Prospect Avenue station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)

Not to be confused with Prospect Avenue (IRT White Plains Road Line).

 Prospect Avenue
 "R" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Southbound platform
Station statistics
AddressProspect Avenue & Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleGowanus, Greenwood Heights, Park Slope, South Park Slope
Coordinates40°39′55″N 73°59′35″W / 40.66528°N 73.99306°W / 40.66528; -73.99306
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Fourth Avenue Line
Services   D late nights (late nights)
​   N late nights, and limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction (late nights, and limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction)
​   R all times (all times)
​   W limited rush hour service only (limited rush hour service only)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B37 (on Third Avenue); B63 (on Fifth Avenue)[2]
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
OpenedJune 22, 1915; 109 years ago (June 22, 1915)[3]
ClosedJune 5, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-06-05) (reconstruction)
RebuiltNovember 2, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-11-02)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		No
Traffic
20231,299,538[4] Increase 10.6%
Rank237 out of 423[4]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Ninth Street
D late nights ​N late nights, and limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction ​R all times ​W limited rush hour service only
toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue
Local 		25th Street
D late nights ​N late nights, and limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction ​R all times ​W limited rush hour service only
toward Bay Ridge–95th Street
Location
Prospect Avenue station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line) is located in New York City Subway
Prospect Avenue station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
Prospect Avenue station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line) is located in New York City
Prospect Avenue station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
Prospect Avenue station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line) is located in New York
Prospect Avenue station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
Track layout

Legend
to Ninth Street
to 25th Street
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

The Prospect Avenue station is a local New York City Subway station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line in Brooklyn. It is located at Prospect Avenue and Fourth Avenue near the convergence of the Gowanus, Greenwood Heights, Park Slope, and South Park Slope neighborhoods. It is served by the R train at all times. The D and N trains also stop here during late nights, and some rush-hour W trains stop here in the peak direction.

The Prospect Avenue station was constructed as part of the Fourth Avenue Line, which was approved in 1905. Construction on the segment of the line that includes Prospect Avenue started on December 20, 1909, and was completed in May 1912. The station opened on June 22, 1915, as part of the initial portion of the BMT Fourth Avenue Line to 59th Street. The station's platforms were lengthened in 1926–1927,[5] and again during a renovation in 1968–1970.[6] The station was also renovated in 1970 and 2017.

  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Brooklyn Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Station Opening was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference SU-Opens-1927 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference New York City Transit Authority 1960 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).