Division B (IND, formerly BMT) Services F (all times) Structure Elevated Opened 10 May 1919 Locale Gravesend | Line IND Culver Line Transit connections NYCT Bus: B3 Platforms 2 side platforms Borough Brooklyn | |
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Address Brooklyn, NY 11223, United States Similar Avenue X, Avenue N, Avenue I, Avenue P, 75th Avenue | ||
Avenue U is a local station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Avenue U and McDonald Avenue in Gravesend, Brooklyn, it is served by the F train at all times.
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Station layout
This station has two side platforms and three tracks with the middle track unused in revenue service. The two platforms have beige windscreens and green canopies that run for nearly the entire length. The north end has black waist-level fences only. The platform signs consist of black boards with "Avenue U" in white lettering.
Stations along the three-tracked stretch of the Culver Line, including this station (excluding Ditmas Avenue, which had already been rehabilitated) are being renovated from June 7, 2016 to at least 2017, with the center track being used to bypass the portions of the stations that are under renovation. The entire cost of the station renewal project is $140 million.
Exits
This station has two entrances with the full-time one at the north end. From each platform, one staircase leads down to an elevated station-house beneath the tracks, where a bank of turnstiles and token booth are present. Outside fare control are two street stairs to the two northern corners Avenue U and McDonald Avenue.
At the south end of the station are unstaffed exits leading to Gravesend Neck Road. From each platform, a single staircase goes down to a short wooden landing outside of a sealed station house where a full-height turnstile and emergency gate provide exit from the system. Another staircase then goes down to the street. The Coney Island-bound side is exit-only while the Manhattan-bound side is HEET turnstile access. The station house, now used as an employee-only facility, was once opened to the public and had a booth.