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New Lots Avenue (on Livonia Avenue at New Lots Avenue) opened on 10/16/1922 and has two tracks and an island platform. Tracks continue east (system South) of this station and curve Southward to a yard). Canopy covers most of the platform and is metal and the mezzanine with a crossunder is wood and is at the South end. 

Van Siclen Avenue (On Livonia Avenue at Van Siclen Avenue) opened on 10/16/1922 and has two tracks and two wall platforms with space for a third track the exit is at the south end. Mezzanine with crossunder is wood. Canopy is metal. No windscreen is at the ends of the platforms. Exit is at the south end. No North exit found. If it existed it must have been dual stairs 

Pennsylvania Avenue (on Livonia Avenue at Pennsylvania Avenue) opened on 12/24/1920 and has two tracks and two wall platforms with space for a third track Mezzanine with crossunder is wood. Canopy is metal with No windscreen is at the ends of the platforms. Exit is at the south end. No North exit found. If it existed it must have been dual stairs

Junius Street (On Livonia Avenue at Junius Street) opened on 12/24/1920 and has two tracks and two wall platforms with space for a third track Mezzanine with crossunder is wood. Canopy is metal. The exit is at the North (West) end. The south exit is removed and lead to the bridge to the L Train. This station has a third track with no third rail and leads to Linden Shops and the New York and Atlantic Railroad This station is a highlight of the line due to passing over the L Train’s Livonia Avenue Station. And is very high 

Rockaway Avenue (on Livonia Avenue at Rockaway Avenue) opened on 12/24/1920 and has two tracks and two wall platforms with space for a third track Mezzanine with crossunder is wood. Canopy is metal 

Saratoga Avenue (on Livonia Avenue at Saratoga Avenue) opened on 12/24/1920 and has two tracks and two wall platforms with space for a third track Mezzanine with crossunder is wood. Canopy is metal; Exit is near the center with an extra exit bypassing the mezzanine southbound. We curve off Livonia Avenue. 

Sutter Avenue/ Rutland Road (on East 98^th Street at Sutter Avenue and Rutland Road) opened 12/24/1920 and  two tracks and two wall platforms with space for a third track Mezzanine with crossunder is wood. Canopy is metal. This station is over East 98^th Street.. Leaving here we descend into the subway. 

The line now becomes two levels with the upper level serving southbound (Brooklyn) and the lower level serving Northbound (Manhattan and Bronx) A small yard is between here and the next station

Utica Avenue (on Eastern Parkway at Utica Avenue) opened 08/23/1920 and has two tracks and dual level island platforms with Manhattan bound trains using the lower level and southbound trains using the upper level . The station has been renovated and features a day and night theme with a day theme (Blue with Yellow) on the Northbound and night theme (Yellow with Blue) on the Southbound. ADA is pending at the south (Utica) end. The moons on the night theme are similar to the Honeymooner's moon.  North exit is to Schenectady Avenue. The local (3 train) is on the West track on each level and the express (4 train) is on the East Track 

Kingston Avenue (on Eastern Parkway at Kingston Avenue) opened 08/23/1920 and has two tracks and a wall platform on the south side on each level. Like Utica Avenue, the Manhattan bound trains are on the lower level while New Lots bound trains use the upper level. 4 trains bypass this station on the north track.

Nostrand Avenue (on Eastern Parkway  at Nostrand Avenue) opened 08/23/1920 and has two tracks and a wall platform on the south on each level. Like Utica Avenue, the Manhattan bound trains are on the lower level while New Lots bound trains use the upper level. 4 trains skip bypass this station on the north track.

Franklin Avenue  is discussed on the complexes page

Eastern Parkway Brooklyn Museum ( off Washington Avenue at Eastern Parkway) opened on  08/23/1920 and has two tracks, two wall platforms. There is an emergency exit from the express tracks (on a lower level) at the south end of both platforms and the North end has an emergency exit to the street and a ghost booth. The station has just been renovated by Citnalta Construction and is spotless. Mosaic directional signs were found. Artwork is entitled “New York City Architectural Artifacts from the Collection of the Brooklyn Museum” and was installed in 2004. It is curated by Farancz Painting Conservation Studio and features gargoyles and friezes from NYC buildings. For a track map of the Eastern Parkway Trunk Line see www.nycsubway.org

Grand Army Plaza (on Flatbush Avenue at Grand Army Plaza) opened on 08/23/1920 and has two tracks and a very wide Island Platform Artwork is by Jane Greengold and is entitled “Wings for the IRT… The Irresistible Romance of Travel” and was installed in 1995. The art features angels gesturing toward an R62 car (See www.nycsubway.org for photos and a track map.) No evidence of emergency exits was found unless inside one of many rooms on the platform. 

