53-603: Bergen Street may refer to: Bergen Street (IND Culver Line) Bergen Street (IRT Eastern Parkway Line) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Bergen Street . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bergen_Street&oldid=1230210417 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
106-596: A more detailed station listing, see the articles on the lines listed above. For clarity, the A 's branches are shown separately in the following table. The leftmost column shows the Lefferts Boulevard service; the second column shows the Far Rockaway service; and the third column shows the Rockaway Park service. "Take the 'A' Train" is a jazz standard by Billy Strayhorn , referring to
159-757: A shuttle train (the Lefferts Boulevard Shuttle) operates between Euclid Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard. The A provides the longest one-seat ride in the system—at 32.39 miles (52.13 km), between Inwood and Far Rockaway—and a 2015 study indicated that it had a weekday ridership of 600,000. The A and AA were the first services on the IND Eighth Avenue Line when it opened on September 10, 1932. The Independent Subway System (IND) used single letters to refer to express services and double letters for local services. The A ran express between 207th Street and Chambers Street , and
212-971: A switch south of the platforms, allowing terminating trains to reverse direction. The switches were used when the station was the southern terminus of the line. A (New York City Subway service) The A Eighth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway . Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored blue since it is a part of the IND Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan . The A operates at all times. Daytime service operates between 207th Street in Inwood, Manhattan and Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway, Queens or Lefferts Boulevard in Richmond Hill, Queens , typically alternating between
265-529: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bergen Street (IND Culver Line) [REDACTED] The Bergen Street station is a station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway , located at the intersection of Bergen Street and Smith Street on the border of Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill in Brooklyn . It is served by
318-469: Is in spite of the fact that the station is one of the most heavily used on the line. Express service started on September 16, 2019. Bergen Street is laid out similar to other subway stations located below narrow streets, with two levels. The upper level serves local trains, while the lower level is used by non-stopping express trains. The station is directly beneath the street and has no mezzanine, making it one of only two as-built express stations in
371-514: The Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT). Once the rest of the line was opened on October 7, 1933, the line was extended, making Bergen Street a station for through trains. Bergen Street was renovated in the 1990s. Bergen Street was constructed as a bi-level express station, though only the upper level is in use. The lower level is neither in regular service nor usable due to its deteriorated condition. The lower level
424-698: The F and G trains at all times. The Bergen Street station was constructed by the Independent Subway System (IND). It opened on March 20, 1933, as the original terminus of the Culver Line, which was known as the Smith Street Line or the South Brooklyn Line at the time. The station opened in advance of the opening of the remainder of the line to allow for it to compete with existing streetcar lines belonging to
477-498: The GG train (today's G service). The lower-level express platforms, while built with the rest of the station, were only operated between 1968 and 1976 when express service was operated along the line. They were permanently removed from service in 1992, and support facilities were added to the platforms. There are no plans to restore express service to the station, even with the introduction of limited rush-hour F express service on
530-553: The IND Rockaway Line . Trains that normally traveled to Far Rockaway or Rockaway Park terminated at Howard Beach–JFK Airport . Service to the Rockaways resumed on May 30, 2013. The Far Rockaway part of the route was served by the temporary free H shuttle that ran between Far Rockaway and Beach 90th Street via the connecting track at Hammels Wye. As a result of a two-phase program of flood mitigation work along
583-659: The Sixth Avenue Line and its southern terminal moved to Brighton Beach , operating weekday rush hours and middays only. This service change would have been implemented in October 1991, pending approval from the MTA board. In 1991, at a series of meetings, the NYCTA presented proposed changes to A, C, and H service that would shorten the length of the C, simplify the service pattern during late nights to most efficiently serve
