Atlantic Avenue – Pacific Street

Atlantic Avenue – Pacific Street New York City Subway rapid transit station complex
Station statistics
Address	area of Atlantic Avenue, Pacific Street, Flatbush Avenue & 4th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11217
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Fort Greene
Coordinates	40°41′04″N 73°58′44″W / 40.684462°N 73.978758°W / 40.684462; -73.978758Coordinates: 40°41′04″N 73°58′44″W / 40.684462°N 73.978758°W / 40.684462; -73.978758
Division	A (IRT), B (BMT)
Line	IRT Eastern Parkway Line BMT Brighton Line BMT Fourth Avenue Line
Services	2  (all times)      3  (all except late nights)      4  (all times)      5  (weekdays until 8:45 p.m.)      B  (weekdays until 11 p.m.)      D  (all times)      M  (rush hours until 7:30 p.m.)      N  (all times)      Q  (all times)      R  (all except late nights)
Connection	New York City Bus: B37, B41, B45, B63 MTA Bus: B103 LIRR at Flatbush Avenue
Levels	3
Other information
Accessible
Traffic
Passengers (2008)	10.121 million[1][2] ▲ 4.95%
Rank	29 out of 422
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Atlantic Avenue – Pacific Street is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the IRT Eastern Parkway Line, the BMT Brighton Line and the BMT Fourth Avenue Line, located at Atlantic, 4th and Flatbush Avenues and Pacific Street in Brooklyn. As of 2008, it is the second-busiest subway station in Brooklyn (Court Street – Borough Hall is first), with 10,121,151 passengers, and is ranked 29th overall.^[1] The station has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2004,^[3] and is ADA-compliant. With ten subway services, this station is second to the 42nd Street – Times Square/Port Authority Bus Terminal complex in offering the most transfers to other services.

In June 2009, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority sold the naming rights of the station complex to Forest City Ratner for 20 years at $200,000 per year, which will append the name Barclays Center, a proposed sports arena, to the station when the arena is expected to open in 2012.^[4][5] The Barclays Center, whose naming rights were bought by Barclays Bank, is being built as part of the Atlantic Yards development project.

IRT Eastern Parkway Line platforms

Atlantic Avenue New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Eastern Parkway Line
Services	2  (all times)      3  (all except late nights)      4  (all times)      5  (weekdays until 8:45 p.m.)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	1 island platform, 2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	May 1, 1908
Accessible
Station succession
Next north	Nevins Street: 2  3  4  5
Next south	Bergen Street (local): 2  3  4  Franklin Avenue (express): 4  5
Next north	Borough Hall (via B'way–7th): 2  3  Borough Hall (via Lexington, to northbound side only): 4  5  Bowling Green (via Lexington): 4  5
Next south	Church Avenue (via Nostrand Avenue): 2  5  Crown Heights – Utica Avenue (via Eastern Parkway): 2  3  4  5
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Atlantic Avenue on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line has four tracks, one island platform, and two side platforms. On the center platform there are two old indicator signs which mark the next train, used for non-rush hour short turn trains. An old style sign to the Brooklyn Academy of Music also exists. The trackway to the Long Island Rail Road is still visible at the north end of the northbound local track, although much of it is behind corrugated wall; more information about this and other unused trackways is at Bergen Street. The LIRR platforms are clearly visible on the other side of floor-to-ceiling railings.

Early 20th century

Early 21st century

Stair from IRT mezzanine to 4th Avenue mezzanine and exit, directly below the former headhouse shown above

This station has been completely renovated. The northbound local trackway and track have been completely redone with concrete base and welded rail.

A passageway to the BMT Fourth Avenue and Brighton Lines lies under the platforms, with the Fourth Avenue Line to the southwest and the Brighton Line to the northeast.

Although the station is wheelchair accessible, the Eastern Parkway Line express platform was formerly too narrow in some areas to accommodate wheelchairs. Passengers were notified of this fact by announcements on trains before reaching the station. The stairs have been trimmed in width to allow full wheelchair access.

North of this station, there is an unused trackway, splitting from the southbound local track a proposed subway under Fourth Avenue (later built as the BMT Fourth Avenue Line).

North of this station, there is a unused fifth track that merges with the uptown express track. The unused track ends on a bumper block between the two express tracks at Nevins Street.

