Neptune Avenue station
New York City Subway station in Brooklyn
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The Neptune Avenue station is a local station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway, located in Coney Island, Brooklyn, at the intersection of Neptune Avenue and West 6th Street. It is served by the F train at all times and the <F> train during rush hours in the peak direction.
Brooklyn, New York
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| Address | Neptune Avenue & West Sixth Street Brooklyn, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borough | Brooklyn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Coney Island | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°34′49.43″N 73°58′28.44″W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | B (IND, formerly BMT)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | IND Culver Line BMT Culver Line (formerly) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | F  (all times) <F>  (two rush hour trains, peak direction) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transit |  NYCT Bus: B68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | May 1, 1920 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No; planned | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former/other names | Van Sicklen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2024 | 333,540[2]  0.8% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 410 out of 423[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
This station opened on May 1, 1920, as part of an extension of the BMT Culver Line from Avenue X to Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue, completing the line. This was the last of the four lines to Coney Island, and upon its opening the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) was forced to cut the fare to Coney Island from ten to five cents.[3][4]
In 2002, it was announced that Neptune Avenue would be one of ten subway stations citywide to receive renovations.[5] The station was closed on September 8, 2002, in conjunction with the reconstruction of the Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue terminal,[6] and service was restored on May 23, 2004.[7] The renovation would take place during the temporary closure.[5]
In 2019, the MTA announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.[8] The project was to be funded by congestion pricing in New York City, but it was postponed in June 2024 after the implementation of congestion pricing was delayed.[9] However, after congestion pricing was approved, the MTA announced that the elevator installations would proceed. In July 2026, the MTA announced plans for accessibility renovations at five subway stations in Brooklyn. Among these, the Neptune Avenue station would receive one elevator.[10][11]
On January 10, 2024, a northbound F train derailed at the Neptune Avenue station.[12]
Station layout
| P Platform level |
Northbound | ← toward Jamaica–179th Street (Avenue X) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Southbound | → toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium) → | |
| M | Mezzanine | to entrances/exits, station agent, OMNY vending machines |
| G | Street Level | Entrances/Exits |
This elevated station has one island platform and two tracks.[13] The platform has a brown canopy with green frames and support columns in the center and black lampposts at either end. The station signs are in the standard black plates with white lettering.
The 2004 artwork here is called Looking Up by Michael Krondl. It features stained glass panels on four of the station's sign structures depicting images related to Coney Island, including the Coney Island Cyclone.
The original name of this station was Van Sicklen, named for the family that owned the property through which the original surface right-of-way passed, and that operated the Van Sicklen Hotel at the location. The name was changed to Neptune Avenue in 1995.
Exits
This station has one elevated station-house beneath the center of the platform and tracks. Two staircases from the platform go down to a landing, where a set of doors for each one leads to two more staircases that go down to the mezzanine. The mezzanine has a turnstile bank, exit-only turnstile, token booth, and two staircases going down to either side of West Sixth Street north of Neptune Avenue.[14]