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#1732781154404636-575: The A began to run local in Brooklyn during rush hours, making it local at all times in Brooklyn, as the E became express in Brooklyn during rush hours. On July 9, 1967, the A trains running to Euclid Avenue were extended to Far Rockaway middays, evenings, and weekends, replacing the HH shuttle on that branch. As part of systemwide changes in bus and subway service, major changes were made to A service in Brooklyn and Queens on January 2, 1973. The A train became
689-522: The AA ran local between 168th Street and Chambers Street, known at the time as Hudson Terminal. During late-night hours (from 1:45 a.m. to 5:45 a.m.) and on Sundays, the A did not run and the AA made all stops along the line. The A was extended to Jay Street–Borough Hall when the Cranberry Street Tunnel to Brooklyn opened on February 1, 1933, and to Bergen Street , when
742-896: The C providing local service during those times. On September 30, 1990, A trains began operating local between 145th Street and 168th Street during weekday evenings. In January 1991, a reduction of service along the Central Park West corridor to remove excess capacity was proposed. Initially, A service would operate local between 168th Street and Euclid Avenue during weekday rush hours and middays, with weekday evening and weekend daytime service extended beyond 168th Street to operate to and from Inwood–207th Street , and daily late night service extended beyond Euclid Avenue to operate to and from Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue in Queens. Express service between 168th Street and 59th Street–Columbus Circle would be replaced by D and rerouted Q trains,
795-689: The CC became the Fulton Street Local during rush hours, replacing E service. On August 27, 1977, the A began making local stops in Manhattan during late nights, when the AA was not running. On December 11, 1988, A trains began running local between 145th Street and 168th Street on weekends to replace the discontinued K (formerly AA) service, and express on the IND Fulton Street Line in Brooklyn during middays and rush hours, with
848-482: The Fulton Street Line with the E train began. On September 16, 1956, the A was extended to the Rockaways , replacing the E. At the time, alternate trains continued running to Lefferts Boulevard. On January 27, 1957, non-rush hour through service to the Rockaways was discontinued and was replaced by a shuttle running between Euclid Avenue and Wavecrest (now Beach 25th Street). Non-rush hour A train service
901-461: The Hammels Wye, between April 9 and May 18, 2018, limited rush hour A service to/from Rockaway Park was suspended. The second phase, from July 1 to September 3, diverted all Far Rockaway-bound A trips to Rockaway Park, with Rockaway Park Shuttle trains being rerouted to the Far Rockaway branch through the southern leg of Hammels Wye. From midday on March 29, 2020 to April 28, 2020, due to
954-539: The IND Culver Line in 2019. Around the 1990s, the station was modernized. After water shorted out old wires in the station, on March 11, 1999, a major fire occurred originating in an equipment room on the station's lower level. A 1930s-era relay room, which controlled the interlocking north of the station, was destroyed in the fire. The station was closed for several months, with G service suspended south of Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets and F trains bypassing
1007-521: The IND into Brooklyn to Jay Street–Borough Hall . The station's construction was expedited in order to both connect with and compete with the Bergen Street and Smith Street streetcar lines of the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT). Construction was slightly stalled due to delays in the delivery of steel flues for the ventilation system. Upon opening, only the primary entrances of
1060-570: The Williamsburg Bridge reopened to J, M and Z trains. On January 23, 2005, a fire at the Chambers Street signal room crippled A and C service. Initial assessments suggested that it would take several years to restore normal service, but the damaged equipment was replaced with available spare parts, and normal service resumed on April 21. A service was affected by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, due to extreme damage to
1113-608: The closure, fares on the Rockaway Park Shuttle are planned to be waived, a free shuttle bus will run from the Rockaway Peninsula to Broad Channel and Howard Beach, and all trips from the LIRR's Far Rockaway station to City Terminal Zone stations are planned to be discounted to $ 2.75. The following table shows the lines used by the A, with shaded boxes indicating the route at the specified times: For
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#17327811544041166-635: The express service along Fulton Street and the E train became the local during rush hours. Express service would be provided for a longer period during rush hours as the span of E service to Brooklyn, which would cover local stops, was also increased. In addition, the A trips that terminated at Euclid Avenue during rush hours were extended to Far Rockaway, replacing E service. Service would now run to Far Rockaway between 5:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. A trains would alternate between Lefferts Boulevard and Far Rockaway. These changes were initially supposed to take effect on September 11, 1972. On August 30, 1976,
