts-era IRT trim line and name tablets. The trim line has a golden-yellow center, line green border, and a spec of blue in-between. "K" tablets on a blue border run along the trim line at regular intervals. The name tablets read "KINGSTON AVE." in Times New Roman font in gold lettering on a blue background, a gold center, and lime green border.

The platforms were extended at either ends in 1964–1965 to accommodate the current standard IRT train length of 510 feet.[4] Here, they have signs reading "KINGSTON AVE" in white sans serif lettering on a black border.[5] There is a vent chamber on the lower level.

Exits

The upper level has one fare control at the center with two staircases going down to the lower level. It has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two staircases going up to the south side mall of Eastern Parkway (between the main and service roads) and Kingston Avenue.[6]

Exit location[6]	Exit type	Number of exits	Platform served
Eastern Parkway, south side mall SW corner of Eastern Parkway and Kingston Avenue	Staircase	1	Both
Eastern Parkway, south side mall SE corner of Eastern Parkway and Kingston Avenue	Staircase	1	Both

Nearby points of interest

• Brooklyn Children's Museum[6]
• Brower Park[6]
• Jewish Children's Museum[6]
• 770 Eastern Parkway[6]

Notes

References

1. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
2. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
3. "Brooklyn Tube Extensions Open: I.R.T. Begins Service on Eastern Parkway and Nostrand Avenue Lines" (PDF). New York Times. August 23, 1920. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
4. Annual Report 1964–1965. New York City Transit Authority. 1965.
5. DanTD (November 17, 2014). File:Kingston Ave - IRT Eastern Pkwy; IND-style Mosaics.JPG (photograph). Retrieved November 25, 2015.
6. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Crown Heights" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2017.

External links

• nycsubway.org – Brooklyn IRT: Kingston Avenue
• Station Reporter — 3 Train
• The Subway Nut — Kingston Avenue Pictures
• Kingston Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platform from Google Maps Street View