Fort Hamilton Parkway (BMT Sea Beach Line)

Fort Hamilton Parkway
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Coney Island-bound platform
Station statistics
Address	Fort Hamilton Parkway & 62nd Street Brooklyn, NY 11219
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bensonhurst, Sunset Park
Coordinates	40°37′55.56″N 74°0′23.49″W / 40.6321000°N 74.0065250°WCoordinates: 40°37′55.56″N 74°0′23.49″W / 40.6321000°N 74.0065250°W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Sea Beach Line
Services	N  (all times)
Transit connections	New York City Bus: B16
Structure	Open-cut
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	June 22, 1915[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	2,164,028[2]  5%
Rank	230 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Eighth Avenue: N
Next south	New Utrecht Avenue: N
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
Location

Fort Hamilton Parkway is a local station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway, located in Brooklyn at the intersection of Fort Hamilton Parkway and 62nd Street. It is served by the N train at all times.

Station layout

G	Station house	Entrances/Exits Station agent, MetroCard vending machines
P Platform level	Side platform, not in service
	Northbound local	→ No regular service (Eighth Avenue)
	Northbound express	← does not stop here
	Southbound express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	→ toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (New Utrecht Avenue) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

A Coney Island-bound N train stops at the station

This open-cut station opened on June 22, 1915.^[1] It has four tracks and two side platforms, but the two center express tracks are not normally used.

The northbound platform has metal canopies while the southbound platform has concrete walls and roof. Each end has a crossover. The full-time north exit leads to Fort Hamilton Parkway and 62nd Street while the HEET south exit leads to 11th Avenue and 62nd–63rd Streets. The distance between 11th Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway makes the platforms much longer than a typical "B" Division train. The station house's construction is stucco with tile interior.

At this point, the LIRR Bay Ridge Branch runs alongside north of the line.

This station, along with eight others along the Sea Beach Line, is scheduled for a rehabilitation starting in 2016.^[3] The Manhattan-bound platform at this station was closed on January 18, 2016, with an expected reopening in spring 2017.^[4]

References

1. "Through Tube to Coney, 48 Minutes: First Train on Fourth Avenue Route Beats West End Line Eleven Minutes". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 22, 1915. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
2. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". New York: Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
3. "Two elevators coming to the N line during massive rehabilitation". October 4, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
4. "N Line Sea Beach - 2016". web.mta.info. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
   • "9 Brooklyn N train stations to shut down for 14 months". am New York. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
   • Katinas, Paula (2014-12-18). "Commuter headache: MTA to renovate N train stations". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved 2016-01-18.

External links

The 11th Avenue station house

• nycsubway.org—BMT Sea Beach Line: Fort Hamilton Parkway
• Station Reporter — N Train
• The Subway Nut — Fort Hamilton Parkway Pictures
• Fort Hamilton Parkway entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 11th Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View