1219-695: The extension opened on March 20. On July 1, the A began running express at all times, stopping at 155th Street and 163rd Street during late nights. The A was extended to Church Avenue on October 7. On April 9, 1936, the IND Fulton Street Line was opened to Rockaway Avenue . The 1936 extension played an integral part in the establishment of Bedford-Stuyvesant as Brooklyn's central African American community. The A train connected Harlem , Manhattan's central African American community, to areas of Bedford-Stuyvesant that provided residential opportunities for African Americans not found throughout
1272-614: The face of community opposition, the NYCTA announced that it would take more time to review the change, meaning that it ultimately did not take effect on July 1. On January 16, 1958, with the opening of the new terminal Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue , rush hour A service was extended. On September 8, 1958, the A train replaced the E train in the Rockaways again, and A trains resumed alternating between Euclid Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard. "Round-robin" service from Euclid Avenue to both Rockaway terminals began during non-rush hours, while through A service ran to Lefferts Boulevard. On September 8, 1959,
1325-490: The heavily used northern section of the line, but that the costs of reopening the lower level outweighed the benefits. When the station was used for express service, passengers would wait on the staircases to see which level the next Manhattan-bound train would arrive at. This currently occurs at the Delancey Street/Essex Street station where passengers wait to see whether a northbound F arrives on
1378-469: The latter of which would serve 207th Street during weekday rush hours and middays; express service below 34th Street–Penn Station in Manhattan and in Brooklyn would have been replaced by an expanded H service. A new shuttle would serve Lefferts Boulevard during late nights. The service change was later amended to retain the A as an express service in place of the altered Q service pattern and would be re-designated as an orange A, as it would be rerouted via
1431-494: The latter two terminals, while making express stops in both Manhattan and Brooklyn and all stops in Queens. During rush hours, five scheduled trips in the peak direction operate from Beach 116th Street in Rockaway Park, Queens to Manhattan in the morning and back from Manhattan in the afternoon. Late night service operates only between 207th Street and Far Rockaway, making all stops along its entire route; during this time,
1484-464: The line, the implementation of express service became feasible. In 2019, express service returned to the line, though express trains bypass the Bergen Street station due to the high cost of rebuilding the express platforms, thus making Bergen Street a local station. Bergen Street opened on March 20, 1933, as the first station of the IND Culver Line. Service began one month after the expansion of
1537-604: The long term, and reduced NYCTA's annual operating budget by $ 20,000. The changes took effect on October 23, 1992, with modification: Late night shuttle service to Lefferts Boulevard would terminate at Euclid Avenue, not Rockaway Boulevard. Later on, the rush hour A trips to Rockaway Park were extended from 59th Street to Dyckman Street and Inwood–207th Street. On May 29, 1994, A trains began running express on weekends from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. between 168th Street and 145th Street , with C trains being extended from 145th Street to 168th Street to cover local stops. A corresponding change
1590-478: The lower level, and continues north to Jay Street–MetroTech . Meanwhile, the G train, using the inner pair of tracks, stays on the upper level before making a hard right turn east under Schermerhorn Street to Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets . The lower level tracks can only be reached by trains running to or from Jay Street–MetroTech since they do not connect to the IND Crosstown Line . Both levels have
1643-459: The lower level, or whether a northbound M arrives on the upper level, since both services operate local along the Sixth Avenue Line north of that point. Repairs to restore the lower level to operating conditions, as well as required upgrades to make the station ADA-accessible , are estimated to cost over $ 75 million. The signals near the station, damaged during the Bergen Street fire in 1999, would also have to be rebuilt to allow trains to stop at
