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Fort Hamilton Parkway station (BMT West End Line)

Coordinates: 40°38′27″N 73°59′40″W / 40.6407°N 73.9944°W / 40.6407; -73.9944
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For other uses, see Fort Hamilton Parkway (disambiguation).
 Fort Hamilton Parkway
 "D" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Platforms view
Station statistics
AddressFort Hamilton Parkway & New Utrecht Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBorough Park
Coordinates40°38′27″N 73°59′40″W / 40.6407°N 73.9944°W / 40.6407; -73.9944
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT West End Line
Services   D all times (all times)
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedJune 24, 1916; 108 years ago (1916-06-24)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
2023873,254[2] Increase 0.6%
Rank315 out of 423[2]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Ninth Avenue
toward Norwood–205th Street
Local 		50th Street
toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
Location
Fort Hamilton Parkway station (BMT West End Line) is located in New York City Subway
Fort Hamilton Parkway station (BMT West End Line)
Fort Hamilton Parkway station (BMT West End Line) is located in New York City
Fort Hamilton Parkway station (BMT West End Line)
Fort Hamilton Parkway station (BMT West End Line) is located in New York
Fort Hamilton Parkway station (BMT West End Line)
Track layout

Legend
to Ninth Avenue
to 50th Street
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

The Fort Hamilton Parkway station is a local station on the BMT West End Line of the New York City Subway, located in Brooklyn at the intersection of Fort Hamilton Parkway and New Utrecht Avenue, in the neighborhood of Borough Park. It is served by the D train at all times. The station opened in 1916, and had its platforms extended in the 1960s.

History

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Fort Hamilton Parkway station opened on June 24, 1916, along with the first portion of the BMT West End Line from 36th Street on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line to 18th Avenue station.[3][4] The line was originally a surface excursion railway to Coney Island, called the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad, which was established in 1862, but did not reach Coney Island until 1864.[5] Under the Dual Contracts of 1913, an elevated line was built over New Utrecht Avenue, 86th Street and Stillwell Avenue.[6][7][8]

The platforms at the station were extended in the 1960s to 615 feet (187 m) to accommodate ten-car trains.[9]

Station layout

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Platform level Side platform
Northbound local ← "D" train toward Norwood–205th Street (Ninth Avenue}})
Peak-direction express → No regular service
Southbound local → "D" train toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (50th Street}}) →
Side platform
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Ground Street level Entrance/exit
Northwestern stair

This elevated station has three tracks and two slightly offset side platforms. The D train stops here at all times, and the center express track is not normally used in service.[10][11] Both platforms have full cream-colored windscreens and red canopies, and for most of their centers, both windscreens are supported by green frames and columns.

The station's artwork, installed during a 2012 renovation, is called Gardens of Fort Hamilton Parkway Station by Portia Munson. It consists of stained glass murals on the platform windscreens depicting various plants.

Exits

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This station has two station houses beneath the platforms and tracks. The full-time one is at the south end. It has two staircases to each platform, a waiting area/crossunder, a turnstile bank, a token booth, and staircases going down to either northern corners of New Utrecht Avenue or 45th Street.[12] The north station house is abandoned. A single staircase from each platform goes down to a walkway on either side of the building, where a turnstile provides access to and from the station. Two staircases go down to either side of New Utrecht Avenue between 44th and 43rd Streets.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Parade, Pageant Mark Celebration". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 24, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  4. ^ "Realty Boom Is Predicted for Borough Park Section". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 24, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  5. ^ "Opening of the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad" (PDF). The New York Times. June 9, 1864. p. 2. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  6. ^ "The Dual System of Rapid Transit". New York State Public Service Commission. September 1912. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  7. ^ "618 Miles of Track In The Dual System; City Will Have Invested $226,000,000 When Rapid Transit Project Is Completed". The New York Times. August 3, 1913. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  8. ^ Report of the Public Service Commission For The First District Of The State of New York For The Year Ending December 31, 1916 Vol. 1. New York State Public Service Commission. January 10, 1917. pp. 47–49.
  9. ^ "For Release Sunday, July 12, 1964" (PDF). New York City Office of the Mayor. July 12, 1964. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  10. ^ Dougherty, Peter (2020). Tracks of the New York City Subway 2020 (16th ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 1056711733.
  11. ^ "D Subway Timetable, Effective June 30, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Fort Hamilton Parkway Neighborhood Map". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
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