Bergen Street  (on Flatbush Avenue at Bergen Street)  opened on 08/23/1920 and has four tracks and two wall platforms separate by a curtain wall (from the center it looks like one track but at the North end you can se the express tracks used by the 4 train  Booths are at the platform level with no crossover or crossunder . This station has not been renovated. 

Atlantic Avenue (on Flatbush Avenue at Atlantic Avenue) opened on 05/01/1908 and is described on the Complexes page 

Nevins Street (on Flatbush Avenue at Fulton Street and Nevins Street) opened on 05/01/1908 and has four tracks ands two island platforms with the tower between the two express tracks which was once a track. For more info see www.nycsubway.org.  The current layout has a crossunder which hides the abandoned lower level. Brennan's Page  has more information. This station is very shallow and often has standing water of the platforms. This station has been renovated and features Artwork in the mezzanine which has no crossover on each side of Fulton Street. Both platforms taper at the south end 

Hoyt Street Fulton Mall (on Fulton Mall at Hoyt Street) opened on 05/01/1908 with four tracks and two wall platforms. There used to be a crossunder to the former Abraham and Straus (Now Macy’s) Department store but was sealed when the station was renovated in the 1970s. The renovation covered the original tablets and tile which remains only at the south end. 

Borough Hall is described on the Complexes Page 

Clark Street (inside the Saint George Hotel) opened on 04/15/1919 and has two tracks and an island platform in a tube design. The station has a secondary name of Brooklyn Heights Exit is up to the lower mezzanine and then elevators to the street. The exit is at street level via an arcade with shops and the Hotel St. George. The lower mezzanine features artwork on the floor by Ray Ring, installed 1987 entitled “In Celebration of Lazlo” and features geometric shapes. This is the last stop in Brooklyn .

Wall Street (on William Street at Wall Street) opened on 08/01/1918 and is the first stop in Manhattan and has two tracks and a narrow island platform. There is a passageway outside the paid area to Broad Street on the J Train. Artwork by Harry Roseman was installed in 1990 and is entitled “Subway Wall”. The North end has an extreme taper. Exits lead to Cedar, Pine, William Street (North), Pine, Pearl and William (Center and Wall and William Streets (South). The station was renovated in 1993 by NYCT in house contract. Mosaic direction signs are present. 

Fulton Street (On William Street at Fulton Street) IRT opened on 08/01/1918 and is described on the Complexes Page 

Park Place (Between Church Street and Broadway at Park Place) opened on 08/01/1918 and is described on the Complexes Page 

Chambers Street (On West Broadway  at Chambers Street) opened 07/01/1019 with four tracks and two island platforms. This station is slated for renovation during the 2005-2009 five year plan. The station has crossovers. Much of the station has a fairly high ceiling and still has some incandescent lights in the mezzanine. The South ends of the platforms are split with the local tracks slightly higher. The exit is to Chambers Street and West Broadway 

14^th Street on 7^th Avenue at West 14^th Street)  opened on 07/01/1918 and is described on the  Complexes Page . 

34^th Street Penn Station (on 7^th Avenue at West 34^th Street) opened on 07/01/1918 and has four tracks a wall platform for Northbound local, Island platform for express trains and a wall platform for southbound local. This station has crossunders as well as some booths on platform level. Artwork is entitled “When the Animals Speak…”   by Elizabeth Grajales, 1997.it features animal courtship and rearing of their young. The mezzanine is below the tracks and is a direct connection to NY Penn Station. The south end features an interesting stairway. The express platform is offset from the local platforms. 

42^nd Street Times Square (on 7^th Avenue at West 42^nd Street) follows and is also described on the Complexes page. 

