Home<N.Y.C. Subway Stations<9 Avenue/West End Line

9 Avenue is an extremely unusual West End Line staiton and the only one located at and below a grade instead of on an el. The present open portion of the station consists of three tracks and two island platforms, the middle of the station has the bridge used by 9 Avenue to cross the rail line. From here two staircases lead up from each platform to a nicely restored BMT station house only one set (there were originally two, the other sealed) of doors can be used to reach the station that is more decorative than any on the Sea Beach line and is located at street level on the eastern side of the street across from the entrance to the 38 Street yard that is clearly visible from the rest of the station. The platforms are canopied for their middle sections (beyond the overpass) and exposed on all four ends. The northern (western end) offers a nice view of the 38 Street yard and surrounding area, and how the tracks rise up above the yard to reach the station in the first place. The leads into the abandoned lower level of the station are also clearly visible that was used by the Culver Shuttle until May 11, 1975 (Great External Website About it), there are also two locked staircases on each platform that lead to this lower level still with tracks in place and in non-revenue service.

Page 1|Page 2|Page 3|Page 4 (9d1) The crowded Coney Island-bound platform at 9 Avenue with railfans. 28 February, 2004 (9d2) R4 #401 signed for the B to Coney Island stopped on the middle track for a photo stop on a MOD trip 28 February, 2004 (9d3) A wider view of R4 #401 stopped at 9 Avenue 28 February, 2004 (9d4) A R68 D train enters 9 Avenue to pick up railfans for a runby 28 February, 2004 (9d5) A R42 Shuttle leaves 9 Avenue 7 May, 2006 (9d6) A R42 signed for the J approaches 9 Avenue to terminate in the middle track its running between here and Essex Street because of weekend construction shutting down the 4 train between Manhattan and Brooklyn, the Nassau Street line is the closest alternative 7 May, 2006 (9d7) A R42 signed for the J about to enter 9 Avenue on the middle track 7 May, 2006 (9d8) R42 #4923 stopped at 9 Avenue signed as Shuttle running as a special J shuttle replacing the 4 train between Manhattan and Brooklyn 7 May, 2006 (9d9) Looking down the platform at 9 Avenue by the employees only bridge into the 38 Street yard and some very old lampposts 7 May, 2006 (9d10) A 9 Avenue platform sign with a J train running between Essex Street and 9 Avenue signed for its destinations behind it 7 May, 2006 (9d11) R68 #2754 and a Manhattan-bound D train leave 9 Avenue 7 May, 2006 (9d12) R68 #2754 continues to leave 9 Avenue 7 May, 2006 (9d13) R42 #4777 leaves 9 Avenue on the middle track to make another shuttle run up to Essex Street 7 May, 2006 (9d14) R42 #4777 and a special J shuttle train makes its way down the ramp from the middle track at 9 Avenue 7 May, 2006 (9d15) R42 #4777 and a special J shuttle train continues leaving 9 Avenue, the red of a retired Redbird turned Garbage train is visible beyond in the 38 Street yard the base of garbage trains 7 May, 2006 (9d16) A R68 D train comes out of a short tunnel to approach 9 Avenue 7 May, 2006 Page 1|Page 2|Page 3|Page 4

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