For photos see www.nycsubway.org 

North refers to 205^th Street-Bainbridge and South refers to Coney Island.  This line operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on the full route listed below.  Trains stop at DeKalb Ave during late nights only or when weekend General Orders affecting track-work dictates.  Express between 145^th Street-Harlem and Fordham Road, peak rush direction only (6:15 AM to 9 AM to Manhattan, 4:20 PM to 6:45 PM from Manhattan.)  NOTE:  Due to signal replacement in the Bronx, Concourse express service may be temporarily suspended for extended periods of time. The D uses all R68 trainsets; however an R68A train may be in the mix on occasion.  We board our imaginary D train on a normal, non-rush period from the Bronx and make our way to Stillwell Ave-Coney Island.  Although the current route along the West End portion is elevated since the dual contracts construction in 1916-17, the line originally ran at grade (street level) since 1875.  Also, except for Bay 50^th Street, 22^nd Avenue (now Bay Parkway), and 9^th Ave, all other station locations were slightly different on the original grade crossing route. 

205^th Street Norwood (205^th St at Bainbridge Ave) Opened 7/1/1933:  This is the last stop of the Concourse D line, but this station never was intended to be a terminal, planned extensions would be to the then-unbuilt Co-Op city or the northeastern section of the Bronx.  Like 179^th Street or 71^st/Continental Ave station on the IND Queens Blvd. line, there are tail tracks east of the station to allow relays back downtown.  Trains discharge and fumigate on one side (term for crews ensuring the train has no passengers by doing a car-by-car check.) and pick up passengers on the southbound side.  Station has 2 tracks on 1 island platform, and two entrances.  The main F/T booth at Bainbridge Ave and East 206^th Street has 2 street stairs, 2 platform stairs and one single up escalator.  The stairs from mezzanine to platform show evidence that half of the width is closed and is converted to a station storage area.   The P/T entrance at East 205^th Street and Perry Ave lies in a residential area and has 2 street stairs and one ramp (no stairs) to the extreme eastern end of the platform.  Platform tiles match those of Bedford Park (green).  The signs to the P/T booth also show some strange hours of operation, it is open late on weeknights; however it closes at 1:40 PM on Saturdays. 

Bedford Park Boulevard Bedford Park Blvd/Grand Boulevard and Concourse)  Opened 7/1/1933 Station has 3 tracks, 2 island platforms, D trains use the wall tracks while B trains use the center track.  2 mezzanines once joined by a full length passageway both inside and outside fare control.  This passageway is now closed and sealed off.  P/T mezzanine at West 203^rd St. has ghost booth, and was converted to 24/7 HEET access in 2003.  P/T side also has 2 street stairs and 2 stairs to each platform.  F/T side at Bedford Park has 2 street stairs, 2 stairs to each platform and passageway to Bedford Park Blvd underpass.  NOTE: Over half of the stations in the Bronx segment of the Concourse line currently, or used to have, exit underpasses.  These exits usually sit directly alongside the intersecting roadway traveling underneath the Grand Concourse as a tunnel.  When we discuss the underpass, we refer to the pedestrian exit to street (outside fare control), not to be confused with subway underpasses from one platform to another inside fare control.  Had the intermediate full length mezzanine been open, there would’ve been 2 additional platform stairs, 2 stairs are still standing, and 2 were removed.  Current tower sits at south side, and is scheduled to be replaced by a new Concourse Master Tower that will also replace other satellite towers along the Concourse line.  Tile band on track wall is green 

Kingsbridge Road (Kingsbridge Road and Grand Concourse) Opened 7/1/1933:  Express stop, 3 tracks, 2 island platforms, 2 mezzanines (one above station and one below station.).  Full time side is at north end and has 2 street stairs and one stair to each platform.  Part Time side is at Kingsbridge Road at south end and has 3 downstairs to Lower Mezzanine, with exits to street via 2 stairs to each side of the Concourse or Kingsbridge Road underpass.  However, prior to a switch in booth operations in the late 90’s, the F/T side was at Kingsbridge Road, and the P/T side was at 196^th Street on the north end.  There were 2 additional exits to the S/S of Kingsbridge Road, these were closed in the 1990’s and are still visible.  Tile band is Marine Blue and vent chambers are also present.  A strange white wall is near the Kingsbridge Road side of the platforms, it exists for no apparent reason I know.   

