Seventh Avenue (IND Culver Line)

Infobox NYCS
name = Seventh Avenue


bg_color = #FF6E1A
line = IND Culver Line
service = Culver IND south
platforms = 2 island platforms
tracks = 4
borough = Brooklyn
open_date = October 7, 1933
north_line = IND Culver Line
north_local_station = Fourth Avenue
north_local_service = Culver IND south local
north_express_station = Bergen Street
north_express_service=Culver IND south express
south_line = IND Culver Line
south_local_station = 15th Street–Prospect Park
south_local_service = Culver IND south local
south_express_station = Church Avenue
south_express_service = Culver IND south express

Seventh Avenue, occasionally referred to as Seventh Avenue–Park Slope, is a station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway, located at Seventh Avenue and Ninth Street in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn.

This station has two island platforms and four tracks; and only the outer two are normally in revenue service. South of this station, the express tracks separate from the local tracks and take a different route to Church Avenue.

The full time booth is located in the middle of the mezzanine. However, there are High Entry-Exit Turnstiles available at both ends, allowing customers to exit the station without having to walk to the middle area to enter fare control. Crossovers are available at all staircases. There are four street stairs at the 7th Avenue entrance and three at the 8th Avenue one. The 8th Avenue entrance also has an intermediate level at the first staircase, otherwise a descending hill. Inside the fare control near the 8th Avenue entrance is a large scale painting of Prospect Park's "The Raven".

While this station is underground and Fourth Avenue is elevated, this station is actually at a higher elevation and altitude than Fourth Avenue. The reason why this station is underground and Fourth Avenue is elevated is because Brooklyn's topography slopes downwards towards the west (hence the neighborhood name of Park Slope).

Bus connections

*B67 north to Downtown Brooklyn; south to Kensington via 7 Avenue
*B75 southeast to Park Slope; northwest to Red Hook and Downtown Brooklyn

External links

*NYCS ref|http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?207:393|IND Crosstown|7th Avenue/Park Slope
*Station Reporter — [http://www.stationreporter.net/ftrain.htm F Train]