 72^nd Street (on Broadway at West 72^nd Street) opened on 10/27/1904 and has four tracks and two island Platforms and was renovated in 2000. Art work is a glass block wall and skylight. The artwork is entitled "Laced Canopy" and is by Robert Hickman, It features notes from Verdi’s opera, Rigeletto. The area has a nearby Verdi Park. The South exit features the original historic entrance leading to 71^st and 72^nd Streets and the North Entrance, which is new, leads to 72^nd and 73^rd Streets. The station has full ADA access at the new north entrance fare control only. There is no ADA access from the South exit.(on Broadway at 72^nd Street) opened on10/27/1904 and has four tracks and two island Platforms and was renovated in 2000. Art work is a glass block wall and skylight. The artwork is entitled “Laced Canopy” and is by Robert Hickman, It features notes from Verdi’s opera, Rigeletto. The area has a nearby Verdi Park. The South exit features the original historic entrance leading to 71^st and 72^nd Streets and the North Entrance, which is new, leads to 72^nd and 73^rd Streets. The station has full ADA access. 

96^th Street on Broadway at West 96^th Street) opened 10/27/1904 and has four tracks, two island platforms and two short wall platforms at the North end. As built, the locals were five cars and used the wall platforms and the express trains used the island platforms. When the locals were lengthened to ten cars, the wall platforms were used only for the booths. The station has at crossover at the South end leading to 94^th Street and a crossunder at the North end leading to 96^th Street. The f/t booths are at 94^th street at the south end and west side of 96^th street at the north end. A Tower is present at the 96^th street f/t area. An additional p/t booth is on the east side of West  96^th Street and Broadway

The next three stations have extensive art. Click here for more information

116^th Street (on Lenox Avenue at 116^th Street) opened 11/23/1904 and has two wall platforms and two tracks and has been renovated. There is no crossover or crossunder. The artwork is by Vincent Smith and was installed in 1999. It features prominent African American locations and people Downtown features the Apollo Theater, Studio musicians, National Black Theater, Malcom Shubazz Masjid, Harlem Hospital, Schomberg Center, Abyssinian Baptist Church , State Office Building, Theresa Powers and people associated with these places Uptown features Minton’s Playhouse which was at 208 West 118^th Street. This was a jazz club where Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie played. Fare control is at the center. Some new tablets were found along with some original and restored tablets and cartouches. 

125^th Street (on Lenox Avenue at 125^th Street) opened 11/23/1904 and also has two tracks, two wall platforms and no crossover or crossunder. It has been renovated. Fare control is at platform level. Artwork is by Faith Ringold as assisted by Tim Tait Designs and was installed in 1996. It is entitled “Flying Home” and features prominent African Americans in a flying position. Uptown has the Schomberg Library, Madame Walker’s Beauty Parlor and Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, Abyssinian Baptist Church, NAACP, National Council of Negro women (NCNW)  and the Theresa  Hotel. Downtown features the Apollo Theater, Cotton Club, Harlem Opera House, Yankee Stadium, and the Studio Museum in Harlem. All scenes include people associated with these places. 

135^th Street (on Lenox Avenue at 135^th Street) opened 11/231904 and has three tracks and two wall platforms, no crossover or crossunder and has been renovated. Fare control is at platform level. Artwork is by Willie Birch and was installed in 1995. It is entitled “Harlem Time Line” 

 Uptown features “Black Manhattan” with Malcom X, City Hall, and John Coltrane, Paul Robeson, Sunday morning, woman in yellow, 1926 Harlem General Hospital, 135^th Street and Lenox Avenue. “Village of Harlem” with Children at play, Thelonius Monk, Father Divine, Billie Holiday,, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Abyssinian Baptist Church, UNIA Parade and Marcus Garvey. 

 Downtown features “What’s in My Hand with Adam Layton Powell Jr., Clara Ward, Nail and parker BUILDING, Abyssinian Baptist Church parade, Checker Players, Charlie Parker, 135^th  Street and Lenox Avenue,135^th Street Library, Schomberg Center, and the Bird of Sankofa “ If you don’t know where you come from how do you know where to go?”. Downtown also features “Black Bird” with Kids at study, Ira Aldridge, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, W.E.B. DuBois and Florence Mills. 

145^th Street (on Lenox Avenue at 145^th Street) opened 11/23/1904 and has two tracks and two short, five car wall platforms. Northbound has no booth but only two High exits at the ends. An old tower or dispatcher’s booth is at the South end of the northbound platform. Southbound has a booth at platform level. This station needs major TLC. 

148^th Street Lenox Terminal (on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard at 148^th Street) opened on 05/13/1968 is next and last with two tracks and an island platform. A yard is to our East. This station is in an open cut. The South end gives a view of the Harlem River and Yankee Stadium. The booth is at the north end at Street level. This is the newest station on the IRT lines.

Rating: 3 stars- Dreary 145^th and 148^th stations, New Lots stations need TLC. Renovated stations saved the 3 rating.