Hoyt Street station

Hoyt Street
Hoyt Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Hoyt Street & Fulton Street; Brooklyn, NY 11201
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Downtown Brooklyn
Coordinates	40°41′26″N 73°59′06″W / 40.690531°N 73.985109°WCoordinates: 40°41′26″N 73°59′06″W / 40.690531°N 73.985109°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Eastern Parkway Line
Services	2 (all times); 3 (all except late nights)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B25, B26, B38, B41, B45, B52, B54, B57, B62, B67; MTA Bus: B103
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	May 1, 1908; 113 years ago
Station code	336
Opposite-; direction; transfer	No
Former/other names	Hoyt Street – Fulton Mall; Hoyt Street – Bridge Street
Traffic
2019	2,293,256 15.7%
Rank	205 out of 424
Station succession
Next north	Borough Hall: 2 3
Next south	Nevins Street: 2 3
Location
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Track layout
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Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops all times
	Stops weekdays only
	Stops weekdays and weekday late nights

The Hoyt Street station is a local station on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line of the New York City Subway in Downtown Brooklyn, served by the 2 train at all times and 3 train at all times except late nights.

History[]

Originally built as Hoyt Street–Bridge Street, the station was one of three built on May 1, 1908 as part of an extension of the original IRT Subway beyond Borough Hall.^[5] Service increased in 1919 after the Clark Street Tunnel connected the Brooklyn Branch of the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line into the station. On February 2, 1948, the platform extensions at this station opened, allowing 10-car express trains to board as opposed to only 6-car trains.^[6] Initially, the platforms were 360 feet (110 m), but were lengthened to 515 feet (157 m). The platform extensions were part of a program to lengthen the platforms at 32 of the original IRT station for $12.27 million. The Hoyt Street project cost $750,000.^[7]

In 1981, the MTA listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system.^[8] The station was renovated around the 1980s.

In 1995, as a result of service reductions, the MTA was considering permanently closing the Hoyt Street station, as well as two or three other stations citywide, due to its proximity to other stations.^[9]

Station layout[]

G	Street level	Exit/entrance
P Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← toward 241st Street (Borough Hall) ← toward 148th Street (Borough Hall)
	Northbound express	← do not stop here
	Southbound express	→ do not stop here →
	Southbound local	→ toward Flatbush Avenue (Nevins Street) → → toward New Lots Avenue (Nevins Street) →
	Side platform

Northbound entrance

Hoyt Street is the northernmost four-track station on this line. It is located under the intersection of Fulton Street, Hoyt Street, and Bridge Street. It has two side platforms serving only the local tracks. Trains from the Clark Street Tunnel run on the local tracks and those from the Joralemon Street Tunnel run on the express tracks. The original construction included only the Joralemon Street Tunnel with crossover switches north of Hoyt Street. These switches have been removed and new ones were installed between Nevins Street and Atlantic Avenue, so trains from the Joralemon Street Tunnel cannot stop at this station at all.

South of Borough Hall, the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and the Brooklyn Branch of the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line join to form the four-track IRT Eastern Parkway Line. Southbound (east Brooklyn-bound) trains use track E1 while northbound (Manhattan-bound) trains use track E4. Southbound and northbound express trains use tracks E2 and E3, respectively. Track numbers and letters are used for chaining purposes and are rarely, if ever, used by passengers.^[10]

The station has been extensively renovated; old signs reading "Hoyt Street – Bridge Street" remain on the I-beams separating the local and express tracks. At the north end of the southbound platform is a closed crossunder that included an entrance to Macy's; the south end of the northbound platform includes a passageway that is used by police. One of the original ceramic cartouches from the station is now on display at the New York Transit Museum.

Exits[]

All fare control areas are on the respective platforms. The full-time fare control is at the west end of the station, and contains one token booth and a turnstile bank for each platform. The northbound platform has two exits, one to either northern corner of Bridge and Fulton Streets. The southbound platform has a single exit to the southwest corner of Hoyt and Fulton Streets.^[11]

There is a part-time fare control area at the extreme eastern ends of both platforms. There are HEET turnstiles on both platforms. The southbound platform's exit leads to the southwest corner of Fulton Street and Elm Place, and the northbound platform's exit leads to the northeast corner of Duffield and Fulton Streets.^[11]

There was an additional exit-only stair to the northwest corner of Duffield and Fulton Streets, but it was closed due to security concerns.

References[]

^ "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.
^ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
^ New York Times, Brooklyn Joyful Over New Subway, May 2, 1908, page 1
^ Report for the three and one-half years ending June 30, 1949. New York City Board of Transportation. 1949. hdl:2027/mdp.39015023094926.
^ "HOYT ST. STATION READY; Platform Lengthened to Take 10 IRT Cars Will Open Monday". The New York Times. January 31, 1948. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
^ Gargan, Edward A. (June 11, 1981). "AGENCY LISTS ITS 69 MOST DETERIORATED SUBWAY STATIONS". The New York Times. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
^ Perez-Pena, Richard (February 25, 1995). "BOARD VOTES CUTS FOR CITY TRANSIT". The New York Times. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
^ Dougherty, Peter (2020). Tracks of the New York City Subway 2020 (16th ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 1056711733.
^ ^a ^b "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Downtown Brooklyn and Borough Hall" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

External links[]

nycsubway.org – nycsubway.org Brooklyn IRT: Hoyt Street

[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.

[stationinformation-2] "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

[2016-rider-3] "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

[riderref-4] "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

[Atlantic-5] New York Times, Brooklyn Joyful Over New Subway, May 2, 1908, page 1

[BOT-1949-6] Report for the three and one-half years ending June 30, 1949. New York City Board of Transportation. 1949. hdl:2027/mdp.39015023094926.

[7] "HOYT ST. STATION READY; Platform Lengthened to Take 10 IRT Cars Will Open Monday". The New York Times. January 31, 1948. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 7, 2017.

[8] Gargan, Edward A. (June 11, 1981). "AGENCY LISTS ITS 69 MOST DETERIORATED SUBWAY STATIONS". The New York Times. Retrieved August 13, 2016.

[9] Perez-Pena, Richard (February 25, 1995). "BOARD VOTES CUTS FOR CITY TRANSIT". The New York Times. Retrieved May 16, 2018.

[10] Dougherty, Peter (2020). Tracks of the New York City Subway 2020 (16th ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 1056711733.

[maps-11] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Downtown Brooklyn and Borough Hall" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

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