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Classon Avenue station

The Classon Avenue station (locally /ˈklɔːsɪn/ KLAW-sin) is a station on the IND Crosstown Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Classon and Lafayette Avenues on the border of Bedford–Stuyvesant and Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, it is served at all times by the G train.

 Classon Avenue
 "G" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
View from southbound platform
Station statistics
AddressClasson Avenue & Lafayette Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBedford–Stuyvesant, Clinton Hill
Coordinates40°41′20″N 73°57′36″W / 40.688839°N 73.960047°W / 40.688839; -73.960047
DivisionB (IND)[1]
Line   IND Crosstown Line
Services   G all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B38, B48
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedJuly 1, 1937; 87 years ago (1937-07-01)[2]
Accessiblenot ADA-accessible; currently undergoing renovations for ADA access
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
20231,342,389[3] Increase 11.7%
Rank230 out of 423[3]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Bedford–Nostrand Avenues
toward Court Square
 Clinton–Washington Avenues
toward Church Avenue
Location
Classon Avenue station is located in New York City Subway
Classon Avenue station
Classon Avenue station is located in New York City
Classon Avenue station
Classon Avenue station is located in New York
Classon Avenue station
Track layout

Legend
to Bedford–Nostrand Avenues
to Clinton–Washington Avenues
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

History

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This station opened on July 1, 1937, when the entire Crosstown Line was completed between Nassau Avenue and its connection to the IND Culver Line. At the time, the GG service ran between Smith–Ninth Streets and Forest Hills–71st Avenue.[2]

Under the 2015–2019 Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Plan, this station, along with 32 others, was planned to have undergone a complete overhaul as part of the Enhanced Station Initiative. Updates would have included cellular service, Wi-Fi, USB charging stations, interactive service advisories and maps, and improved signage and station lighting.[4][5]

However, most of these renovations were deferred until the 2020–2024 Capital Program due to a lack of funding.[6] In 2019, the MTA announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.[7]

A request for proposals was put out on May 18, 2023 for the contract for a project bundle to make 13 stations accessible, including Classon Avenue.[8] The contract to add three elevators at the station was awarded in December 2023.[9] Work on the elevators began in August 2024,[10][11] after U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries provided $900 million to the MTA for elevators at 13 stations, including Classon Avenue.[12] In addition to three elevators, the project will include the construction of four additional turnstiles and seven staircases.[12]

Station layout

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Ground Street level Entrances/exits
Mezzanine Station agent, fare control, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Basement 2 Side platform
Northbound ←   toward Court Square (Bedford–Nostrand Avenues)
Center track → Trackbed
Southbound →   toward Church Avenue (Clinton–Washington Avenues) →
Side platform

This underground station has two side platforms and two tracks with space for a center track.[13] The G stops at the station at all times.[14] The station is between Bedford–Nostrand Avenues to the north and Clinton–Washington Avenues to the south.[15]

Both platforms have a light green trim line with a dark green border and name tablets reading "CLASSON AVE." in white sans-serif lettering on a dark green background and light green border. Small "CLASSON" tile captions and directional signs in white lettering on a black background run below the trim line and name tablets. The tiles were part of a color-coded tile system used throughout the IND.[16] The tile colors were designed to facilitate navigation for travelers going away from Lower Manhattan. Because the Crosstown Line does not merge into a line that enters Manhattan at either end, all stations on the line had green tiles.[17][18] Hunter green (previously dark blue) I-beam columns run along both platforms at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black station name plate in white lettering.

The space for an additional center track between the two outer ones was meant for the unbuilt IND Second System. It would have been an extension of the center track at Bedford–Nostrand Avenues, which dead-ends on either side of that station. Railroad south of Classon Avenue, the two tracks curve closer to each other and the center trackway ends.

The south end of the southbound platform and the north end of the northbound one have room for proposed control towers. Those spaces are now used for crew facilities.

Exits

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This station has a full length mezzanine above the platforms and tracks supported by dark green I-beam columns, but only the northern half is open to the public and has two staircases to each platform.[13][19] The fare control area is at the center with a turnstile bank, token booth, and three stairs going up to all corners of Classon and Lafayette Avenues except the northeast one.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "New Crosstown Subway Line Is Opened". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 1, 1937. Retrieved December 24, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Whitford, Emma (January 8, 2016). "MTA Will Completely Close 30 Subway Stations For Months-Long "Revamp"". Gothamist. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  5. ^ "MTAStations" (PDF). governor.ny.gov. Government of the State of New York. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  6. ^ Berger, Paul (April 3, 2018). "New York Subway Cuts Back Plans to Renovate Stations". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  7. ^ "Press Release - MTA Headquarters - MTA Announces 20 Additional Subway Stations to Receive Accessibility Improvements Under Proposed 2020-2024 Capital Plan". MTA. December 19, 2019. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  8. ^ "A37758 Design-Build Services for ADA Upgrades Package 5: Accessibility Upgrades at 13 Stations in the City of New York". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  9. ^ "December 2023 MTA Board Action Items". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 20, 2023. pp. 46–47. Archived from the original on December 22, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  10. ^ Simko-Bednarski, Evan (August 5, 2024). "MTA breaks ground for new elevators, accessibility improvements for Brooklyn G train". New York Daily News. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  11. ^ Jorgensen, Jillian (August 5, 2024). "Accessibility upgrades coming to Classon Avenue G train station". Spectrum News NY1. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  12. ^ a b Kramer, Marcia (August 5, 2024). "Despite congestion pricing pause, this Brooklyn subway accessibility project is going forward". CBS New York. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  13. ^ a b c "Review of the G Line: Appendices" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 10, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  14. ^ "G Subway Timetable, Effective June 30, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  15. ^ "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  16. ^ "Tile Colors a Guide in the New Subway; Decoration Scheme Changes at Each Express Stop to Tell Riders Where They Are". The New York Times. August 22, 1932. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  17. ^ Carlson, Jen (February 18, 2016). "Map: These Color Tiles In The Subway System Used To Mean Something". Gothamist. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  18. ^ Gleason, Will (February 18, 2016). "The hidden meaning behind the New York subway's colored tiles". Time Out New York. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  19. ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bedford-Stuyvesant" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
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