Fourth Avenue / Ninth Street (New York City Subway)

Fourth Avenue / Ninth Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station complex
Station statistics
Address	Fourth Avenue & Ninth Street Brooklyn, NY 11215
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Park Slope, Gowanus
Coordinates	40°40′15.44″N 73°59′29.03″W / 40.6709556°N 73.9913972°WCoordinates: 40°40′15.44″N 73°59′29.03″W / 40.6709556°N 73.9913972°W
Division	B (BMT/IND)
Line	BMT Fourth Avenue Line IND Culver Line
Services	D  (late nights)       F  (all times)       G  (all times)       N  (late nights)       R  (all except late nights)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: B61 MTA Bus: B103
Levels	2
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	4,199,208 (station complex)[1]  1.9%
Rank	118 out of 422
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops late nights only
Location

Fourth Avenue / Ninth Street is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the elevated IND Culver Line and the underground BMT Fourth Avenue Line. It is located at the intersection of Ninth Street and Fourth Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn and served by the:

• F and G trains at all times
• R train at all times except late nights
• D and N trains late nights

BMT Fourth Avenue Line platforms

Ninth Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Platform towards Manhattan
Station statistics
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Fourth Avenue Line
Services	D  (late nights)       N  (late nights)       R  (all except late nights)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	June 22, 1915[2]
Station succession
Next north	Union Street: D  N  R
Next south	Prospect Avenue: D  N  R
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only

Ninth Street on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line, which opened on June 22, 1915,^[2] is a local station that has four tracks and two side platforms. The station is served by R trains at all times except nights, when D and N trains replace the R as the local along Fourth Avenue. A black and white curtain wall separates the local and express tracks.

Both platforms have cinder-block tiles installed during a 1970s renovation that replaced the original mosaic trim line and name tablets. They are colored white except for the areas that have the stations signs. In this case, they are colored yellow. Beige columns run along both platforms at either ends where they were extended in the 1960s to accommodate lengthened trains.

Each platform has one same-level fare control area in the middle. The one on the Manhattan-bound platform has a turnstile bank, token booth, and one staircase going up to the northeast corner of Ninth Street and Fourth Avenue. This fare control area still has the station's original trim line with "9" tablets at regular intervals. The fare control area on the Bay Ridge-bound platform is unstaffed, containing one High Entry/Exit Turnstile, one exit-only turnstile, a row of four low turnstiles, and a staircase to the northwest corner of Ninth Street and Fourth Avenue.

The Bay-Ridge bound platform has a staircase at the extreme south end going up to the fare control area of Fourth Avenue on the IND Culver Line. The Manhattan-bound platform has a staircase at the same location going up to a now-closed entrance/exit of the IND station, where two staircases go up to either IND platforms.

Northeastern stairs next to the Church of the Holy Family

IND Culver Line platforms

Fourth Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Manhattan/Queens-bound platform
Station statistics
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Culver Line
Services	F  (all times)       G  (all times)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	October 7, 1933
Station succession
Next north	Smith–Ninth Streets: F  G
Next south	Seventh Avenue: F  G
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
4th Avenue Station (IND)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPS	New York City Subway System MPS
NRHP Reference #	05000673[3]
Added to NRHP	July 6, 2005

Fourth Avenue, opened on October 7, 1933, is a local station on the IND Culver Line that has four tracks and two side platforms. The center express tracks are not used in regular service.

Both platforms have tan brick windscreens and column-less cantilevered windscreens along their entire lengths except for a small portion of the west (railroad north) end. The station has a crew quarters structure over both platforms which is constructed of brick with evidence of covered windows.

This station's fare control area is at street level underneath the platforms and tracks and built within the viaduct's concrete structure. Two staircases from each platform near their east end go down to a balcony (where mosaics reading "MEN" and "WOMEN" for two now-closed restrooms are visible) before three staircases go down to the turnstile bank. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two sets of entry/exit doors, one to the west side of Fourth Avenue directly underneath the viaduct and the other to the north side of Tenth Street. Both entrances have their original lit-up IND "SUBWAY" sign while mosaic direction tiles reading "To Coney Island" and "To Manhattan" are in the mezzanine.

