Although on the BMT Brighton Line, Seventh Avenue was built almost fifty years after the main segment of the line from Prospect Park to Brighton Beach opened in 1878. Prior to its opening, trains on the line used what is now the Franklin Avenue Shuttle and a connection to the elevated BMT Fulton Street Line on their way to the line's terminus at Fulton Ferry in Brooklyn or Park Row in Manhattan.[5]
The BRT route was originally planned as a four-track line.[12] Groundbreaking for the lines under Flatbush Avenue took place in May 1914, by which point the BRT line was reduced to two tracks.[13][14] The Seventh Avenue station was built as part of section 1A of the Flatbush Avenue tunnel, which extended from Prospect Place to Grand Army Plaza. The contract for this section was awarded to the Cranford Construction Company on May 1, 1914.[15] The BRT Brighton Line's Seventh Avenue station opened on August 1, 1920,[16][2] providing direct service between the existing Brighton Line and Midtown Manhattan.[17] This moved trains from the elevated Franklin Avenue Line to the new underground line.[2]
Later years
During the 1964–1965 fiscal year, the platforms at Seventh Avenue, along with those at six other stations on the Brighton Line, were lengthened to 615 feet (187 m) to accommodate a ten-car train of 60 feet (18 m)-long IND cars, or a nine-car train of 67 feet (20 m)-long BMT cars.[18]
The Seventh Avenue station has two tracks and two side platforms.[20] The platforms are superimposed above the IRT Eastern Parkway Line's express tracks, which run on a lower level.[19][15] There is a mezzanine above the station, which leads to exits on either side of Flatbush Avenue.[15] The mezzanine crosses over the Eastern Parkway Line's local tracks, which flank the BMT tracks on either side.[19][15] Each platform has two closed staircases that lead to a closed portion of the mezzanine above the platforms.
North of Seventh Avenue, the Brighton Line tracks descend slightly beneath the Eastern Parkway local tracks at the Bergen Street station, while the Eastern Parkway express tracks rise to a higher level.[15] South of the Seventh Avenue station, the Eastern Parkway local tracks rise above the Brighton Line tracks to serve the Grand Army Plaza station.[15]
Both platform walls have a golden mosaic trim line with blue and brown borders and white on blue "7" friezes appearing within them at regular intervals. Mosaic name tablets reading "7TH AVENUE" in white seriffed lettering on a blue background and gold and brown border appear below the trim lines. Gamboge I-beam columns run along both platforms, alternating ones having the standard black station name plate with white lettering.
This station has two entrances and exits. One stair goes up to the south sidewalk of Park Place east of Flatbush Avenue, while the other stair goes to the south sidewalk of Flatbush Avenue southeast of Park Place.[21]
Note: Service variations, station closures, and reroutes are not reflected here. Stations with asterisks have no regular peak, reverse peak, or midday service on that route. See linked articles for more information.
Stations of the New York City Subway, by line (physical trackage)
Stations and line segments in italics are closed, demolished, or planned (temporary closures are marked with asterisks). Track connections to other lines' terminals are displayed in brackets. Struck through passenger track connections are closed or unused in regular service.
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