Van Siclen Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)

For other uses, see Van Siclen Avenue.

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]

Van Siclen Avenue ​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Passengers at the west end of the platform
General information
Location	Van Siclen Avenue and Fulton Street Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, New York[1]
Coordinates	40.678002°N 73.891726°W / 40.678002; -73.891726
Line(s)	BMT Jamaica Line BMT Lexington Avenue Line (formerly)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	NYCT Bus: Q24
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Other information
Classification	B Division
History
Opened	December 3, 1885; 139 years ago (December 3, 1885)[2]
Original company	Brooklyn Elevated Railroad
Passengers
2023	515,895  2.3%
Rank	381 out of 423[3]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Alabama Avenue J  ​Z  toward Broad Street Norwood Avenue Z  skip-stop Cleveland Street J  toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer
Track layout Legend to Cleveland Street to Alabama Avenue
Location   Location within New York City Subway
Notes Service(s)    J  (all except rush hours, peak direction) ​   Z  (rush hours, peak direction) Station service legend Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

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] As part of its 2025–2029 Capital Program, the MTA has proposed making the station wheelchair-accessible in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.^[11]

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 and OMNY machines
Ground	Street level	Entrances/exits

From the street, facing north

This elevated station has two tracks and one island platform.^[12] 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.^[13][14][15]

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.^[16]

References

1. "Cypress Hills, Brooklyn" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
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.
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.
5. "J/Z Subway Timetable, Effective December 15, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
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.
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.
11. "2025-2029 Capital Plan". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 25, 2024. p. 187 (PDF p. 95). Retrieved January 1, 2025.
12. Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
13. "www.nycsubway.org: Artwork: The View From Here (Barbara Ellmann)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
14. "public works". September 4, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
15. "MTA - Arts & Design | NYCT Permanent Art". web.mta.info. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
16. 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