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1696-467: The majority of riders, provide direct express service to Rockaway Park during rush hours in the peak direction, and provide shuttle connections during non-peak periods between Rockaway Park and through A train service. The service pattern devised was designed to improve operations by reducing route length and complexity, making service more attractive, simplifying confusing service patterns, and reducing transfers for passengers traveling during late nights. At
1749-403: The mosaic name tablets reading "BERGEN ST." in white sans-serif lettering on a dark green background and green border. The tiles were part of a color-coded tile system used throughout the IND. The tile colors were designed to facilitate navigation for travelers going away from Lower Manhattan . As such, a different tile color is used at Seventh Avenue , the next express station to the south;
1802-560: The north end and each has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs. The ones on the Manhattan-bound platform go up to the northeast and southeast corners of Bergen and Smith Streets while those on the Coney Island-bound platform go up to the northwest and southwest corners. The fare control areas on the south end of the platforms are unstaffed, containing full height turnstiles and one street stair to
1855-551: The northeast corner of Warren and Smith Streets on the Manhattan-bound platform and the northwest corner for the Coney Island-bound platform. The south fare control area is more heavily used. Bergen Street's lower level, though opened at the same time as the upper level, was not used in revenue service until 1968, when rush hour F express service along the IND Culver Line began. This service ran until 1976, ending due to service cuts and complaints from Culver local residents about losing direct access to Manhattan. The lower level
1908-479: The original green tiles used at the Bergen Street station were also used at local stations between Bergen Street and Seventh Avenue. Dark green I-beam columns run along the entire length of both platforms at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black station name plate with white lettering. Each platform has two same-level fare control areas, one at either end of the station, and there are no crossovers or crossunders. The full-time ones are at
1961-416: The peak direction for a period of one hour and twenty minutes in rush hours to and from 59th Street–Columbus Circle. The initial proposal had these trips terminate at 34th Street, but this was changed to 59th Street following public comments. These five rush hour express trips were marketed as a "commuter rail style service", and special efforts were to be made to follow the arrival and departure times listed in
2014-398: The rest of New York City. On December 30, 1946, and November 28, 1948, the line was extended to Broadway–East New York (now Broadway Junction ) and Euclid Avenue , respectively. On October 24, 1949, express service in Brooklyn to Broadway–East New York began with the A running express during rush hours, with the E extended to provide local service. On April 29, 1956, Grant Avenue
2067-460: The route's timetable, which was publicly distributed to riders. In addition, H service to Rockaway Park would be replaced by the Rockaway Park Shuttle, which would run between Broad Channel and Rockaway Park, and C service would be truncated to Euclid Avenue. In April 1992, the MTA Board approved the proposed change to service in the Rockaways, which were expected to encourage ridership growth in
2120-524: The stairwells between the levels, with directional tile plaques reading "EXPRESS TRAINS" and pointing to the lower level. Steel doors on the upper level block access to the staircases to the lower level, which is used for support facilities, storage of heavy equipment and occasional layups of A and C trains. A study on implementing an F express variant on the Culver Line found that reopening Bergen Street's lower level for express trains had potential benefits, including relieving passenger congestion along
2173-503: The station at Bergen Street (see § Exits ) were in use, with the southern exits completed at a later date. The first express train for Manhattan from Bergen Street left at 6:25 A.M. carrying 30 passengers, and the first rush hour of service for the station brought 121 passengers, of which most came from the Bergen and Smith Street Line Trolleys of the BMT. Only the Bergen Street entrance
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2226-502: The station at a lower-than-normal operating speed. Signals and switches at the station were replaced and modernized after the fire, and again in Fall 2008 when the relay room was rebuilt. In July 2019, the MTA revealed plans to restore express service on the Culver Line between Jay Street and Church Avenue by mid-September 2019. The Bergen Street's lower level, however, would not be restored and reactivated for express service. This
2279-476: The station. Since restoring the lower level is prohibitively expensive, it is bypassed by F express trains, which resumed service in September 2019. At the north ( Manhattan - and Queens -bound) end of the upper level, the Culver Line local tracks diverge, splitting into four tracks. The F train, using the outer pair of tracks, ramps down to the lower level, merges with the innermost, express tracks located on