Fordham Road Between Fordham Road and 188^th Streets/Grand Concourse) opened 7/1/1933:  This is the largest station on the Concourse line with plenty of hidden stairs and passageways and is home to one of the largest shopping strips in New York City.  Express stop with the usual 3 tracks and 2 island platforms, the S/B platform widens at the north end to allow a wall that splits the middle track with the S/B local track, creating 2 “side” platforms, the only station to have a mix of island and side platforms split up in the entire NYC subway system.  The platform wall used to have a passageway when you came down the first staircase at Fordham Road side, from middle track to local track, it is cordoned off permanently.  F/T side is actually at East 188^th Street, with 4 street stairs, one for each corner, while P/T side at Fordham Road has 2 street stairs, both at east side of Fordham and Concourse.  There use to be 2 additional street stairs and passageway at the west side of Fordham and Grand Concourse, (that’s nearest where the former Alexander’s/Caldor stores once stood in the large building, today there are a mix of stores inside.  There also was once an exit inside the store) the passageway and exits are closed.  There is a Station or RTO Field Office at the south end of the F/T mezzanine, but it is a result of the shortening of the mezzanine and elimination of 2 platform stairs for each side.  Uptown side has 6 platform stairs and 2 closed stairs.  Downtown side has 6 platform stairs and 4 closed stairs, 2 existing at north end of local side, and 2 removed stairs at south side.  Tile band is purple with black borders.  A tower sits on the south end at the Manhattan-bound platform, and is usable.  This tower will be closed and removed once the signal system on the Concourse line is completed in 2006. 

182^nd -183^rd Street (183rd Street/Grand Boulevard and Concourse) Opened 7-1/1933:  Local stop, 4 tracks, 2 side platforms, full length mezzanine (as originally used, now truncated).  It has 4 street stairs at 183^rd Street, 4 stairs to each platform.  Crossover is only allowed from the northern 2 stairs.  Ghost booths are at both ends at 182^nd St. and 184^th St. Passageway (both closed.), with additional staircase closed at far north end.  Tiles show evidence of wrong color used at both sides, as this station is in need of some TLC.  When the original purple tiles were peeling off from the platform wall, NYCT replaced them with odd lilac/blue tiles instead.  This causes an interesting mismatch on the tile band. 

Tremont Avenue (Between Tremont Ave and West 179^th Streets/Grand Concourse) opened 7/1/1933:  This station was renovated in house in 1999, and is an express stop, 3 tracks and 2 island platforms.  Prior to the renovation, the station had a full length mezzanine connecting both the north and south side.  F/T booth is on the south side at Tremont Ave, with 3 street stairs and two stairs to each platform.  Street stair on West side has slightly long passageway to one block north of Tremont Ave.  Artwork “Uptown New York” by Frank Leslie Hampton (2000) uses a mixture of glass and marble mosaics to create a full width display of a Bronx apartment building with rooftop garden, and clothes hanging out on a line to dry on a cloudy day.  North P/T side has ghost booth (it was removed during the renovation, a sneak tactic to close booths during ongoing station renovations), 2 street stairs (one to each side of the Concourse at 179^th St.) and 2 stairs to each platform.  There is also one staircase at the center of each platform, this only leads to a storage area, however the passageway can still be seen from platform level.  Artwork “Uptown New York” by Frank Leslie Hampton (2000), uses glass stone and marble to create a large, lifelike picture of the rooftop of a Bronx apartment building and the happenings on it, the clothes hanging out to dry, indicates a bright sunny day.  This mural is as wide as the mezzanine and faces the F/T booth area.  Tile band and name mosaics are replicas of original purple band, before the renovation, the condition of the track walls were among the worst in the system.  A tower sits on the south end at the Manhattan-bound platform, and is usable.  This tower will be closed and removed once the signal system on the Concourse line is completed in 2006 

