This line is unique in being the only subway line never entering Manhattan. The line is semi isolated now, but there were grand plans for this line which were abandoned due to the 1929 Great Depression and Word War II. For more details see www.nycsubway.org and Brennan’s page

Court Square (on Jackson Avenue at 44^th Drive) opened on 8/19/1933 and is discussed on the complexes page

21stStreet/Van Alst (on 21^st Street at Jackson Avenue) opened on 8/19/1933 and has two tracks and an island platform. The wall tile has been damaged by underground springs. The north exit leads to 21^st street and the LIRR via a walk. The south exit and south portion of the Mezzanine has been closed. Portions of the closed portion of the Mezzanine are used for storage and employee areas. This station needs tons of TLC.

Greenpoint Avenue (On Manhattan Avenue at Greenpoint Avenue) opened on 8/19/1933 and has two tracks and two wall platforms and a crossover. The north exit leads to India Street from each platform with no crossover or crossunder, while the south exit leads to Greenpoint Avenue and the mezzanine with crossover. There are vent chambers

Nassau Avenue (on Manhattan Avenue at Nassau Avenue) opened on 8/19/1933 and has two tracks and two wall platforms. The north exit from each platform lead to Norman Avenue with no crossover or crossunder, while the south exit leads to Nassau Avenue with a crossover both inside the paid area and outside the paid area. There are event chambers and at least four ghost booths, two of them within the f/t  mezzanine area .

Metropolitan Avenue/Lorimer Street (Corner of Metropolitan Avenue, Union Avenue and Lorimer Street) IND opened on 7/1/1937 and is discussed on the Complexes Page

Broadway (on Union Avenue at Broadway) opened on 7/1/1937 and has two tracks and two wall platforms and a crossover. This station has the distinction of having its name misspelled as Brodaway on one icon tile! There is a crossover towards the south end and has a new wall hiding the north mezzanine currently holding offices, storage and once lead to the South 4^th Street station shell of the IND Second System. For more information see www.nycsubway.org and Brennan’s Page. Each platform has numerous slabbed over stairways leading to the extended Mezzanine . There are vent chambers

Flushing Avenue (on Marcy Avenue at Flushing Avenue) opened on 7/1/1937 and has two tracks and two wall platforms. There is no open crossover or crossunder but the north end has a closed crossover. This Mezzanine contains storage, employee space and various rooms and leads to Walton Street. This exit was supposedly closed due to complaints from a local manufacturer which provides security cameras for the station. The open end leads to Flushing and Marcy Avenues with no crossover or crossunder.

Myrtle- Willoughby Avenues (On Marcy Avenue at Myrtle Avenue) opened on 7/1/1937 and has two tracks and two wall platforms. The north end has a crossunder and leads to Myrtle Avenue and the closed south exit with no crossover or crossunder leads to Willoughby Street. The entire station has a low ceiling with the tablets interrupting the tile band. Vent chambers are located on the tile wall. As far as we can determine there was no transfer to the Old M train here.

Bedford-Nostrand Avenues (on Marcy Avenue at Nostrand Avenue) opened on 7/1/1937 and has three tracks and two island platforms and a crossover. This station has full mezzanine. The north exit leads to Nostrand Avenue with two open and two closed street stairways. The south exit leads to Bedford Avenue with four street stairways.. More information on this station is available on www.nycsubway.org and Brennan’s Page.

Classon Avenue (on Lafayette Avenue at Classon Avenue) opened on 7/1/1937 and has two tracks and two wall platforms plus a center trackway and a crossover. The station once had a full Mezzanine. The south Mezzanine is now closed and probably leads to Grand Avenue. The south exit is higher leading to a theory of space for a future line

Clinton Washington Avenues (on Lafayette Avenue at Clinton Avenue) opened on 7/1/1937 and has two tracks and two wall platforms and a crossover only at the far ends of each platform. North exit is to Washington Avenue and connects to the schools Pratt Institute, and Adelphi Academy. South exit is to Clinton Avenue and connects to schools St. Joseph College and Bishop Loughlin High School. Currently the booth is in the center but probably was at each end.

Fulton Street (on Lafayette Avenue at Fulton Street) opened on 7/1/1937 and has two tracks and two wall platforms. There are closed stairways to the North mezzanine, now used for employee and office space and leads to South Portland Avenue. Hugh exits are still in place leading to a theory of gated access to the street. The south exit leads to Fulton Street and the exit from the southbound platform only. No transfer to the Lafayette Avenue Station on the A (see A Lefferts and A Rockaway) and C  trains.

