Kingston Avenue (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)

Kingston Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Entrance on south mall of Eastern Parkway
Station statistics
Address	Kingston Avenue & Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11213
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Crown Heights
Coordinates	40°40′10″N 73°56′32″W / 40.669376°N 73.942151°W / 40.669376; -73.942151Coordinates: 40°40′10″N 73°56′32″W / 40.669376°N 73.942151°W / 40.669376; -73.942151
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Eastern Parkway Line
Services	2  (special rush hour trips)       3  (all except late nights)       4  (late nights)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: B43
Structure	Underground
Levels	2
Platforms	2 side platforms (1 on each level)
Tracks	4 (2 on each level)
Other information
Opened	August 23, 1920; 96 years ago (1920-08-23)
Wireless service
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	1,573,003  0.6%
Rank	302 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Nostrand Avenue: 2  3  4
Next south	Crown Heights – Utica Avenue: 2  3  4
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops rush hours only
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Kingston Avenue is a local station on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Kingston Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, it is served by the 3 train at all times except late nights, when the 4 train takes over service. There is also occasional 2 and 5 service here during rush hours.

On August 23, 1920, the Eastern Parkway Line was extended from Atlantic Avenue to Utica Avenue, with the Kingston Avenue station opening at this time. The new trains would be served by trains from Seventh Avenue.

During the 1964–1965 fiscal year, the platforms at Kingston Avenue, along with those at four other stations on the Eastern Parkway Line, were lengthened to 525 feet to accommodate a ten-car train of 51-foot IRT cars.

This underground station has two levels. The upper level serves New Lots Avenue-bound trains while the lower level serves Manhattan-bound trains. From north to south, each level has an express track, a local track, and one side platform.

Both platforms have their original Dual Contracts-era IRT trim line and name tablets. The trim line has a golden-yellow center, line green border, and a spec of blue in-between. "K" tablets on a blue border run along the trim line at regular intervals. The name tablets read "KINGSTON AVE." in Times New Roman font in gold lettering on a blue background, a gold center, and lime green border.

The platforms were extended at either ends in 1964–1965 to accommodate the current standard IRT train length of 510 feet. Here, they have signs reading "KINGSTON AVE" in white sans serif lettering on a black border. There is a vent chamber on the lower level.