174^th – 175^th Street  174/175 Streets (Between West 174^th St/Selwyn Ave and West 175^th Street/Morris Ave on the Grand Concourse)  Opened 7/1/1933:  This is an very unusual station, at one time it had six entrances and three booths.  Today the station is whittled down to just 4 entrances and two booths.  The station is divided into 2 mezzanines.  The full time booth is located on the south end and covers 174^th St. and the south side.  To exit the south side, one must go downstairs to exit, although there is an old fashioned HXT exit only at the Bedford Park Blvd-bound side still in use.  A similar HXT on the Manhattan-bound side is cordoned off.  Once reaching the mezzanine, you can use the passageway behind the booth to exit below to 174^th St underpass or the east stairs going back up to reach the Concourse.  The north mezzanine is part time and only 2 staircases both lead to the east and west sides of the Concourse.  The closed off areas are the following:  Ghost Booth at north end, going downstairs from platform to mezzanine that you could’ve exited at Morris Ave, stairs at north mezzanine leading to the Ghost booth 2 levels down and S/B passageway and stairs leading to west side of the Grand Concourse at the F/T end.  This is the only “underground” station in the entire subway system that is built above the expressway (The Cross Bronx expressway was built 20 years after the Concourse line opened and posed a challenge to Robert Moses and his engineers on how to cut across a 1933 subway tunnel.).  There is a painted mural that dots the outside of the south F/T entrance at 174^th St. and is an MTA authorized artwork.  “Love Life” (1995) was done by William Walsh and is funded by various public and private partnerships depict various people from different cultures.  The paintings surround the station entrance and the columns supporting the subway underneath the Grand Concourse.  I observed garbage strewn along the closed exit only passageway at the S/B platform.  There are three staircases to platform, 2 to upper mezzanine at north end and one downstairs to lower mezzanine at south end.  North Mezzanine has 2 street stairs, one for each side of the Concourse.  South mezzanine has one street stair to east side of Concourse and stairs down to East 174^th St./Selwyn Avenues (and where the artwork is located).  The remains of the closed mezzanine at Morris Street at the north end and the staircase to the west side of the Concourse above 174^th St. on the south end are clearly visible.  One name tablet on the S/B platform has the wrong color tiles replaced, thus the name “174-175^th Streets” is chopped in half and barely readable.  Tile band is orange 

170^th Street (West 170^th/171^st Streets and Grand Concourse) opened 7/1/1933:  Local stop, 3 tracks, and 2 side platforms.  F/T side is actually at 171^st Street at north end, with crossover mezzanine, 2 street stairs and 2 stairs to each platform.  This station and 167^th St. have unusual tiles, the name tablets are not orange and consistent with the rest of the IND stations built in the 1930’s, they are brown and the lettering is softer and bigger.  There are two platform level P/T sides, one for each platform and both were connected to the underpass at 170^th St. tunnel, and this area is abandoned.  Northbound side is exit-only with 1 street stair; southbound P/T area has 2 street stairs and a booth.  Original signs to 170^th St underpass still exist on the station wall near the closed staircases. 

Between 170^th Street and 167^th Street, there is a 4^th track next to us.  It ends at bumper block and goes nowhere, except it merges with the Manhattan-bound local track.  This gives the clearest evidence that then-NYC Mayor John Hylan and the IND wanted a 4 track line in the Bronx to give the most leverage in competing directly with the IRT’s Jerome/9^th Ave elevated lines to the west and to their hopes that the el will fold and be torn down.  Evidently, they had better success with the 3^rd Ave line, than the Jerome line.  The platforms were probably designed later, but before the 1933 completion of the line, as the plans were scaled back to the current 3 track configuration. 

