The Park Place station is a station on the BMT Franklin Avenue Line of the New York City Subway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Served by the Franklin Avenue Shuttle at all times, it is the only solitary station in the subway system to be served solely by a shuttle service without any connections to non-shuttle services. It is also the only single-track station in the subway system that is not a terminal station.
A station was established at this spot on June 19, 1899 to provide local residents access to KCER trains. This station consisted of two simple compacted earth platforms at the side of each track running south of Park Place.
During 1905–1906, this portion of the line was rebuilt as a raised elevated railway and embankment structure,[4] and a new station was built at this location, with a single floor-level island platform and a station house between the tracks. The new station was located with the station house over Park Place and the platform extending north from that point.
In April 1993, the New York State Legislature agreed to give the MTA $9.6 billion for capital improvements. Some of the funds would be used to renovate nearly one hundred New York City Subway stations,[7][8] including Park Place.[9] The station had deteriorated over the years as the New York City Transit Authority considered whether to abandon or rehabilitate the station and the line. Community support in the Bedford–Stuyvesant and Crown Heights communities persuaded the city to rebuild the line. The station closed in 1998,[10] was completely rebuilt, and reopened in 1999.[11]
Exit/ Entrance, station house Ramp from Prospect Place west of Franklin Avenue; service in both directions on single track
The rebuilt 1999 station consists of a single side platform and a single track serving trains traveling in both directions.[12] The new, wider, station platform was built partly over the former southbound track. The large station house is built in a style reminiscent of station houses built in the World War I era on the BMT Brighton Line such as Parkside Avenue and a number of stations on the BMT Sea Beach Line.[11]
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The station has a turnstile bank, token booth, a short staircase on the south side going down to the north side of Park Place, and a long ADA-accessible ramp and staircase going to the south side of Prospect Place on the north side of the station house.[13][11]
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^"UNION OF BROOKLYN ROADS.; Kings County Elevated Leases Part of Brooklyn and Brighton Beach". The New York Times. February 6, 1896. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
^Benenson, Joel (April 1, 1993). "Albany deal to save the $1.25 fare". New York Daily News. p. 1059. from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
^Faison, Seth (April 3, 1993). "$9.6 Billion Package for M.T.A. Is Crucial to its Rebuilding Plans". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
^"Stop the Fussing". Newsday. May 28, 1993. p. 56. from the original on May 3, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
^Blair, Jayson (July 25, 1998). "18-Month Renovation for Brooklyn Shuttle". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
^ abc"The lore of the FRANKLIN AVENUE SHUTTLE - Forgotten New York". forgotten-ny.com. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
^Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
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Station house entrance as seen from Park Place
Park Place entrance from Google Maps Street View
Prospect Place entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platform from Google Maps Street View
November 26, 2023
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For the IRT station in Manhattan see Park Place IRT Broadway Seventh Avenue Line For other uses see Park Place The Park Place station is a station on the BMT Franklin Avenue Line of the New York City Subway in Crown Heights Brooklyn Served by the Franklin Avenue Shuttle at all times it is the only solitary station in the subway system to be served solely by a shuttle service without any connections to non shuttle services It is also the only single track station in the subway system that is not a terminal station Park Place New York City Subway station rapid transit Station entrance from Park PlaceStation statisticsAddressPark Place amp Franklin AvenueBrooklyn NY 11238BoroughBrooklynLocaleCrown HeightsCoordinates40 40 28 N 73 57 28 W 40 674357 N 73 957858 W 40 674357 73 957858DivisionB BMT 1 LineBMT Franklin Avenue LineBMT Brighton Line Until 1920 Services S all times TransitNYCT Bus B45 B48 B49 B65StructureEmbankmentPlatforms1 side platformTracks1Other informationOpenedJune 19 1899RebuiltApril 4 1905 118 years ago 1905 04 04 elevated railway October 18 1999 24 years ago 1999 10 18 shuttle refurbishment AccessibleADA accessibleOpposite directiontransferYesFormer other namesButler StreetSterling PlaceTraffic2022326 818 3 26 Rank409 out of 423 3 ServicesPreceding station New York City Subway Following stationFranklin AvenueTerminus Franklin Avenue Botanic Gardentoward Prospect ParkNon revenue services and linesPreceding station New York City Subway Following stationDean Streetdemolished no service LocationShow