Rockaway Avenue (IRT New Lots Line)

Rockaway Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Rockaway Avenue & Livonia Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11212
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Brownsville
Coordinates	40°39′45″N 73°54′32″W / 40.662541°N 73.908892°WCoordinates: 40°39′45″N 73°54′32″W / 40.662541°N 73.908892°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT New Lots Line
Services	2  (special rush hour trips)       3  (all except late nights)       4  (late nights and special rush hour trips)       5  (special rush hour trips)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: B60
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	December 24, 1920
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	526,505[1]  70.1%
Rank	407 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Saratoga Avenue: 2  3  4  5
Next south	Junius Street: 2  3  4  5
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Location

Rockaway Avenue 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. Occasional rush hour 2, 4 and 5 trains also stop here.

Station layout

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← toward Harlem – 148th Street ( toward Woodlawn late nights) (Saratoga Avenue)[2]
	Center trackway	→ No track or roadbed
	Southbound	→ ( late nights) toward New Lots Avenue (Junius Street)[3] →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	Station agent, MetroCard vending machines, fare control
G	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. This station has a wooden mezzanine with crossunder and metal canopies.

References

1. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
2. Occasional trains to Wakefield – 241st Street and trains to Nereid Avenue and Dyre Avenue also serve the station during rush hours.
3. Occasional trains also serve this station during rush hours.

External links

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