Hoyt Schermerhorn Crosstown Line opened on 7/1/1937 and is a very unusual station which has lots to see. It has six tracks and four island platforms of which only the inner pair of platforms are in use. The two outer island platforms are used for movie and commercial shoots. The A (see A Rockaway and A Lefferts) and C use the local side of the open island platforms and the G uses the express. There are numerous sealed stairways and exits including a sealed passageway to Livingston Street and the long gone Loesser’s Department Store via direct entrance to the store. A police facility also occupies the mezzanine along with various NYCT offices. The last use of the outer platforms was for the Aqueduct Race Track specials. While not done today, trains on the local track of the open island could open doors on the closed island’s express track but bold red signs at the conductor’s position advise " DO NOT OPEN DOORS—WRONG SIDE". The "local" tracks on the closed wall platforms lead to the Transit Museum (Court Street Station) and were once used for the short lived Court Street Shuttle which ran from Hoyt to Court Street. Based on track numbers, these tracks were planned to continue to today’s World Trade Center Station on the E train. (Both lines share the same track letter codes. For more information on this see www.nycsubway.org and Brennan’s page

We leave Fulton Street and now run under Smith Street and are joined by the F Train in a unique fly under arrangement

Bergen Street (Bergen Street and Smith Street) opened 10/7/1933  Local stop, 2 tracks, 2 side platforms, all fare controls  are at platform  level, no crossover allowed.  Station was renovated in the early 1990's by NYCT's in-house forces and has a different shade of green from the original IND tile band at this station.  The darker green is the main band, while the top and bottom borders, normally either black or a darker shade, are light green.   It used to be an express stop, where F service in the 1970's was divided into 2 services during rush hours.  F trains to/from Kings Highway would run local and use the upper level, while F trains to/from Coney Island, would use the now abandoned lower level.  GG trains (changed to G line after the elimination of doubled lettered routes in 1986.) would always use the upper level because the track connection to the Crosstown line was only available there, no access from the lower level.  Standing on either platform, look down at the opposite platform from where you are positioned at, you can see vents below the floor and the lighted remains of Bergen Street, there was no IND tile present.  Each side has 2 fare control areas, N/B side has F/T booth at Bergen Street at north end and has 2 street stairs, the S/B side has part time day booth and 2 street stairs.  When the booth is closed, there is nightly HEET access available.  P/T fare control areas are at south end at Warren Street.  Each side has ghost booth and 1 street stair, the first station of numerous ghost booths you will encounter along the joint IND/BMT Culver portion of the F line in Brooklyn (we will refer this section to the Culver line), all the way down to West 8th Street.   If the lower level remained open, there would have been 3 staircases from each platform from upper to lower level, one each next to both fare controls and the 3rd staircase in between the other 2.   This center staircase has steel doors that "cover" the staircase behind it. Some of the tiles are a mixture of green dots of varying colors; artwork is unknown and is a departure from the normally white only tiles that dot most IND stations.  There is an active tower on the north side of the Manhattan-bound platform; extensive damage was suffered in the tower in the early 1990's, also causing major disruptions to F and G service.  Within less than a month, NYCT restored tower operations there and installed a new interlocking board too.

Carroll Street (Carroll Street at Smith Street) opened 10/7/1933: Local stop, now all 4 tracks are on the same level, 2 side platforms.  Mezzanine and crossover is allowed at F/T side with 2 exits to 2nd/3rd Streets, one a double wide staircase to Smith street, the other a passageway to East side of 2nd Street and Smith Street, it is closed late nights.  The setup for this mezzanine is similar to Nassau Street on the G line.  But Carroll Street affords an amazing view of N/B trains descending into the tunnel from the south, in nice weather people are known to stand outside the main entrance and wait for their train here.  When  an F or G train leaves Smith-9th Street from the highest elevation point, it starts it's descent into the tunnel and Carroll street, giving customers more than enough time to descend into the mezzanine and board their train there.  Directly across the street, at the tunnel's mouth and parts of the elevation along the wall facing Smith Street, is an MTA authorized artwork Opposite end of this station are platform level fare controls with exits to President Street, N/B side has P/T booth and 2 street stairs.  The S/B side has 1 street stair and remains of the old style change booth and door left intact.  Like Bergen Street, the tile band is green.

Last update 9/26/2008