map of New York City SubwayShow map of New York CityShow map of New YorkTrack layoutLegendto Franklin AvenueBidirectional trackto Botanic GardenStreet mapStation service legendSymbol DescriptionStops all times Contents 1 History 2 Station layout 2 1 Exit 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp View from the station with the Arts for Transit installation on the railingsThe station is located at the point where the tracks of the original Brooklyn Flatbush amp Coney Island Railway left the street surface and began running in an open cut right of way on its route to Brighton Beach and Coney Island 4 5 The Kings County Elevated Railway KCER had begun serving the line in 1896 6 A station was established at this spot on June 19 1899 to provide local residents access to KCER trains This station consisted of two simple compacted earth platforms at the side of each track running south of Park Place During 1905 1906 this portion of the line was rebuilt as a raised elevated railway and embankment structure 4 and a new station was built at this location with a single floor level island platform and a station house between the tracks The new station was located with the station house over Park Place and the platform extending north from that point In April 1993 the New York State Legislature agreed to give the MTA 9 6 billion for capital improvements Some of the funds would be used to renovate nearly one hundred New York City Subway stations 7 8 including Park Place 9 The station had deteriorated over the years as the New York City Transit Authority considered whether to abandon or rehabilitate the station and the line Community support in the Bedford Stuyvesant and Crown Heights communities persuaded the city to rebuild the line The station closed in 1998 10 was completely rebuilt and reopened in 1999 11 Station layout edit nbsp Train information sign above the platform PPlatform Level Side platform doors will open on the left or right nbsp Single track nbsp toward Prospect Park Botanic Garden nbsp toward Franklin Avenue Terminus Demolished Dean Street GStreet Level Exit Entrance station house nbsp Ramp from Prospect Place west of Franklin Avenue service in both directions on single trackThe rebuilt 1999 station consists of a single side platform and a single track serving trains traveling in both directions 12 The new wider station platform was built partly over the former southbound track The large station house is built in a style reminiscent of station houses built in the World War I era on the BMT Brighton Line such as Parkside Avenue and a number of stations on the BMT Sea Beach Line 11 Exit edit The station has a turnstile bank token booth a short staircase on the south side going down to the north side of Park Place and a long ADA accessible ramp and staircase going to the south side of Prospect Place on the north side of the station house 13 11 References edit Glossary Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement SDEIS 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 Annual Subway Ridership 2017 2022 Metropolitan Transportation Authority 2022 Retrieved November 8 2023 a b Annual Subway Ridership 2017 2022 Metropolitan Transportation Authority 2022 Retrieved November 8 2023 a b Walsh Kevin October 4 1998 The lore of the FRANKLIN AVENUE SHUTTLE forgotten ny com Retrieved June 21 2016 Anderson Bob Joint LIRR BRT Elevated Rapid Transit Service www lirrhistory com Archived from the original on July 6 2000 Retrieved June 21 2016 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link UNION OF BROOKLYN ROADS Kings County Elevated Leases Part of Brooklyn and Brighton Beach The New York Times February 6 1896 Retrieved March 30 2018 Benenson Joel April 1 1993 Albany deal to save the 1 25 fare New York Daily News p 1059 Archived from the original on April 28 2023 Retrieved April 28 2023 Faison Seth April 3 1993 9 6 Billion Package for M T A Is Crucial to its Rebuilding Plans The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on April 28 2023 Retrieved April 28 2023 Stop the Fussing Newsday May 28 1993 p 56 Archived from the original on May 3 2023 Retrieved April 28 2023 Blair Jayson July 25 1998 18 Month Renovation for Brooklyn Shuttle The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved July 21 2016 a b c The lore of the FRANKLIN AVENUE SHUTTLE Forgotten New York forgotten ny com October 4 1998 Retrieved July 21 2016 Dougherty Peter 2006 2002 Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 3rd ed Dougherty OCLC 49777633 via Google Books MTA Neighborhood Maps Crown Heights PDF mta info Metropolitan Transportation Authority 2015 Retrieved January 1 2017 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Park Place BMT Franklin Avenue Line nycsubway org BMT Franklin Park Place Station Reporter Franklin Shuttle The Subway Nut Park Place Pictures Archived June 30 2020 at the Wayback Machine MTA s Arts For Transit Park Place BMT Franklin Avenue Line Station house entrance as seen from Park Place Park Place entrance from Google Maps Street View Prospect Place entrance from Google Maps Street View Platform from Google Maps Street View Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Park Place station BMT Franklin Avenue Line amp oldid 1163410467, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