167^th Street 167^th Street (West 167^th St and Grand Concourse) opened 7/1/1933:  local station, side platforms, and 2 tracks.  Similar to 170^th St in layout, there is 1 F/T mezzanine and 2 P/T platform level fare control areas.  F/T mezzanine side at far north end has 4 street stairs to 167^th St, one stair to each corner, and is larger than the 170^th Street mezzanine.  Alongside the sides of the mezzanine are two winding stairs to 167^th St. underpass and was permanently closed for security reasons in 1993.  There is no pedestrian access to the underpass from either side outside on street level.  At the south end are 2 P/T areas to McClellan Street, the S/B side has a ghost booth due to the 2003 booth closings,  while N/B end is exit only.  Each P/T mezzanine has 1 street stair.  A tower sits on the far north end at the Manhattan-bound platform, and is usable.  This tower will be closed and removed once the signal system on the Concourse line is completed in 2006. 

161^st Street Yankee Stadium (River Ave/West 161^st Street) IND Section opened 7/1/1933, IRT Section opened 7/12/1917:    Is described on the complexes page. 

155^th Street 8^th Avenue (Frederick Douglass Blvd, underneath West 155^th St overpass at east end of Polo Grounds Houses)   Opened 7/1/1933:  The Polo Grounds and home of baseball’s NY Giants was directly upstairs from this station before they packed their bags and headed west, the stadium was used until 1964.  Station currently has only one crossover mezzanine; however there was another mezzanine at the south end.  Much of the station is boarded up, presumably after the Polo Grounds closed in 1964 to make way for public housing that currently is in place.  An extra-wide set of Single Street stairs (to accommodate baseball crowds at that time the station opened) will take to 8^th Ave, there is no access to West 155^th St and the Macombs Dam Bridge unless some amount of roundabout walking is involved.  Current station has 3 stairs to each platform, and 4 closed off staircases.  Some of the abandoned stairs were removed to enhance security.  A tower sits on the south end at the Manhattan-bound platform, it is abandoned.  When the IRT elevated and later Polo Grounds shuttle ran upstairs, there was a provision for transfer tickets between the IND underground level and the IRT shuttle level.  A very, very steep walk upstairs was in store for those who elected this transfer.   

145th Street-Harlem (St. Nicholas Ave between 145th and 147th Streets) opened 9/10/1932:  This station has 2 levels, the upper level is where the A and C trains stop, and the lower level is where the Concourse B and D trains stop here.  There are 2 full time mezzanines, one at 145th street (4 street stairs available, one for each corner), and the other at 147th street (2 street stairs).  Each side has 3 stairs from mezzanine to the upper level, and 1 escalator from each mezzanine, directly down to the Uptown only side lower level (B/D) platform.  There are no escalators from the Downtown side to upper level.  Like many other IND stations when first opened, it had a full length mezzanine connecting both of today's mezzanines; this space is now used by the NYPD as a Transit Bureau District Office.  Unknown to most people, there was also exits in the middle of the closed mezzanine, there actually is (what appears to be) an original 1932 IND sign on the Downtown, upper level side that sits overhead in the middle of the platform. To see this sign, you need to stand and face the north end it reads "exit to street".  Outside of the station, on the street, a closed and slabbed over staircase still sits on the NW corner of 146th Street and St. Nicholas.  The upper level is 4 tracks and 2 island platforms; however the lower level has 3 tracks and 2 island platforms.  The Uptown platform on the lower level is wider than the Downtown platform, the possible IND plan was to make the Concourse line in the Bronx as 4 tracks, but plans were scaled back down to 3.  The Concourse line opened a year later after the first IND line (1933).  This station is where midday and evening B trains terminate on the middle track before returning back to Brooklyn.  During AM and PM rush hours, the same middle track is used by D Concourse express trains in the peak direction traveled only (AM Southbound and PM Northbound).  From this point down to 59th Street/Columbus Circle, there are 4 lines (A, B, C, D) running.  From 145th the train enters a maze of complex switches, but is actually easier to figure things out when you ride area between these points a few times each way. 

