Avenue U (IND Culver Line)
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Avenue U
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| New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||
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| Address | Avenue U & McDonald Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11223 |
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| Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||
| Locale | Gravesend | ||||||
| Coordinates | 40°35′46.14″N 73°58′23.95″W / 40.5961500°N 73.9733194°WCoordinates: 40°35′46.14″N 73°58′23.95″W / 40.5961500°N 73.9733194°W | ||||||
| Division | B (IND, formerly BMT) | ||||||
| Line | IND Culver Line | ||||||
| Services |
F  (all times) |
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| Transit connections |
 NYCT Bus: B3
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| Structure | Elevated | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 3 (2 in regular service) | ||||||
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| Opened | May 10, 1919 | ||||||
| Former/other names | Gravesend | ||||||
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| Passengers (2016) | 772,331  7.8% |
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| Rank | 386 out of 422 | ||||||
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| Next north |
Kings Highway: F (no northbound service due to construction) |
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| Next south |
Avenue X: F
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Avenue U is a local station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Avenue U and McDonald Avenue in Gravesend, Brooklyn, it is served by the F train at all times.
This station has two side platforms and three tracks with the middle track unused in revenue service. The two platforms have beige windscreens and green canopies that run for nearly the entire length. The north end has black waist-level fences only. The platform signs consist of black boards with "Avenue U" in white lettering.
From June 7, 2016 to May 8, 2017, the Coney Island-bound platform of this station was closed for renovations as part of a $140 million renewal project on the Culver Line. The Manhattan-bound platform will be closed from May 22, 2017 until early 2018.
This station has two entrances with the full-time one at the north end. From each platform, one staircase leads down to an elevated station-house beneath the tracks, where a bank of turnstiles and token booth are present. Outside fare control are two street stairs to the two northern corners Avenue U and McDonald Avenue.
At the south end of the station are unstaffed exits leading to Gravesend Neck Road. From each platform, a single staircase goes down to a short wooden landing outside of a sealed station house where a full-height turnstile and emergency gate provide exit from the system. Another staircase then goes down to the street. The Coney Island-bound side is exit-only while the Manhattan-bound side is HEET turnstile access. The station house, now used as an employee-only facility, was once opened to the public and had a booth.
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