Kingston Avenue (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)

Kingston Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Entrance on south mall of Eastern Parkway
Station statistics
Address	Kingston Avenue & Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11213
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Crown Heights
Coordinates	40°40′10″N 73°56′32″W / 40.669376°N 73.942151°WCoordinates: 40°40′10″N 73°56′32″W / 40.669376°N 73.942151°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Eastern Parkway Line
Services	2  (special rush hour trips)       3  (all except late nights)       4  (late nights)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: B43
Structure	Underground
Levels	2
Platforms	2 side platforms (1 on each level)
Tracks	4 (2 on each level)
Other information
Opened	August 23, 1920
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	1,573,003[1]  0.6%
Rank	302 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Nostrand Avenue: 2  3  4
Next south	Crown Heights – Utica Avenue: 2  3  4
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops rush hours only
Location

Kingston Avenue is a local station on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Kingston Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, it is served by the 3 train at all times except late nights, when the 4 train takes over service. There is also occasional 2 train service here during rush hours.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit / Entrance
B1	Southbound express	→ does not stop here →
	Southbound local	→ ( late nights) toward New Lots Avenue (Crown Heights – Utica Avenue) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
B2	Northbound express	← does not stop here
	Northbound local	← toward Harlem – 148th Street ( toward Woodlawn late nights) (Nostrand Avenue)
	Side platform, doors will open on the left

This underground station, opened on August 23, 1920, has two levels. The upper level serves New Lots Avenue-bound trains while the lower level serves Manhattan-bound trains. From north to south, each level has an express track, a local track, and one side platform.

Both platforms have their original Dual Contracts-era IRT trim line and name tablets. The trim line has a golden-yellow center, line green border, and a spec of blue in-between. "K" tablets on a blue border run along the trim line at regular intervals. The name tablets read "KINGSTON AVE." in Times New Roman font in gold lettering on a blue background, a gold center, and lime green border.

The platforms were extended at either ends in the 1950s to accommodate the current standard IRT train length of 510 feet. Here, they have signs reading "KINGSTON AVE" in white sans serif lettering on a black border.^[2] There is a vent chamber on the lower level.

The upper level has one fare control at the center with two staircases going down to the lower level. It has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two staircases going up to the south side mall of Eastern Parkway (between the main and service roads) and Kingston Avenue.

Exits

Exit location	Exit type	Number of exits	Platform served
Eastern Parkway, south side mall SW corner of Eastern Parkway and Kingston Avenue	Staircase	1	Both
Eastern Parkway, south side mall SE corner of Eastern Parkway and Kingston Avenue	Staircase	1	Both

Nearby points of interest

• Brooklyn Children's Museum
• Brower Park
• Jewish Children's Museum
• 770 Eastern Parkway

References

1. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
2. DanTD (November 17, 2014). File:Kingston Ave - IRT Eastern Pkwy; IND-style Mosaics.JPG (photograph). Retrieved November 25, 2015.

External links

• nycsubway.org—Brooklyn IRT: Kingston Avenue
• Station Reporter — 3 Train
• The Subway Nut — Kingston Avenue Pictures
• Kingston Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View