DeKalb Avenue (BMT 4th Avenue)
  
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DeKalb Avenue Station · Opened 9/13/1915At the Brooklyn end of the Manhattan Bridge, both sets of bridge
tracks, plus the set from the Montague Street Tunnel, feed into the
massive DeKalb Avenue Station, which opened as part of the BMT Brighton Line subway construction
on September 6, 1915. DeKalb Avenue is a six-track station, in an
unusual configuration of local-express-super express tracks. There are
two island platforms, with a track on each side, plus two more tracks
down the middle, which do not have a platform face. There are north
and south mezzanines with fare control and an active interlocking
tower in the center platform crossover. Mosaics are limited to a large
"DeKalb" name tablet.
This station was extensively rebuilt in the mid 1950s by
cutting off about 20m off of the south end and extending the north end
by about 80m. The north end of both platform extensions are split
with the "express" portion being lower than the "local" portion as the
express tracks descend to the Montague St. tunnel. The north end exit
was built as part of the extension as well.
At the north end of the original station, where the 1950s
extension begins, is a switch well between the 'tunnel' and 'bypass'
tracks. The switch, removed with the rebuild of the 1950s, crossed
trains from the both the bridge and bypass tracks (heading uptown) to
the tunnel track. Symmetrical switches was on the downtown side. The
switch plant was removed during the station extension.
There is the remains of a turning loop, a larger version
of the City Hall loop on the IRT East Side line, in the tunnel between
DeKalb Avenue and Manhattan Beidge. It diverts from the uptown north
side track and rejoins onto the downtown south side track. The loop
passes under all four bridge tracks. It's likely that the loop was
never actually finished with trackwork. The theory is that when
DeKalb Avenue was built there was still uncertainty about the
placement of lines on the Manhattan side of the bridge (which resulted
in some changed plans on the BMT Broadway line and the disused lower
level of BMT City Hall). Trains would not cross the bridge for lack of
connections on the far end. So this loop was designed in order to get
some subway service going in Brooklyn. When the Manhattan lines were
sorted out and connected to the bridge, the loop plan was no longer
necessary.
Currently, the services operating on the Brighton Line
via the Manhattan Bridge use the local-side tracks, and the services
operating on the 4th Avenue line via the Montague Street tunnel use
the express tracks (with platform). West End and Sea Beach services
use the center bypass tracks. Service south of DeKalb Ave. is
operated via the BMT Brighton Line
and the BMT 4th Avenue Subway (with
further service along the BMT West End
Line and the BMT Sea Beach
Line).
Manhattan-bound services lead to the BMT Broadway Subway (via bridge and tunnel),
and the IND 6th Avenue Line. (A former
connection on the Manhattan side to the BMT Nassau St. Loop was severed in
1967.)
For detail of the track configuration in this area see
the DeKalb Area track
map.
Artwork: Title
unknown, Stephen T. Johnson (2004).
(image 112867) (317k, 1044x700)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: DeKalb Avenue
Route: M
Car: R-160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets) 8444
Photo by: Zach Summer
Date: 6/25/2010
Notes: Last Day of Nassau St/South Brooklyn M Service
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: DeKalb Avenue
Route: M
Car: R-160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets) 8600
Photo by: Zach Summer
Date: 6/25/2010
Notes: Last Day of Nassau St/South Brooklyn M Service
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: DeKalb Avenue
Photo by: Zach Summer
Date: 6/25/2010
Notes: Manhattan-Bound Platform Signage; Last Day of Nassau St/South Brooklyn M Service
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: DeKalb Avenue
Photo by: Zach Summer
Date: 6/25/2010
Notes: Manhattan-Bound Platform; Electronic Light-Up Broadway/Nassau St Sign; Last day this side would ever light up for "Nassau". Last Day of Nassau St/South Brooklyn M Service
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: DeKalb Avenue
Route: R
Car: R-46 (Pullman-Standard, 1974-75) 5762
Photo by: Zach Summer
Date: 3/7/2010
Notes: Re-Routed over the Manhattan Bridge from Canal St
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: DeKalb Avenue
Route: Q
Car: R-68A (Kawasaki, 1988-1989) 5144
Photo by: Zach Summer
Date: 3/7/2010
Viewed (this week/total): 6 / 320
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: DeKalb Avenue
Route: B
Car: R-68 (Westinghouse-Amrail, 1986-1988) 2892
Photo by: Zach Summer
Date: 1/14/2010
Viewed (this week/total): 9 / 283
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: DeKalb Avenue
Photo by: Zach Summer
Date: 1/14/2010
Notes: Temporary Brighton Beach & Coney Island Sign; Skips Av H & Av M
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: DeKalb Avenue
Route: R
Car: R-46 (Pullman-Standard, 1974-75) 5968
Photo by: Zach Summer
Date: 10/26/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 243
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: DeKalb Avenue
Route: Work Service
Car: R-127/R-134 (Kawasaki, 1991-1996)
Photo by: Zach Summer
Date: 10/25/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 546
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: DeKalb Avenue
Route: N
Car: R-160B (Kawasaki, 2005-2008) 8853
Photo by: Zach Summer
Date: 10/25/2009
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: DeKalb Avenue
Route: D
Car: R-68 (Westinghouse-Amrail, 1986-1988) 2572
Photo by: Zach Summer
Date: 10/25/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 259
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: DeKalb Avenue
Route: Work Service
Car: R-127/R-134 (Kawasaki, 1991-1996) EP006
Photo by: Zach Summer
Date: 10/25/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 0 / 262
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: DeKalb Avenue
Route: D
Car: R-68 (Westinghouse-Amrail, 1986-1988) 2750
Photo by: Zach Summer
Date: 10/25/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 359
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: DeKalb Avenue
Photo by: Zach Summer
Date: 10/25/2009
Notes: New temporary B/Q Brighton Beach & Coney Island destination sign during the Brighton Line Station reconstruction project.
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: DeKalb Avenue
Route: B
Car: R-68 (Westinghouse-Amrail, 1986-1988) 2792
Photo by: Zach Summer
Date: 10/23/2009
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: DeKalb Avenue
Route: M
Car: R-160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets) 8528
Photo by: John Barnes
Date: 6/15/2009
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: DeKalb Avenue
Route: M
Car: R-160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets) 8512
Photo by: John Barnes
Date: 6/15/2009
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: DeKalb Avenue
Route: Q
Car: R-68 (Westinghouse-Amrail, 1986-1988) 2816
Photo by: John Barnes
Date: 6/15/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 526
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: DeKalb Avenue
Route: R
Car: R-32 (Budd, 1964) 3795
Photo by: Christopher Henderson
Date: 3/25/2009
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Artwork: DeKalb Improvisation, Stephen T. Johnson (2004)
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