Rockaway Avenue (IRT New Lots Line)
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Rockaway Avenue    |
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| New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||||||
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| Address | Rockaway Avenue & Livonia Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11212 |
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| Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||
| Locale | Brownsville | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||
| 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) |
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| Transit connections |  NYCT Bus: B60 |
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| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 24, 1920 | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2014) | 1,763,824[1]  0.6% |
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| Rank | 267 out of 421 | ||||||||||
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| Next north | Saratoga Avenue: 2 3 4 5 |
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| Next south | Junius Street: 2 3 4 5 |
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| Notes | Station closed for renovation | ||||||||||
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Rockaway Avenue is a station on the IRT New Lots Line of the New York City Subway, located at Rockaway Avenue 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.
Station layout
| P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Northbound | ← toward Harlem – 148th Street ( toward Woodlawn late nights) (Saratoga Avenue)[2] |
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| Center trackway | → No track or roadbed | |
| Southbound | → ( late nights) toward New Lots Avenue (Junius Street)[3] → |
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| M | Mezzanine | Station agent, MetroCard vending machines, fare control |
| G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
This station has two side platforms and two tracks. Between the two tracks, there is space for an additional third track that was never installed. This station has a wooden mezzanine with crossunder and metal canopies.
Until December 2015, Rockaway Avenue will be closed for renovations.[4]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Occasional 2 trains to Wakefield – 241st Street and 5 trains to Nereid Avenue and Dyre Avenue also serve the station during rush hours.
- ↑ Occasional 2 5 trains also serve this station during rush hours.
- ↑ "Rockaway Av and Van Siclen Av 3 Line Stations To Close for Five Months for Renewal", mta.info, April 17, 2015
External links
- nycsubway.org—Brooklyn IRT: Rockaway Avenue
- Station Reporter — 3 Train
- The Subway Nut — Rockaway Avenue Pictures
- Rockaway Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
