Brook Avenue station

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The **Brook Avenue station** is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the 6 train at all times and is located at Brook Avenue and East 138th Street in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx.

## History

This station opened on January 7, 1919 with the extension of the Pelham Line from Third Avenue–138th Street to Hunts Point Avenue by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company.

In 1951, the MTA proposed building a transfer from the IRT Pelham Line to the IND Second Avenue Line at Brook Avenue, though that was never built. Instead, both platforms were extended at either ends in the 1960s to accommodate the current standard length of an IRT train (Template:Convert). The extensions are noticeable as they are narrower than the rest of the platforms and have no columns. The extensions result in the platforms being slightly offset.Template:Citation needed

In 1981, the MTA listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system. Under the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Plan, the station, along with thirty other New York City Subway stations, will undergo a complete overhaul and would be entirely closed for up to 6 months. Updates would include cellular service, Wi-Fi, charging stations, improved signage, and improved station lighting. However, these renovations are being deferred until the 2020–2024 Capital Program due to a lack of funding. In 2019, the MTA announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.

## Station layout

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This underground station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is used by the weekday peak direction <6> service.

Both platforms have their original Dual Contracts mosaic trim line and name tablets. The trim line has a geometric Vickers design of brightly colored diamonds in blue and green, bordered by scarlet red and yellow-ochre bands, as well as alternating "B" and concentric diamond plaques at regular intervals. The name tablets read "BROOK AVE." in white seriffed lettering on a blue background and yellow-ochre border. Some of the tablets themselves, and sections of the trim line on both sides have been replaced in recent years with historically accurate replicas. Dark yellow I-beam columns run along the original portion of the platforms at regular intervals, alternating ones having the standard black name plate with white lettering.Template:Citation needed

There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions.Template:Citation needed

### Exits

Both platforms have one same-level fare control area at the center. Each one has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs. The ones on the Pelham Bay Park-bound platform go up to either southern corners of Brook Avenue and East 138th Street while the ones on the Manhattan-bound platform go up to either northern corners.

## External links

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* Station Reporter — 6 train
* The Subway Nut — Brook Avenue Pictures Template:Webarchive
* Brook Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
* Platforms from Google Maps Street View

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1. ↑ New Lines In Bronx Coming This Year: Rays of Rapid Transit to be Let Into Dark Sections in the West and North (January 7, 1919). Retrieved on January 25, 2016.
2. ↑ Rapid Transit Construction Program; 1951 (New York City Board of Transportation)
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5. ↑ MTA Will Completely Close 30 Subway Stations For Months-Long "Revamp". Gothamist. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved on July 18, 2016.
6. ↑ MTAStations. Government of the State of New York.
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8. ↑ Press Release - MTA Headquarters - MTA Announces 20 Additional Subway Stations to Receive Accessibility Improvements Under Proposed 2020-2024 Capital Plan (December 19, 2019).
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10. ↑ Brook Avenue Neighborhood Map. Metropolitan Transportation Authority (April 2018).