Neptune Avenue station

This article is about the IND Culver Line station formerly known as "Van Sicklen". For other New York City Subway stations named "Van Siclen Avenue", see Van Siclen Avenue.

The Neptune Avenue station is a station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway, located in Coney Island, Brooklyn, at the intersection of Neptune Avenue and West 6th Street. It is served by the F train at all times and the <F> train during rush hours in the peak direction.

Neptune Avenue  ​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Platform view at night
Station statistics
Address	Neptune Avenue & West Sixth Street Brooklyn, NY
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Coney Island
Coordinates	40°34′49.43″N 73°58′28.44″W / 40.5803972°N 73.9745667°W / 40.5803972; -73.9745667
Division	B (IND, formerly BMT)^[1]
Line	IND Culver Line BMT Culver Line (formerly)
Services	F  (all times) <F>  (two rush hour trains, peak direction)​
Transit	NYCT Bus: B68
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	May 1, 1920; 103 years ago (May 1, 1920)
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Former/other names	Van Sicklen
Traffic
2023	320,508^[2]  11%
Rank	410 out of 423^[2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Avenue X F  <F> ​ toward Jamaica–179th Street Local West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium F  <F> ​ 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 Avenue X to W Eighth St–NY Aquarium
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only (limited service) Stops weekdays and weekday late nights

History

This station opened on May 1, 1920, as part of an extension of the BMT Culver Line from Avenue X to Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue, completing the line. This was the last of the four lines to Coney Island, and upon its opening the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) was forced to cut the fare to Coney Island from ten to five cents.^[3][4]

In 2002, it was announced that Neptune Avenue would be one of ten subway stations citywide to receive renovations.^[5] The station was closed on September 8, 2002 in conjunction with the reconstruction of the Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue terminal,^[6] and service was restored on May 23, 2004.^[7] The renovation took place during the temporary closure.^{[citation needed]}

In 2019, the MTA announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.^[8]

On January 10, 2024, a northbound F train derailed at the Neptune Avenue station.^[9]

Station layout

P Platform level	Northbound	←    toward Jamaica–179th Street (Avenue X)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound	→    toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium) →
M	Mezzanine	to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits

 

Entrance to mezzanine from platform

This elevated station has one island platform and two tracks.^[10] The platform has a brown canopy with green frames and support columns in the center and black lampposts at either end. The station signs are in the standard black plates with white lettering.

The 2004 artwork here is called Looking Up by Michael Krondl. It features stained glass panels on four of the station's sign structures depicting images related to Coney Island, including the Coney Island Cyclone.

The original name of this station was Van Sicklen, named for the family that owned the property through which the original surface right-of-way passed, and that operated the Van Sicklen Hotel at the location. The name was changed to Neptune Avenue in 1995.

Exits

This station has one elevated station-house beneath the center of the platform and tracks. Two staircases from the platform go down to a landing, where a set of doors for each one leads to two more staircases that go down to the mezzanine. The mezzanine has a turnstile bank, exit-only turnstile, token booth, and two staircases going down to either side of West Sixth Street north of Neptune Avenue.^[11]

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. "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
3. "5-CENT FARE TO CONEY.; Change Is Effective Today on B.R. T. Elevated and Subway Lines". The New York Times. May 1, 1920. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
4. District, New York (State) Public Service Commission First (January 1, 1921). Annual Report for the Year Ended ... The Commission. p. 387. 18th avenue culver line.
5. "RENOVATION IS SET FOR 10 SUBWAY STATIONS". NY Daily News. June 11, 2002. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
6. Bahrampour, Tara (August 25, 2002). "NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: CONEY ISLAND; Trek to Beach Will Get Harder as Station Gets a Face-Lift". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
7. Chan, Sewell (May 28, 2005). "And Now for the Good News From the Subway System". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
8. . MTA. December 19, 2019. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
9. "Police: Northbound F train derails at Neptune Avenue station in Coney Island". News 12 - Brooklyn. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
10. Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
11. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Coney Island" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2016.

External links

• nycsubway.org – BMT Culver Line: Neptune Avenue
• Station Reporter —
• The Subway Nut — Neptune Avenue Pictures
• MTA's Arts For Transit —
• Entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platform from Google Maps Street View