Fort Hamilton Parkway station (BMT Sea Beach Line)

For other uses, see Fort Hamilton Parkway (disambiguation).

The Fort Hamilton Parkway station is a local station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway, located in Borough Park, Brooklyn at the intersection of Fort Hamilton Parkway and 62nd Street. It is served by the N train at all times. During rush hours, several W trains also serve this station.

Fort Hamilton Parkway
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
View from northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Fort Hamilton Parkway & 62nd Street Brooklyn, NY
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Borough Park
Coordinates	40°37′55.56″N 74°0′23.49″W / 40.6321000°N 74.0065250°W / 40.6321000; -74.0065250
Division	B (BMT)^[1]
Line	BMT Sea Beach Line
Services	N  (all times) ​   W  (selected rush-hour trips)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B9 (on 60th Street), B16
Structure	Open-cut
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	June 22, 1915; 108 years ago (1915-06-22)^[2]
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	1,530,067^[3]  13.8%
Rank	212 out of 423^[3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Eighth Avenue N  ​W  toward Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard Local New Utrecht Avenue N  ​W  toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to Eighth Avenue to New Utrecht Avenue
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

History

This station opened on June 22, 1915.^[2]

From January 18, 2016 to May 22, 2017, the Manhattan-bound platform at this station was closed for renovations.^[4][5][6] The Coney Island-bound platform was closed from July 31, 2017^[7][8] to July 1, 2019.^[9]

Station layout

Ground	Street level	Station building, entrance/exit, station agent, MetroCard machines
Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	←   toward Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard or 96th Street (select weekday trips) (Eighth Avenue) ←   toward Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard (select weekday trips) (Eighth Avenue)
	Northbound express	← No regular service
	Southbound express	→  No regular service
	Southbound local	→   toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (New Utrecht Avenue) → →   toward 86th Street (select weekday trips) (New Utrecht Avenue) →
	Side platform

 

Southbound platform pre-renovation

This open-cut station 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 beige concrete walls, columns, and roof (prior to renovation, the columns were blue-green).

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

Exits

Each end has a crossover. The full-time west exit leads to Fort Hamilton Parkway and 62nd Street while the HEET east 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.^[10]

Notes

References

1. "Glossary". (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
2. "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 June 29, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.  
3. "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
4. Romano, Denise (October 4, 2013). "Two elevators coming to the N line during massive rehabilitation". The Brooklyn Reporter. from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
5. • Harshbarger, Rebecca (January 14, 2016). "9 Brooklyn N train stations to shut down for 14 months". am New York. from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
   • . web.mta.info. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
   • Katinas, Paula (December 18, 2014). "Commuter headache: MTA to renovate N train stations". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
6. (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 1, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
7. DeJesus, Jaime (May 17, 2017). "Manhattan-bound service to return to N stations on Sea Beach Line". The Brooklyn Reporter. from the original on October 27, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
8. "Manhattan-Bound Service Returns to N Stations on Sea Beach Line". www.mta.info (Press release). New York City, NY: Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 17, 2017. from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
9. "Planned Service Changes for: Monday, July 1, 2019". travel.mtanyct.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 1, 2019. from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
10. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Sunset Park" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

External links

 

The 11th Avenue station house

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fort Hamilton Parkway (BMT Sea Beach Line).

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