125th Street (125th Street and Saint Nicholas Ave.)  Opened 9/10/1932:  Express stop in the heart of Harlem's busiest commercial strip, it is an express stop with 4 tracks and 2 island platforms.  The station is undergoing a light makeover and is being made ADA accessible by 2005 with new elevators.   The station had a renovation in the 1980's, during which the set of stairs to each platform at the north end were removed.  The current ADA plan restored these 2 stairs at the far North end.  Station has full length mezzanine with one each of  F/T and P/T fare control areas.  F/T side at 125th street has 4 street stairs and P/T side has 2 street stairs. There are 5 stairs to each platform.  There are large scale photos of Harlem in the 1920's and 1930's, however due to the current state of the station's upgrade to ADA status, the construction zones are temporarily blocking off the pictures.  In the middle of the mezzanine, there is evidence of closed stairs and exits to 126^th street, one on each side.  One of the stairs appears to lead into a business that existed at street level.  The tile band on the platform walls is untouched from the 1980's renovation and is green  

59^th Street Columbus Circle   IND opened on 9/10/1932 and is described on the Complexes Page 

7^th Avenue 53^rd Street opened on 12/15/1940 and has two tracks and an island platform on each level. The north track serves Eighth Avenue Service (E train) and the South serves Sixth avenue trains (B and D). The south exit leads to Broadway and the North to Seventh Avenue. Trains to lower Manhattan and Brooklyn are on the upper level and trains to upper Manhattan, Bronx and Queens are on the lower level. This station ahs been renovated and uses panel tile rather than individually set tiles 

47^th street- 50^th Street Rockefeller Center (Ave of the Americas, between West 47^th and West 50^th Streets)   Opened 12/15/1940:   Very large station, it is an express stop along the prestigious Avenue of the Americas, with 4 tracks and 2 island platforms.  Ordinarily, since this portion of the line is express, we would be arriving on the express track.  Because of the tricky “T” shaped line configuration involving the E, F V and B/D lines traveling in different directions, southbound express and local trains come in on opposite sides, the B and D express trains use the local track, while F and V trains use the express track.  Station has numerous passageways and exits, a total count of at least 14 entrances from street level alone, were taken.  This does not include several passageways through Rockefeller Center, all outside fare control.  F/T booth is at north end of full-length mezzanine, at West 49^th Street, with 1 passageway through Rockefeller Center on the East side, and another set of passageways through various Concourse levels of office buildings along the west side of Avenue of the Americas.  A passageway to one northern P/T staircase leads to Radio City Music Hall/West 50^th Street and is open late during evening performances.  Another passageway along west side of 49^th St, was recently extended to connect with the BMT 49^th St station on the N, R and W lines (no free transfer). Middle fare control at West 48^th Street has ghost booth and all-day HEET access.  South fare control at West 47^th St has P/T booth and more staircases.  Eagle eye movie fans who saw the 1976 thriller “Marathon Man”, will note the old KK rush hour subway route on a street entrance of the east side of Ave of the Americas and West 47^th Street, before the routes’ demise.  Each platform has 7 stairs to mezzanine, the north end of the N/B platform has an active tower, and is depressed about 10 feet below the S/B platform.  This is to prepare the lines to be branched out towards the Bronx and Queens.  Color band is red, with dark brown borders, “47” and “50” alternate each other below the tile band 

42^nd Street Bryant Park IND opened on 12/15/1940 and is discussed on the complexes page 

34^th Street Herald Square opened on 12/15/1940 and is discussed on the complexes page  

West 4^th Street (Ave of the Americas between West 3^rd St and Waverly Place) Upper level opened 9/10/1932, Lower level opened 12/15/1940. has four tracks on the upper level, serving A,( see A Lefferts and A Rockaway)  C and E trains, a lower Mezzanine and then a lower level serving B, D, F and V trains. The lower Mezzanine is full width and length and also holds numerous offices for NYCT. The north end of the upper level has exits to the street. The south end of the upper level ramps up to a crossover and a booth. Full ADA is in progress via the south end.. A tower is at the south end of the southbound lower level platform. The North exit leads to West Eighth Street and the south to west Third Street. The exit to west Fourth Street has been removed. The station has a secondary name of Washington Square. 

