Bergen Street (IND Culver Line)

Bergen Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
A view of the Manhattan/Queens-bound platform at Bergen Street.
Station statistics
Address	Bergen Street & Smith Street Brooklyn, NY 11201
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Boerum Hill
Coordinates	40°41′14.11″N 73°59′24.02″W / 40.6872528°N 73.9900056°W / 40.6872528; -73.9900056Coordinates: 40°41′14.11″N 73°59′24.02″W / 40.6872528°N 73.9900056°W / 40.6872528; -73.9900056
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Culver Line
Services	F  (all times)       G  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: B57, B65
Structure	Underground
Levels	2 (lower level platforms not for regular service)
Platforms	4 side platforms (2 on each level; 2 on upper level in regular service)
Tracks	4 (2 on upper level in regular service)
Other information
Opened	March 20, 1933 (84 years ago) (1933-03-20)
Station code	236
Accessible	y
Accessibility	Same-platform wheelchair transfer available
Wireless service
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	3,599,389  2.9%
Rank	143 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Jay Street–MetroTech (via Culver): F  Jay Street–MetroTech (express): no regular service Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets (via Crosstown): G
Next south	Carroll Street (local): F  G  Seventh Avenue (express): no regular service
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
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Bergen Street is a bi-level station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Bergen Street and Smith Street on the border of Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill in Brooklyn. It is served by the F and G trains at all times.

This station was opened in March 1933 as the original terminus of the Culver Line, which was referred to then as the Smith Street Line or the South Brooklyn Line. The station opened in advance of the opening of the remainder of the line to allow for it to compete with existing streetcar lines belong to the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation. Once the rest of the line was ready, in October 1933, the line was extended, making this stop a normal through station.

Bergen Street was originally designed as an express station, but only the upper level is currently in service; the lower level is neither in regular service nor usable due to its deteriorated condition. The lower level of the station was used when express service was provided on the Culver Line between 1968 and 1976. Express service was eliminated due to the loss of direct local service along the line to Manhattan. The express platforms were permanently removed from service during the 1990s, and due to a fire in 1999 the relay room was damaged, making the express tracks unusable. The relay room was rebuilt in 2008, and after repairs were done on the line, the implementation of express service become feasible. In 2016, it was announced that the MTA was considering having express service brought back to the line. However, unlike the earlier express service, express trains will skip this station due to the high cost of rebuilding it, thus making the station a local stop.

Bergen Street opened on March 20, 1933, as the first station of the IND Culver Line. Service began one month after the expansion of the IND into Brooklyn to Jay Street–Borough Hall. The station's construction was expedited in order to both connect with and compete with the Bergen Street and Smith Street streetcar lines of the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT). Construction was slightly stalled due to delays in the delivery of steel flues for the ventilation system.