2332-586: The suspension of C train service caused by the COVID-19 pandemic , A trains to Lefferts Boulevard ran local, while A trains to the Rockaways ran express. As part of a program to repair the South Channel Bridge, service south of Howard Beach will be suspended for 17 weeks beginning on January 17, 2025, and the Rockaway branches will instead be served by a rerouted Rockaway Park Shuttle . During
2385-447: The system that do not allow free transfers between directions. Passengers wishing to transfer between southbound and northbound F and G trains cannot do so at this station. Both platforms on the upper level have a dark green trim line on a lime green border which was installed during the 1990s renovations. New tiles replaced the original small "BERGEN" tiles, and covered existing advertisement panels. The only uncovered original tiles are
2438-715: The time, A service ran to Lefferts Boulevard and Far Rockaway during the day while the C ran to Rockaway Park during rush hours. During late nights, A service ran to Lefferts Boulevard, while service to both branches in the Rockaways was provided by round-robin H shuttle service to Euclid Avenue. As part of the changes proposed, round-robin shuttle service would be discontinued; late-night A service would run from Manhattan through to Far Rockaway; and service to Lefferts Boulevard and Rockaway Park would be provided by separate shuttle services with timed transfers to through A service. Rush hour local C service to Rockaway Park would be replaced by through A express service that ran every 20 minutes in
2491-596: Was abandoned afterward; trains rerouted via the express tracks during construction or service disruptions bypass the station towards Jay Street (northbound) or 7th Avenue (southbound). The lower-level platforms have not been used since except for a scene for the movie Jacob's Ladder . The tile was removed during renovations in the 1990s, leaving unpainted concrete and corrugated metal, old lights and signage (including original IND signs reading "BERGN" on support pillars), and modern Exit signs, none of which are in usable condition. The only remaining IND tilework exists in
2544-418: Was extended from World Trade Center to Euclid Avenue during late weekday evenings and weekends to provide local service along the line. This service change was made due to construction taking place on the Williamsburg Bridge, which prohibited the J , M and Z from entering Manhattan; as a result, service on the A, as well as the C and L , were increased. This service change to the A was made permanent after
2597-402: Was made to weekday midday A service on April 30, 1995, though this change was discontinued on November 12, 1995. On March 1, 1998, A trains began running express between 168th Street and 145th Street during middays and early evenings, with local service provided by extended C service. On May 1, 1999, the A became the express on the Fulton Street Line at all times except late nights, and C service
2650-508: Was now to Lefferts Boulevard. On June 18, 1957, the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) announced plans to have Rockaway-bound A trains skip Grant Avenue, Hudson Street, and Boyd Street during rush hours on a one-month pilot, to take effect July 1. The change was made to determine whether ten minutes could be reduced off of travel times to the Rockaways; the NYCTA only believed it would save three minutes. In
2703-623: Was opened and the line was extended over the BMT Fulton Street Line to Lefferts Boulevard . On weekdays except midnights, alternate trains terminated at Lefferts Boulevard and at Euclid Avenue. During weekends, they terminated at Euclid Avenue with a shuttle to Lefferts Boulevard. Two months later, on June 28, 1956, the former Long Island Rail Road Rockaway Beach Branch , having been rebuilt to subway specifications, began service to Rockaway Park and Wavecrest (Beach 25th Street) . At this time, rush hour express service on
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#17327811544042756-531: Was ready in time for the station's opening, leaving the Smith Street entrance to open at a later date. A and C trains from the IND Eighth Avenue Line terminated here, running to 207th Street in Manhattan and 205th Street in the Bronx respectively. A southward extension to Church Avenue opened on October 7 of that same year. In 1937, the IND Crosstown Line was connected to the station, served by
2809-419: Was used when express service was provided on the Culver Line between 1968 and 1976. Express service was eliminated due to the loss of direct local service along the line to Manhattan. The express platforms were permanently removed from service during the 1990s, and due to a fire in 1999 the relay room was damaged, making the express tracks unusable. The relay room was rebuilt in 2008, and after repairs were done on
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