Broadway Lafayette (West Houston Street between Broadway and Lafayette Ave)   Station has free transfer to IRT Downtown 6 train (4 trains stop here during late nights) at east end, and is approx 3 levels deep.  Opened 10/1/1936   Renovated by a contractor, it still lacks the passageway from IND level to the Uptown IRT side and is the only transfer point where access is restricted to one-way.   Over the years, there were plans on the drawing boards to create a free transfer from the IND level to the Uptown IRT side at Bleecker Street.  The 2005-2009 MTA Capital Program makes allowances to design and build the free transfer from the east end of the IND platform.  This area appears to be an entrance at one time that apparently never was finished, it is sealed as a false wall.  The relatively high ceiling at the same end indicates a ramp was planned somewhere also.  This station features only 1 F/T fare control area at Broadway and West Houston, with 2 street stairs.  Before the renovation, the fare control was situated in the middle, between the 2 Broadway entrances and the Lafayette Ave entrance.  The Lafayette Ave entrance on the south side is currently 24/7 HEET access.  A new entrance and booth on the North side of Lafayette Ave and Houston was constructed during the renovation, the booth fell victim to the 2003 ax, as is now listed a ghost booth and part-time HEET access.  There is an intermediate level between the mezzanine/IRT level and platform level, it contains artwork on the columns.  “Signal” by Mel Chin (1998) uses various materials to create a lighted appearance at the bottom of the column.  There are 3 stairs from each platform to intermediate level and an additional 2 stairs from intermediate to mezzanine level.  At the far western end (due north in accordance to lines traveled) is another set of stairs (1 for each side) that lead directly up to fare control, 3 levels and a steep walk up. 

Grand Street Grand and Chrystie Streets.)  Opened 11/27/1967:  This is one of 2 additional stations added during the massive IND Chrystie St. Connection from 1967-68, and plays an important part for customers traveling to/from Chinatown.  Station is 2 tracks on 2 side platforms, 2 stairs to each platform, and 3 street stairs to the only mezzanine in the station.  The station originally had 2 stairs to the east side of Chrystie St, the 3rd staircase on the west side of Chrystie St was added in the early 1990's to alleviate overcrowding in the station.  Recent artwork installed at the mezzanine and platform suggests red clay formations made on train sets.  At the Brooklyn-bound side, there is a small sign "Change Radio Channel to B1" indicating the Train Operator must change his channel from B2 (IND) to B1 (BMT), before crossing the Manhattan Bridge.  

As we enter the Manhattan Bridge   we see a bellmouth inward. This bellmouth was originally Broadway Line Q/ QB used to enter the North side of the bridge  before the Chrystie realignment.

We are crossing the North Side of the Manhattan Bridge, while the Broadway Line uses the south side.  Before the IND came over the Manhattan Bridge in 1967, the north 2 tracks were for Broadway Line trains, while the south 2 tracks were used for trains using the Nassau St. Loop.  For more details on the Manhattan Bridge track configuration, please see www.nycsubway.org for more details. 

As we cross the Manhattan Bridge on the south side, we see evidence that the same side was used for Broad connection trains (before Chrystie connection in 11/27/1967), at the tunnel mouth on the Manhattan side.  Prior to 6^th Ave opening, Broadway N and Q/QB trains used the north side of the bridge, while QT Brighton trains used the south side after using the Nassau St loop from Chambers St.  For more information on the Nassau St loop and Chambers St, please see the J Line Page . 

We  skip  the  abandoned Myrtle Avenue Station and also skip DeKalb Ave via. the bypass track. As we cross  a maze of switches, we always keep to the left side in order to use DeKalb bypass.