The fare control area has a single staircase going down to the extreme south end of the Bay Ridge-bound platform of Ninth Street on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line. The extreme east (railroad south) ends of each platform have a single staircase going down to a now-abandoned entry/exit that led to the east side of Fourth Avenue underneath the viaduct at ground level. Another staircase goes down to the Manhattan-bound platform of Ninth Street. The staircase and mezzanine areas have tile accents of green.

West of this station was a short stub-end reversing spur entered only from this station. It remained level between the two express tracks while the other tracks ramped up toward Smith–Ninth Streets. The track was removed during overhaul of the Culver Viaduct from 2007 to 2013.^[4] East of this station, the line enters a tunnel toward Seventh Avenue. That station is underground, but at a higher altitude than this elevated station due to the steep slope of the land (hence the neighborhood name of Park Slope).

In 2007, the MTA announced a three-year renovation project of the elevated Culver Viaduct.^[5] The work area covers from south of Carroll Street to north of Ditmas Avenue. Reconstruction began in 2008 and was completed in April 2012. Along with the viaduct project, the MTA re-opened the east station house to the station, after it had been closed for over 40 years.^[6]

Gallery

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  IND Culver Line station in 2010, before the beginning of construction

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  Demolition of the old platform during construction

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  One of two entrances under the bridge to the IND Culver Line platforms

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  R46 G train switching tracks at Fourth Avenue station when G service terminated at Smith–Ninth Streets prior to July 2009

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  The station in winter

Station layout

2F	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound local	← toward Jamaica – 179th Street (Smith–Ninth Streets) ← toward Court Square (Smith–Ninth Streets)
	Northbound express	← No regular service
	Southbound express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	→ toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (Seventh Avenue) → → toward Church Avenue (Seventh Avenue) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
1F	Mezzanine	Crossunder between platforms
		Exit/Entrance, fare control, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
B1	East Mezzanine	Fare control for northbound trains, MetroCard vending machines
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound local	← toward Forest Hills – 71st Avenue (all times except late nights) (Union Street) ← toward 205th Street, toward Ditmars Boulevard (late nights) (Union Street)
	Northbound express	← do not stop here (all times except late nights)
	Southbound express	→ do not stop here (all times except late nights) →
	Southbound local	→ toward Bay Ridge – 95th Street (all times except late nights) (Prospect Avenue) → → toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (late nights) (Prospect Avenue) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	West Mezzanine	Fare control for southbound trains, MetroCard vending machines

Entrances and exits

Exit location	Exit type	Number of exits	Platform served
West side of 4th Avenue between 9th and 10th Streets	Staircase	1	Southbound Fourth Avenue Line Both Culver Line platforms
NW corner of 4th Avenue and 9th Street	Staircase	1	Southbound Fourth Avenue Line
NE corner of 4th Avenue and 9th Street	Staircase	1	Northbound Fourth Avenue Line

The station has three entrances. One is through a vestibule on the west side of 4th Avenue between 9th and 10th Streets. The other two are entrances on either northern corner of 4th Avenue and 9th Street, and lead directly to the BMT Fourth Avenue Line platforms.^[7]

References

1. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
2. "Through Tube to Coney, 48 Minutes: First Train on Fourth Avenue Route Beats West End Line Eleven Minutes". http://bklyn.newspapers.com. Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 22, 1915. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
3. "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
4. http://ltvsquad.com/2011/02/21/highest-lowpoint/
5. McLaughlin, Mike (November 24, 2007). "Fix for Fourth Avenue station looks F’ing great". The Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
6. "4th Avenue East Side Station House Reopens". MTA.info. February 23, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
7. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Red Hook" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transit Authority (New York). 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

External links

• nycsubway.org—IND Crosstown: 4th Avenue
• nycsubway.org—BMT 4th Avenue: 9th Street
• Station Reporter — 4th Avenue/Ninth Street Complex
• The Subway Nut — 9th Street (M,R) Pictures
• The Subway Nut — 4th Avenue (F,G) Pictures
• Ninth Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 10th Street entrance under viaduct from Google Maps Street View
• other entrance on 10th Street from Google Maps Street View