BMT Brighton Line platform

Atlantic Avenue New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Brighton Line
Services	B  (weekdays until 11 p.m.)      Q  (all times)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	August 1, 1920
Accessible
Station succession
Next north	DeKalb Avenue: B  Q
Next south	Seventh Avenue: B  Q
Next north	DeKalb Avenue: B  Q
Next south	Prospect Park: B  Q
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Atlantic Avenue on the BMT Brighton Line has two tracks and an island platform. The platform has five staircases, three to the main mezzanine and two to the Hanson Place exit at the north end, which is an escalator that leads to a separate mezzanine with no transfers to the other lines. A booth at the north end has been removed. There is also one street staircase that leads to the Williamsburg Savings Bank. Two more street staircases lead to the Atlantic Terminal Mall. The lower level at the Hanson Place end of the station had a passageway, now sealed, that ran above the platform from Hanson Place. The signs "To Hanson Place" and other signs are covered up. This area is now space used by MTA employees, with the entrance at the other side. The main mezzanine also has an out-of-system passageway to the Flatbush Avenue LIRR terminal and the full time fare control at the IRT side of the station. There is a removed staircase in between the two sets of stairs. The northernmost staircase was added during renovation, while the other two staircases were narrowed in order to comply with ADA guidelines regarding minimum 36-inch width clearances. The platform extension is clearly visible the south end of the platform, while the name tablets and "A" are authentic replicas on the northbound platform wall, while the southbound wall was tiled around them. The area on the southbound wall where the platform extends out is made of replicas as well. Since there were no mosaics built, only a green wall was present prior to renovation, which indicates where the platform was extended in the 1960s to fit ten car trains.

North of this station, a bellmouth is visible from a Manhattan-Bound train. The bellmouth was for the proposed Ashland Place Connection which would have connected to the now-demolished BMT Fulton Street El.

BMT Fourth Avenue Line platforms

Atlantic Avenue – Pacific Street New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Fourth Avenue Line
Services	D  (all times)      M  (rush hours until 7:30 p.m.)      N  (all times)      R  (all except late nights)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	September 13, 1915
Accessible
Station succession
Next north	DeKalb Avenue (local): D  M  N  R  Canal Street (express via Broadway): N  Grand Street (express via 6th Avenue): D
Next south	Union Street (local): D  M  N  R  36th Street (express): D  N
Next north	DeKalb Avenue (local): D  M  N  R  14th Street – Union Square (express via Broadway): N  West Fourth Street – Washington Square (express via 6th Avenue): D
Next south	Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (via Sea Beach Line): N  Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (via West End Line): D
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Atlantic Avenue – Pacific Street (originally Pacific Street) on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line has four tracks and two island platforms. Exits are located towards the north end, along with elevators, which lead to an upper mezzanine. Other exits, as well as connections to the LIRR, IRT Eastern Parkway Line (2 3 4 5), and BMT Brighton Line (B Q), are accessible by a pathway that connects to the upper mezzanine. Exits from the station's upper mezzaine lead to Fourth Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Pacific Street.

Rehabilitating the station

The station was overhauled in the late 1970s. MTA fixed the station's structure and overhauled its appearance. It refurbished the wall tilings and replaced the old signs and incandescent lighting with modern fixtures. It also fixed the staircases and platform edges.^{[citation needed]} Pacific Street station underwent another major overhaul in 1999 to 2000. This time the station received state of the art repairs and was updated for ADA compliance. The MTA repaired the staircases, re-tiled the walls and floors, upgraded the station's lights and the public address system, installed ADA yellow safety threads along the platform edge, and installed new trackbeds for local and express trains entering the station. In late 2004, the MTA installed elevators on both sides of the platform and street level to accommodate wheelchairs and those with disabilities.

References

External links

• nycsubway.org — Brooklyn IRT: Atlantic Avenue
• nycsubway.org — BMT Brighton Line: Atlantic Avenue
• nycsubway.org — BMT 4th Avenue: Pacific Street
• nycsubway.org — Brooklyn IRT Contract 2 map: (includes current and former track configurations, and provisions for future connections)
• Station Reporter — Atlantic Avenue/Pacific Street Complex
• The Subway Nut — Pacific Street (D,M,N,R) Pictures
• The Subway Nut — Atlantic Avenue (B,Q) Pictures
• The Subway Nut — Atlantic Avenue (2,3,4,5) Pictures
• MTA's Arts For Transit — Atlantic Avenue – Pacific Street

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