Fort Hamilton Parkway station (BMT Sea Beach Line)

{{Short description|New York City Subway station in Brooklyn}}

{{other uses|Fort Hamilton Parkway (disambiguation)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2017}}

{{Infobox NYCS

| name = Fort Hamilton Parkway

| image = BMT_Sea_Beach_Fort_Hamilton_Parkway.jpg

| image_caption = View from northbound platform

| address = Fort Hamilton Parkway & 62nd Street
Brooklyn, New York

| borough = Brooklyn

| locale = Borough Park

| coordinates = {{coord|40|37|55.56|N|74|0|23.49|W|display=inline,title}}

| division = BMT

| line = BMT Sea Beach Line

| service = Sea Beach local

| service_header = Sea Beach header

| connection = {{Bus icon}} NYCT Bus: {{NYC bus link|B9}} (on 60th Street), {{NYC bus link|B16}}

| platforms = 2 side platforms

| tracks = 4 (2 in regular service)

| structure = Open-cut

| open_date = {{start date and age|1915|Jun|22}}

| adjacent_stations = {{Adjacent stations|system=New York City Subway

|line=Sea Beach local|left=Eighth Avenue|right=New Utrecht Avenue|note-left={{NYCS Sea Beach|time=1}}|note-right={{NYCS Sea Beach southbound|time=1}}}}

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| layout = {{Routemap|inline=y

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The Fort Hamilton Parkway station is a local station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway, located in Borough Park, Brooklyn at the intersection of Fort Hamilton Parkway and 62nd Street. It is served by the N train at all times. During rush hours, several W trains also serve this station.

History

This station opened on June 22, 1915.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/57548404|title=Through Tube to Coney, 48 Minutes: First Train on Fourth Avenue Route Beats West End Line Eleven Minutes|date=June 22, 1915|newspaper=Brooklyn Daily Eagle|accessdate=June 29, 2015|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}

From January 18, 2016 to May 22, 2017, the Manhattan-bound platform at this station was closed for renovations.{{Cite news|last=Romano|first=Denise|date=2013-10-04|title=Two elevators coming to the N line during massive rehabilitation|url=https://brooklynreporter.com/2013/10/two-elevators-coming-to-the-n-line-during-massive-rehabilitation/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110143915/https://brooklynreporter.com/2013/10/two-elevators-coming-to-the-n-line-during-massive-rehabilitation/|archive-date=2019-01-10|access-date=2020-07-27|website=The Brooklyn Reporter|language=en-US}}

  • {{cite news|last=Harshbarger|first=Rebecca|date=January 14, 2016|title=9 Brooklyn N train stations to shut down for 14 months|url=https://www.amny.com/transit/n-train-closings-9-brooklyn-station-platforms-close-for-14-months-1-11325586/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727083940/https://www.amny.com/transit/n-train-closings-9-brooklyn-station-platforms-close-for-14-months-1-11325586/|archive-date=2020-07-27|access-date=2020-07-27|website=am New York}}
  • {{Cite web|title=N Line Sea Beach - 2016|url=http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/NLine2016/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118015523/http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/NLine2016/|archive-date=2016-01-18|access-date=January 18, 2016|website=web.mta.info}}
  • {{cite news|last=Katinas|first=Paula|date=December 18, 2014|title=Commuter headache: MTA to renovate N train stations|url=https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2014/12/18/commuter-headache-mta-to-renovate-n-train-stations/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727084303/https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2014/12/18/commuter-headache-mta-to-renovate-n-train-stations/|archive-date=2020-07-27|access-date=January 18, 2016|website=Brooklyn Daily Eagle|df=mdy-all}}{{Cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/nyct/maps/subway_map.pdf |title=New York City Subway Map |date=May 1, 2017 |website=mta.info |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502011736/http://web.mta.info/nyct/maps/subway_map.pdf |archive-date=May 2, 2017 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 2, 2017 }} The Coney Island-bound platform was closed from July 31, 2017{{Cite news|last=DeJesus|first=Jaime|date=May 17, 2017|title=Manhattan-bound service to return to N stations on Sea Beach Line|website=The Brooklyn Reporter|url=http://brooklynreporter.com/story/manhattan-bound-service-return-n-stations-sea-beach-line/|url-status=live|access-date=May 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027143109/https://brooklynreporter.com/2017/05/manhattan-bound-service-return-n-stations-sea-beach-line/|archive-date=2018-10-27}}{{Cite press release|url=http://www.mta.info/press-release/nyc-transit/manhattan-bound-service-returns-n-stations-sea-beach-line|title=Manhattan-Bound Service Returns to N Stations on Sea Beach Line|date=May 17, 2017|website=www.mta.info|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=May 26, 2017|location=New York City, NY|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730064618/http://www.mta.info/press-release/nyc-transit/manhattan-bound-service-returns-n-stations-sea-beach-line|archive-date=2017-07-30|url-status=live}} to July 1, 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/routeStatusResult.aspx?tag=ALL&date=07/01/2019&time=&method=getstatus4|title=Planned Service Changes for: Monday, July 1, 2019|date=July 1, 2019|website=travel.mtanyct.info|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701152409/http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/routeStatusResult.aspx?tag=ALL&date=7%2F1%2F2019&time=&method=getstatus4|archive-date=July 1, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=July 1, 2019}}

Station layout

{{NYCS Platform Layout BMT Brighton Line/open-cut}}

File:FHP plat Seabeach BMT jeh.JPG

This open-cut station has four tracks and two side platforms, but the two center express tracks are not normally used. The northbound platform has metal canopies while the southbound platform has beige concrete walls, columns, and roof (prior to renovation, the columns were blue-green).

At this point, the LIRR Bay Ridge Branch runs alongside north of the line.

=Exits=

Each end has a crossover. The full-time west exit leads to Fort Hamilton Parkway and 62nd Street while the HEET east exit leads to 11th Avenue and 62nd–63rd Streets. The distance between 11th Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway makes the platforms much longer than a typical "B" Division train. The station house's construction is stucco with tile interior.{{cite web|title=MTA Neighborhood Maps: Sunset Park|url=http://web.mta.info/maps/neighborhoods/bkn/B9-Sunset_Park_2015.pdf|website=mta.info|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=August 2, 2015|date=2015}}

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Notes

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References

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