Home<N.Y.C. Subway Stations<Fort Hamilton Parkway/West End Line

The Fort Hamilton Parkway from a train looks like a typical elevated West End Line station with two side platforms that have windscreens along almost there entire lengths. The platforms are slightly offset from each other, Coney Island-bound slightly further north than Manhattan-bound. From the street the elevated structure was given decorative concrete facing and is an example of the architectural detailing of the Arts and Crafts Movement when the station was built. The bottoms of the platforms that poke themselves out of the concrete work are small triangles painted a cream color, along the sides of the concrete work is some subtle mosaic tile that is green and similar to those found on the Sea Beach Line's station houses. The stations only currently opened exit is at the southern end of the station. Two staircases lead down from each platform to a decent sized station house nestled beneath the tracks, where the turnstiles and token booth are. This leads to two street stairs on either side of New Utrecht Avenue and it's intersection with 45 Street that is at an odd angle. Fort Hamilton Parkway is just across the tiny triangle opposite the western street stair. At the northern end of the station is a closed off abandoned exit, two fenced off staircases lead down from each platform to another station house who's abandoned self is beneath the tracks and to street stairs on either side of New Utrecht Avenue between 43 Street and 44 Street/Fort Hamilton Parkway, a six-way intersection.

Page 1|Page 2 (fort_hamiltond1) The simple windscreen ends of Fort Hamilton Parkway's station 11 August, 2009 (fort_hamiltond2) At one end of the Fort Hamilton Parkway station, notice how the platforms are offset from each other ever so slightly 11 August, 2009 (fort_hamiltond3) An end of the platform canopy the simple exit sign 11 August, 2009 (fort_hamiltond4) A basic metal Fort Hamilton Parkway sign 11 August, 2009 (fort_hamiltond5) A Fort Hamilton Parkway column sign in a very small font 11 August, 2009 (fort_hamiltond6) One of two staircases from each platform to the closed exit at the northern end of the station 11 August, 2009 (fort_hamiltond7) Looking down one of two abandoned staircases to the closed northern exit 11 August, 2009 (fort_hamiltond8) The empty Coney Island-bound platform at Fort Hamilton Parkway 11 August, 2009 (fort_hamiltond9) A sign for Fort Hamilton Parkway's only exit, it makes it sound like there is a second 11 August, 2009 (fort_hamiltond10) The simple three tracks wind screened platforms station 11 August, 2009 (fort_hamiltond11) Doors into Fort Hamilton Parkways only open station house 11 August, 2009 (fort_hamiltond12) An unusual To Coney Island sign in the station house next to the doors to the stair cases up to that platform 11 August, 2009 (fort_hamiltond13) An unusual To Manhattan sign next to the doors out to that platform 11 August, 2009 (fort_hamiltond14) The small bank of turnstiles at Fort Hamilton Parkway 11 August, 2009 (fort_hamiltond15) Beneath the elevated on a staircase down from it the unusual concrete facing is visible 11 August, 2009 (fort_hamiltond16) The extreme detail on the bottom of the platforms that overhang the elevated at Fort Hamilton Parkway, also notice the green tiles next to it 11 August, 2009 Page 1|Page 2

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