Seventh Avenue (IND Culver Line)

This article is about the New York City Subway station in Brooklyn in the Park Slope neighborhood. For other stations of the same name, see Seventh Avenue (New York City Subway).

Seventh Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Seventh Avenue & Ninth Street Brooklyn, NY 11215
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Park Slope
Coordinates
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Culver Line
Services	F  (all times)       G  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: B61, B67, B69
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	4 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	October 7, 1933 (October 7, 1933)
Former/other names	Seventh Avenue – Park Slope
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	3,886,594  0.5%
Rank	130 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	Fourth Avenue (local): F  G  Bergen Street (express): no regular service
Next south	15th Street – Prospect Park (local): F  G  Church Avenue (express): no regular service
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

Seventh Avenue, occasionally referred to as Seventh Avenue – Park Slope, is an express station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway, located at Seventh Avenue and Ninth Street in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn. It is served by the F and G trains at all times.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
B1	Eighth Avenue intermediate level	Landing in Eighth Avenue staircase
B2	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent
B3 Platform level	Northbound local	← toward Jamaica – 179th Street (Fourth Avenue) ← toward Court Square (Fourth Avenue)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Northbound express	← No regular service (No service: Bergen Street or Jay Street – MetroTech)
	Southbound express	→ No regular service (No service: Church Avenue)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound local	→ toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (15th Street – Prospect Park) → → toward Church Avenue (15th Street – Prospect Park) →

This station has two island platforms and four tracks, but only the outer two are normally in revenue service, although plans exist to re-activate the express tracks. South of this station, the express tracks separate from the local tracks and rejoin beneath them north of Fort Hamilton Parkway, then rise up again. The tile band is mustard yellow with a sienna brown border, set in a three-high "express station" course. The top border is slightly wider than the bottom, and bisects the center of the band at regular intervals. There is evidence of water damage on both trackside walls.

While this station is underground and Fourth Avenue is on an elevated trestle, this station is actually at a higher elevation and altitude than Fourth Avenue. The reason why this station is underground and Fourth Avenue is elevated is because Brooklyn's topography slopes downwards towards the west (hence the neighborhood name of Park Slope).

Entrances and exits

Northern street stair

The full-time fare control booth is located in the middle of the mezzanine. However, there are High Entry-Exit Turnstiles available at both ends, allowing customers to exit the station without having to walk to the middle area. Crossovers are available at all staircases. There are eight street stairs – four going up to all four corners of 9th Street and 7th Avenue, and four going up to all four corners of 9th Street and 8th Avenue. The 8th Avenue entrance also has an intermediate level at the first staircase, otherwise a descending hill. Inside the fare control near the Eighth Avenue entrance is a large scale painting of Prospect Park's The Raven.

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• nycsubway.org—IND Crosstown: 7th Avenue/Park Slope
• Station Reporter — F Train
• Station Reporter — G Train
• The Subway Nut — 7th Avenue Pictures
• Seventh Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Eighth Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View