Neptune Avenue station

The Neptune Avenue station is a station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway, located in Coney Island, Brooklyn, at the intersection of Neptune Avenue and West 6th Street. It is served by the F train at all times and the <F> train during rush hours in the peak direction.

This article is about the IND Culver Line station formerly known as "Van Sicklen". For other New York City Subway stations named "Van Siclen Avenue", see Van Siclen Avenue.
 Neptune Avenue
 "F" train"F" express train​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Platform view at night
Station statistics
AddressNeptune Avenue & West Sixth Street
Brooklyn, NY 11224
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleConey Island
Coordinates40°34′49.43″N 73°58′28.44″W
DivisionB (IND, formerly BMT)[1]
LineIND Culver Line
BMT Culver Line (formerly)
Services   F all times (all times) <F> two rush hour trains, peak direction (two rush hour trains, peak direction)​
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B68
StructureElevated
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedMay 1, 1920 (May 1, 1920)
Accessiblenot ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Former/other namesVan Sicklen
Traffic
2019428,163[2] Decrease 1.1%
Rank412 out of 424[2]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Avenue X
F all times <F> two rush hour trains, peak direction​
toward Jamaica–179th Street
Local		 West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium
F all times <F> two rush hour trains, peak direction​
toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
Location
Neptune Avenue station is located in New York City Subway
Neptune Avenue station
Neptune Avenue station is located in New York City
Neptune Avenue station
Neptune Avenue station is located in New York
Neptune Avenue station
Track layout

to Avenue X
to W Eighth St–NY Aquarium
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only (limited service) Stops rush hours in the peak direction only (limited service)
Stops weekdays and weekday late nights Stops weekdays and weekday late nights

History

This station opened on May 1, 1920, as part of an extension of the BMT Culver Line from Avenue X to Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue, completing the line. This was the last of the four lines to Coney Island, and upon its opening the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) was forced to cut the fare to Coney Island from ten to five cents.[3][4]

In 2002, it was announced that Neptune Avenue would be one of ten subway stations citywide to receive renovations.[5] The station was closed on September 8, 2002 in conjunction with the reconstruction of the Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue terminal,[6] and service was restored on May 23, 2004.[7] The renovation took place during the temporary closure.

In 2019, the MTA announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.[8]

Station layout
P
Platform level		 Northbound ← "F" train "F" express train toward Jamaica–179th Street (Avenue X)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound → "F" train "F" express train toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium) →
M Mezzanine to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
G Street Level Entrances/Exits
Entrance to mezzanine from platform

This elevated station has one island platform and two tracks.[9] The platform has a brown canopy with green frames and support columns in the center and black lampposts at either end. The station signs are in the standard black plates with white lettering.

The 2004 artwork here is called Looking Up by Michael Krondl. It features stained glass panels on four of the station's sign structures depicting images related to Coney Island, including the Coney Island Cyclone.

The original name of this station was Van Sicklen, named for the family that owned the property through which the original surface right-of-way passed, and that operated the Van Sicklen Hotel at the location. The name was changed to Neptune Avenue in 1995.

Exits

This station has one elevated station-house beneath the center of the platform and tracks. Two staircases from the platform go down to a landing, where a set of doors for each one leads to two more staircases that go down to the mezzanine. The mezzanine has a turnstile bank, exit-only turnstile, token booth, and two staircases going down to either side of West Sixth Street north of Neptune Avenue.[10]

References
  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. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. "5-CENT FARE TO CONEY.; Change Is Effective Today on B.R. T. Elevated and Subway Lines". The New York Times. May 1, 1920. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  4. District, New York (State) Public Service Commission First (January 1, 1921). Annual Report for the Year Ended ... The Commission. p. 387. 18th avenue culver line.
  5. "RENOVATION IS SET FOR 10 SUBWAY STATIONS". NY Daily News. June 11, 2002. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  6. Bahrampour, Tara (August 25, 2002). "NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: CONEY ISLAND; Trek to Beach Will Get Harder as Station Gets a Face-Lift". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  7. Chan, Sewell (May 28, 2005). "And Now for the Good News From the Subway System". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  8. "Press Release - MTA Headquarters - MTA Announces 20 Additional Subway Stations to Receive Accessibility Improvements Under Proposed 2020-2024 Capital Plan". MTA. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  9. Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
  10. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Coney Island" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
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