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Address | Rockaway Avenue & Livonia Avenue Brooklyn, NY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | Brooklyn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Brownsville | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°39′45″N 73°54′32″W / 40.662541°N 73.908892°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | A ( IRT) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line | IRT New Lots Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services |
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(limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction) 3 (all except late nights) 4 (late nights, and limited rush hour service in the peak direction) 5 (limited a.m. rush hour service in the northbound direction only) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transit | NYCT Bus: B60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | November 22, 1920 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | April 20, 2015 | to March 28, 2016|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite- direction transfer | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traffic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 838,719 [2] 3.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 323 out of 423 [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Rockaway Avenue station is a station on the IRT New Lots Line of the New York City Subway, located at Rockaway Avenue and Livonia Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn. It is served by the 3 train at all times except late nights, when the 4 train takes over service. During rush hours, occasional 2, 4 and 5 trains also stop here. [3]
The New Lots Line was built as a part of Contract 3 of the Dual Contracts between New York City and the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, including this station. [4] It was built as an elevated line because the ground in this area is right above the water table, and as a result the construction of a subway would have been prohibitively expensive. [5] The first portion of the line between Utica Avenue and Junius Street, including this station, opened on November 22, 1920, with shuttle trains operating over this route. [6] [7] The line was completed to New Lots Avenue on October 16, 1922, [7] with a two-car train running on the northbound track. [8] On October 31, 1924, through service to New Lots Avenue was begun. [8]
The New York City Board of Transportation announced plans in November 1949 to extend platforms at several IRT stations, including Rockaway Avenue, to accommodate all doors on ten-car trains. Although ten-car trains already operated on the line, the rear car could not open its doors at the station because the platforms were so short. [9] [10] Funding for the platform extensions was included in the city's 1950 capital budget. [11]
From April 20, 2015 to March 28, 2016, Rockaway Avenue and Van Siclen Avenue were closed for renovations. [12] [13]
Platform level | Side platform | |
Northbound | ←
toward
Harlem–148th Street (
Saratoga Avenue) ← toward Woodlawn late nights ( Saratoga Avenue) ← toward Wakefield–241st Street (select rush hour trips) ( Saratoga Avenue) ← toward Eastchester–Dyre Avenue (select rush hour trips) ( Saratoga Avenue) | |
Center trackway | No track or roadbed | |
Southbound |
(
late nights) toward
New Lots Avenue (
Junius Street) → toward New Lots Avenue (select rush hour trips) ( Junius Street) → | |
Side platform | ||
Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent,
MetroCard machines | |
Ground | Street level | Exit/entrance |
This station has two side platforms and two tracks. Between the two tracks, there is space for an additional third track that was never installed. [14]
This station's only exit is via a wooden mezzanine under the tracks. The mezzanine has a crossunder and metal canopies. Outside fare control, stairs go to the northwest and southeast corners of Livonia and Rockaway Avenues. [15]
Media related to Rockaway Avenue (IRT New Lots Line) at Wikimedia Commons