Church Avenue

Church Avenue New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Church Avenue & McDonald Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11218
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Kensington
Coordinates	40°38′34.05″N 73°58′45.95″W / 40.6427917°N 73.9794306°W / 40.6427917; -73.9794306Coordinates: 40°38′34.05″N 73°58′45.95″W / 40.6427917°N 73.9794306°W / 40.6427917; -73.9794306
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Culver Line
Services	F  (all times)      G  (all times)
Connection	New York City Bus: B35, B67
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	October 7, 1933
Accessible
Traffic
Passengers (2008)	2.966 million[1][2] ▲ 0.82%
Rank	157 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Fort Hamilton Parkway (local): F  G  Seventh Avenue (express): no regular service
Next south	Ditmas Avenue (local): F  18th Avenue (express): no regular service
Next north	West Fourth Street – Washington Square: F
Next south	Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue: F
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)

Church Avenue is an express station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway. Located in the Kensington neighborhood of Brooklyn, it is served by the F and G trains at all times, the latter of which terminates here. As of July 2008, the station is ADA accessible.^[3]

Modification in progress

Toilets on southern mezzanine

The four southern main entrances are located at the corners of Church Avenue and McDonald Avenues and lead underground to a full-time booth and standard turnstiles. The two northern entrances are located at McDonald Avenue and Albemarle Road and lead to high-gate turnstiles. There is no booth located at this entrance. A long empty mezzanine extends between the north and south fare control turnstiles. Stairs on this mezzanine lead to platforms for four tracks below.

All trains use the local tracks. The express tracks are not used in revenue service. This station is often used in movies for subway scenes. It is ideal for filming, as the block-long mezzanine can be used for setting up production, and the express tracks can be used for staging subway cars without interfering with normal service.

There is a 4 track yard south of the station, beneath the revenue tracks, which is used for storing and turning G trains middays and overnight.

Jack Lovelock died here in an accident, 28th December 1949.

Notes

References

• Joseph Brennan, "Abandoned Stations", [1]
• Metropolitan Transportation Authority, "Hollywood Underground: The Art of Making Movies in the New York City Subway" [2]

External links

• nycsubway.org — IND Crosstown: Church Avenue
• Station Reporter — F Train
• The Subway Nut — Church Avenue – Kensington Pictures