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The Van Siclen Avenue Station is a simple elevated stop on the two-track Livonia Avenue el. The station was closed for renovations from April 20, 2015 to March 28, 2016 for a complete renovation.

The station has two side platforms and a single exit that is at the extreme eastern (railway southern) end of the platforms. This exit is in a small headhouse on the elevated structure beneath the tracks so a free cross-under is provided. There is a single staircase down from the both platforms that are at about the very last door of the last car. There is the standard turnstile across from the token booth inside the small headhouse. These lead to two street staircases at the NW and SE corners of Van Siclen Avenue and Livonia Avenue.

The platforms when I visited in 2009 looked quite red courtesy of primer paint since the elevated structure is being repainted but should have the standard cream colored metal windscreens for most of their lengths. The cantilevered metalwork that holds up the windscreen should be painted the standard green and has little Van Siclen Avenue signs on it. There is a small exposed section at the end opposite the station's exit and this has the standard low black painted metal fence. At the other end of the platform beyond the exit staircases the platforms continue a bit (although no trains ever stop here, the farthest back or farthest forward door will get you closest to the station's exit) and there is another small exposed portion of the platforms that are great places to photograph incoming trains.

The renovated station has the normal Green and Cream windscreens of that were normal for this time period, right at the end of a 15-year era (just before the Cuomo's sexy stations designs) for station renovations with this design. The windscreens include some small mesh openings to allow some views and additional light to come onto the platforms of the surrounding neighborhood.
1: November 21, 2004; 2-16: July 22, 2009; 17-41: September 26, 2023

Art For Transit at 
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Arts For Transit at Van Siclen Avenue

Urban Garden Rail, 2017,
Painted stainless steel
By Saya Woolfalk

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