Sutter Avenue–Rutland Road station

For the station at Sutter Avenue & Van Sinderen Avenue, see Sutter Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line).

The Sutter Avenue–Rutland Road station is a station on the IRT New Lots Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Sutter Avenue, Rutland Road, and East 98th Street all on the border of the East Flatbush and Brownsville neighborhoods in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. It is served by the 3 train at all times except late nights, when the 4 train takes over service. During rush hours, occasional 2 and 5 trains also stop here.^[3]

Sutter Avenue–Rutland Road
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
An R62 3 train leaving the station in 2005, pre-renovation
Station statistics
Address	Sutter Avenue / Rutland Road & East 98th Street Brooklyn, New York
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Brownsville, East Flatbush
Coordinates	40.664884°N 73.922882°W / 40.664884; -73.922882
Division	A (IRT)[1]
Line	IRT New Lots Line
Services	2  (limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction) ​   3  (all except late nights) ​   4  (late nights, and limited rush hour service in the peak direction) ​   5  (limited a.m. rush hour service in the northbound direction only)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B15, B47
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	November 22, 1920; 104 years ago (November 22, 1920)
Rebuilt	October 5, 2016; 8 years ago (October 5, 2016) to June 19, 2017; 7 years ago (June 19, 2017)
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	1,272,857[2]  7.5%
Rank	241 out of 423[2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Crown Heights–Utica Avenue 2  ​3  ​4  ​5  toward Harlem–148th Street Saratoga Avenue 2  ​3  ​4  toward New Lots Avenue
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to Crown Heights–Utica Avenue to Saratoga Avenue
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops weekdays during the day

History

The New Lots Line was built as a part of Contract 3 of the Dual Contracts between New York City and the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, including this station.^[4] It was built as an elevated line because the ground in this area is right above the water table, and as a result the construction of a subway would have been prohibitively expensive.^[5] The first portion of the line between Utica Avenue and Junius Street, including this station, opened on November 22, 1920, with shuttle trains operating over this route.^[6][7] The line was completed to New Lots Avenue on October 16, 1922,^[7] with a two-car train running on the northbound track.^[8] On October 31, 1924, through service to New Lots Avenue began.^[8]

The New York City Board of Transportation announced plans in November 1949 to extend platforms at several IRT stations, including Sutter Avenue, to accommodate all doors on ten-car trains. Although ten-car trains already operated on the line, the rear car could not open its doors at the station because the platforms were so short.^[9][10] Funding for the platform extensions was included in the city's 1950 capital budget.^[11]

From October 5, 2016, to June 19, 2017, this station and Junius Street were closed for renovations.^[12][13][14]

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound	← toward Harlem–148th Street (Crown Heights–Utica Avenue) ← toward Woodlawn late nights (Crown Heights–Utica Avenue) ← toward Wakefield–241st Street (select rush hour trips) (Crown Heights–Utica Avenue) ← toward Eastchester–Dyre Avenue (select rush hour trips) (Crown Heights–Utica Avenue)
	Center trackway	→ No track or roadbed
	Southbound	→ ( late nights) toward New Lots Avenue (Saratoga Avenue) → → toward New Lots Avenue (select rush hour trips) (Saratoga Avenue) →
	Side platform
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance

Street view

This elevated station has two side platforms and two tracks with space for a center track that was never added.^[15] The 3 stops here at all times except late nights, when the 4 takes over. During rush hours, limited 2, 4 and 5 trains also stop here. The station is between Crown Heights–Utica Avenue to the north and Saratoga Avenue to the south. The middle third of both platforms have beige windscreens and brown canopies supported by green frames and support columns. The remaining two-thirds have black, waist-high steel fences with lampposts at regular intervals. The station signs are in the standard black name plates in white lettering.

This is the northernmost station on the IRT New Lots Line. North of the station, the line curves west under Eastern Parkway and ramps down underground to become the IRT Eastern Parkway Line. The Manhattan-bound track goes underneath the New Lots Avenue-bound track on the south side of the IRT Eastern Parkway Line. A center track begins at a bumper block near the tunnel portal and merges with the two express tracks of the Eastern Parkway line south of Utica Avenue.^[15] South of the station, the line curves east above Livonia Avenue and continues along that route with six more stops.

Exits

This station has one elevated station house beneath the platforms and tracks. Two staircases from the center of each platform go down to a waiting area/crossunder, where a turnstile bank provides access to/from the station. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases facing in opposite directions going down to the east side of East 98th Street at the T-intersection of Rutland Road. The north staircase is near the southern corner of the T-intersection of Sutter Avenue and East 98th Street. A third staircase goes down to the northwest corner of East 98th Street and Rutland Road.^[16]