Junius Street (IRT New Lots Line)

Junius Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
The station entrance from the southeast corner of Livonia Avenue and Sackman Street.
Station statistics
Address	Junius Street & Livonia Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11212
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Brownsville
Coordinates	40°39′49″N 73°54′05″W / 40.663615°N 73.90151°W / 40.663615; -73.90151Coordinates: 40°39′49″N 73°54′05″W / 40.663615°N 73.90151°W / 40.663615; -73.90151
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT New Lots Line
Services	2  (special rush hour trips)       3  (all except late nights)       4  (late nights and special rush hour trips)       5  (special rush hour trips)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: B14
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (1 not for passenger service)
Other information
Opened	November 22, 1920; 96 years ago (1920-11-22)
Rebuilt	October 5, 2016; 7 months ago (October 5, 2016) to April 2017; 41 days ago (April 2017)
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	928,235  27.6%
Rank	370 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Rockaway Avenue: 2  3  4  5
Next south	Pennsylvania Avenue: 2  3  4  5
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
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Junius Street is a station on the IRT New Lots Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Junius Street and Livonia Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn, it is served by the 3 train at all times except late nights, when the 4 train takes over service. Occasional rush hour 2, 4 and 5 trains also stop here.

This station opened on November 22, 1920, as part of an extension of the IRT Eastern Parkway Line from Utica Avenue to Junius Street.

There are two side platforms and three tracks; it is also the only station on the line with a center track, which does not have a third rail and thus can only be used by diesel trains or other non-electric equipment. Just west (railroad north) of the station, a track splits from both the northbound and southbound track, merging to form the center track; this goes through the station and turns south, crossing the southbound track at grade. The track joins with one from the BMT Canarsie Line and heads to the Linden Shops. Both platforms have beige windscreens and green canopies that run for the entire length.

This station is the highest point on the New Lots Line, which rises here to pass over the BMT Canarsie Line. At Junius Street, a block from the station entrance, an overpass running parallel to the New Lots Line allows pedestrians on Livonia Avenue to cross over the Long Island Rail Road's open-cut Bay Ridge Branch. This overpass leads to the main entrance of the Livonia Avenue station on the BMT Canarsie Line. There are proposals to convert the overpass into a free-transfer passage between the two stations, due to increasing ridership and plans for additional housing in the area. Money is allocated in the 2015–2019 Capital Program to build this transfer. Both stations will also be upgraded to become compliant with mobility accessibility guidelines under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. From January 2019 to at least July 2020, a free MetroCard-only transfer between the two stations will be provided due to a rehabilitation of the 14th Street Tunnel.