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The Van Siclen Avenue station is a skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Fulton Street and Van Siclen Avenue in Brooklyn,^[4] it is served by the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction, and by the J train other times.^[5]

History

The station opened on December 3, 1885, as part of a one station extension of the Lexington Avenue Line from Alabama Avenue.^[2]^[6]^[7] This station was the eastern terminus of the line until May 30, 1893, when it was extended to Cypress Hills.^[8]

This station was closed from March 25 to August 6, 2006, in order to be rehabilitated. As part of the rehabilitation project, the stairs were rehabilitated, the floors were renewed, major structural repairs were made, new canopies were installed, the area around the station booth was reconfigured, the platform edge strips were replaced, walls were replaced, and a high-quality public address system was installed.^[9] The rehabilitation project cost $8.52 million.^[10]

Station layout

Platform level	Westbound	← toward Broad Street (Alabama Avenue) ← AM rush toward Broad Street (Alabama Avenue) ← AM rush does not stop here
	Island platform
	Eastbound	→ toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Cleveland Street) → → PM rush toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Norwood Avenue) → → PM rush does not stop here →
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Ground	Street level	Entrances/exits

This elevated station has two tracks and one island platform.^[11] The canopy is short and has a squared off, flat roofline.

The artwork here, THE VIEW FROM HERE by Barbara Ellmann, was installed in 2007. This artwork is supposed to be evocative of structures in the surrounding area.^[12]^[13]^[14]

Exit

The station's only entrance and exit is a center mezzanine under the tracks with wooden floors and walls. This mezzanine is to the geographic south of the northbound track. Outside of fare control, two stairs go to southwest and southeast corners of Fulton Street and Van Siclen Avenue.^[15]

References

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Finished At Last The Elevated Complete from the River to Schenck Avenue". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 3, 1885. p. 4. Retrieved October 2, 2016 – via Brooklyn Newspapers.
^ ^a ^b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ "Neighborhood Map East New York Cypress Hills Woodhaven New Lots" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
^ "J/Z Subway Timetable, Effective July 2, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
^ "BROOKLYN ELEVATED ROADS". The New York Times. December 4, 1885. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
^ "Five Hundred Passengers". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 4, 1995. p. 6. Retrieved October 2, 2016 – via Brooklyn Newspapers.
^ "Trains Running This Morning The Elevated Road to Cypress Hills Still in Operation". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 30, 1893. p. 10. Retrieved October 2, 2016 – via Brooklyn Newspapers.
^ "Van Siclen Av station closed for rehabilitation 12:01 AM Sat, Mar 25 to midnight Sun, Aug 6, 2006" (PDF). mta.info. New York City Transit. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2006. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
^ MTA 2006 Adopted Budget - February Financial Plan - Part 3 (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2006. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
^ Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
^ "www.nycsubway.org: Artwork: The View From Here (Barbara Ellmann)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
^ "public works". September 4, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
^ "MTA - Arts & Design | NYCT Permanent Art". web.mta.info. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
^ MTA neighborhood map

External links

nycsubway.org – BMT Jamaica Line: Van Siclen Avenue
Station Reporter — J Train
The Subway Nut — Van Siclen Avenue Pictures
MTA's Arts For Transit — Van Siclen Avenue (BMT Jamaica Line)
Van Siclen Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platform from Google Maps Street View
The View From Here, nycsubway.org

[SASDEIS-DIVISION-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.

[1885Opening-2] "Finished At Last The Elevated Complete from the River to Schenck Avenue". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 3, 1885. p. 4. Retrieved October 2, 2016 – via Brooklyn Newspapers.

[riderref-3] "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[4] "Neighborhood Map East New York Cypress Hills Woodhaven New Lots" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

[NYCSJZ-5] "J/Z Subway Timetable, Effective July 2, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved August 26, 2023.

[6] "BROOKLYN ELEVATED ROADS". The New York Times. December 4, 1885. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

[7] "Five Hundred Passengers". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 4, 1995. p. 6. Retrieved October 2, 2016 – via Brooklyn Newspapers.

[Cypress_Hills-8] "Trains Running This Morning The Elevated Road to Cypress Hills Still in Operation". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 30, 1893. p. 10. Retrieved October 2, 2016 – via Brooklyn Newspapers.

[9] "Van Siclen Av station closed for rehabilitation 12:01 AM Sat, Mar 25 to midnight Sun, Aug 6, 2006" (PDF). mta.info. New York City Transit. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2006. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

[10] MTA 2006 Adopted Budget - February Financial Plan - Part 3 (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2006. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2020.

[tracks-11] Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.

[12] "www.nycsubway.org: Artwork: The View From Here (Barbara Ellmann)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

[13] "public works". September 4, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

[14] "MTA - Arts & Design | NYCT Permanent Art". web.mta.info. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

[15] MTA neighborhood map

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Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Nassau Street Local	Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport 121st Street 111th Street 104th Street Woodhaven Boulevard 85th Street–Forest Parkway 75th Street–Elderts Lane Cypress Hills Crescent Street Norwood Avenue Cleveland Street Van Siclen Avenue Alabama Avenue Broadway Junction Chauncey Street Halsey Street Gates Avenue Kosciuszko Street Myrtle Avenue Flushing Avenue Lorimer Street Hewes Street Marcy Avenue Essex Street Bowery Canal Street Chambers Street Fulton Street Broad Street
Nassau Street Express	Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport 121st Street 104th Street Woodhaven Boulevard 75th Street–Elderts Lane Crescent Street Norwood Avenue Van Siclen Avenue Alabama Avenue Broadway Junction Chauncey Street Gates Avenue Myrtle Avenue Marcy Avenue Essex Street Bowery Canal Street Chambers Street Fulton Street Broad Street
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category 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.