Avenue H (BMT Brighton Line)

Avenue H
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Avenue H & East 16th Street Brooklyn, NY 11230
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Midwood, Flatbush, Fiske Terrace
Coordinates	40°37′48″N 73°57′43″W / 40.630003°N 73.962016°W / 40.630003; -73.962016Coordinates: 40°37′48″N 73°57′43″W / 40.630003°N 73.962016°W / 40.630003; -73.962016
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Brighton Line
Services	Q  (all times)
Structure	Embankment
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	1907; 110 years ago (1907)
Station code	048
Accessible	ADA-accessible (southbound only)
Former/other names	Fiske Terrace
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	952,855  5.9%
Rank	367 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Newkirk Plaza: Q
Next south	Avenue J: Q
Next north	station not accessible northbound Previous accessible station southbound: Prospect Park: Q
Next south	Kings Highway: Q
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
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New York City Landmark
Designated	June 29, 2004
Reference no.	LP-2158

Avenue H is a local station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. Located at Avenue H between East 15th and East 16th Streets on the border of Midwood and Flatbush, Brooklyn, it is served by the Q train at all times.

The Avenue H station is laid out in a typical local stop setup. There are four tracks and two side platforms. The center two tracks are the express tracks used by the B train on weekdays. The 620 feet (190 m)-long platform accommodates full-length trains typically composed of eight 75 feet (23 m) cars, nine 67 feet (20 m) cars, or ten 60 feet (18 m) cars. The station is located at a transitional point on the right-of-way. North of the station, the roadbed ramps down to an open-cut. South of the station, the line is on a raised earthen embankment. This is the result of an increase of grade on the line in the early 1900s which then allowed it to pass over (rather than under, as before) the newly depressed grade of the Long Island Rail Road's Bay Ridge Branch and the nearby Manhattan Beach Junction station. The station platform lies over this crossing which exists between Avenues H and I.

Due to the change in elevation, the north end of this station is slightly above ground level and as a result, road traffic on Avenue H dead-ends on both sides of the line. However, there is a pedestrian tunnel underneath the embankment that connects the sidewalk on both sides.

The southbound (Coney Island-bound) local track is technically known as A1 while the northbound (Manhattan-bound) one is A2; the "A" designation is used for chaining purposes along the Brighton Line from the Manhattan Bridge to Coney Island. Although they cannot be accessed at Avenue H, the southbound and northbound express tracks are known as A3 and A4, respectively.

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