Pacific Street opened on 9/13/1915 and is discussed in our complexes page 

36^th Street (36^th Street and 4^th Avenue) Opened 6/24/1917 this station serves Bush Terminal; it had an in-house renovation in 1997.  Express stop, 2 island platforms, 4 tracks, relay tracks for shuttles to the north, turnouts to West End line to the south.  The station has 2 sets of stairs to each platform, 3 staircases to street.  The West End line Y shaped turnouts are where the original 36^th St station stood before it was relocated to the north, about 100 feet south of this station.  The mezzanine also features the original X shaped BRT tile band, common in most BMT stations today, and looks restored.  Artwork in mezzanine, inside fare control, features “An Underground Movement; Designers, Builders, and Riders” by Oliver Smith.  Using ceramic mosaics, the artwork depicts the origins of the BRT (hence we now call it the BMT), from the Design, to Building the subway, to the riders of the subway.  The Design painting also has the BRT “X” mosaic.  Platform extensions are clearly to the north end.

We now leave 36^th Street and curve to see daylight as we enter the West End Line. These tracks are non-electrified and run at grade, with grade crossings at3 ^d and 2^nd Avenues. Many R68/68A train sets as well as earlier models, were first delivered here. We enter a half mile long tunnel and two tracks now become four tracks. We use the outer two tracks while to our left we see the end of the 38^th Street Yard, where mostly work trains and some R Trains are stored here. A master tower,Joe Murphy Tower, named after an employee of the tower who served in the National Guard and was killed during the 1991 Gulf War, controls all switches along 9^th Avenue, 62^nd Street and most of 4^th Avenue is also located here. This site extends our gratitude to our armed forces and their efforts to safeguard our nation from foreign threats.

Before entering 9^th Avenue two more tracks descend down to the lower level, while the middle two tracks merge into a single track.

9^th Avenue (East side of 9^th Ave between 38^th and 39^th Streets) Opened 6/24/1916.  This station has a station house on street level, and has a sealed entrance on left side facing from outside.  2 island platforms, with 3 tracks and two staircases for each platform, comprise the upper level.  The lower level was formerly used for the Culver Shuttle (and prior to the 1954 IND Culver connection from Ditmas to Church Avenues, a through route from the McDonald Ave elevated to the 4^th Ave line, along much of the present ROW on the D line today), and was last used for the ending of the original “Crocodile Dundee” (1986), film, a makeshift replacement for the 59^th St/Columbus Circle station.  However, the giveaways that make it clearly 9^th Ave are the wall mosaic “9” and the sunlight to the far end while watching the film’s ending.  The current lower level is so dark, and there are no safety plates on the staircases.  A fluorescent light is left on at the S/B side.  The 2 sets of staircases to lower 9^th Ave are still intact.  The tablet grilles in the mezzanine are still left intact, such as a newsstand that stood opposite to the current location of the station agent booth.  Although the Culver Shuttle bid farewell on 5/11/1975, the el. structure along 37/38^th Streets was still standing until the mid. 1980’s.  The Manhattan-bound platform is slightly wider than the Coney Island-bound platform; a 4^th track once existed at this station but it is unclear whether it served the upper or lower level at this station.  It is hoped that the upcoming 2005 renovation at this station will restore the street level stationhouse to its former glory. 

As we rise from embankment to elevated outside 9^th Avenue station we clearly see the old Culver Line ROW below us and to the right side at the curve. There is also a platform present, this was installed in the late 1980s for NYCT employees only and does not represent part of the original Culver ROW. Although there is no express service along this point to Bay 50^th Street, there is a third track along this elevated route. The identification of Express and Local stations is for the purpose of the way the stations were originally built and does not reflect any express service used.  All D and rush hour M trains make all stops to Bay Parkway, while the D continues to Coney Island

Ft. Hamilton Parkway On New Utrecht Ave between 44^th and 45^th Street, crossing Fort Hamilton Parkway in the middle). Opened 6/24/1916 .Local stop with two side platforms and a Ghost Booth on north side at 44^th Street, mezzanine and