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Encyclopedia > Flatbush Avenue (LIRR station)
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The station, pre-renovation; the ticket office and information booth shown are now closed to the public; new facilities are located on street level in the Atlantic Terminal Mall.
Location: Downtown Brooklyn
Line(s): Atlantic Branch
Service(s): City Terminal Zone
Opened: July 2, 1877
Electrified: July 26, 1905

Flatbush Avenue, also called the Atlantic Terminal, is the westernmost stop on the Long Island Rail Road's Atlantic Branch. It is at Flatbush Avenue and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. It is the main terminal for the Far Rockaway, Hempstead, and on weekdays, West Hempstead Branches. It serves Downtown Brooklyn and, via a subway connection, Lower Manhattan. Image File history File links Wheelchair. ... Image File history File links Flatbush_Avenue_Terminal. ... Exterior of the mall, showing a mall entrance and the Target guest purchase unloading area. ... Skyline of Downtown Brooklyn seen from the East River Metro Tech is a business center in Downtown Brooklyn Downtown Brooklyn is the third largest central business district in New York City (following Midtown Manhattan and Downtown Manhattan), and is located in the northwestern section of the borough of Brooklyn. ... The Atlantic Branch is an electrified rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. ... The City Terminal Zone is the name given to a collection of rail lines of the Long Island Rail Road in New York City. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Overhead wire in Coventry, England Overhead wire and its suspension system in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA A railway electrification system is a way of supplying electric power to electric locomotives and multiple units. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... An M3 railcar The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR (often referred to as the L-I-double-R) is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York, United States. ... The Atlantic Branch is an electrified rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. ... Flatbush Avenue is one of the major avenues in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. ... Atlantic Avenue is a street in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... NY redirects here. ... The Far Rockaway Branch is a fully-electrified branch of the Long Island Rail Road which begins in Nassau County at Valley Interlocking in Valley Stream proceeds east and actually ends in Queens at the Far Rockaway station. ... The Hempstead Branch is an electrified branch line of the Long Island Rail Road. ... The West Hempstead Branch is an electrified branch line of the Long Island Rail Road. ... The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority as MTA New York City Transit. ...


It is located in the City Terminal Zone, and is in the CityTicket program. It is in the LIRR's Zone 1. The City Terminal Zone is the name given to a collection of rail lines of the Long Island Rail Road in New York City. ... Cityticket is a program instuted by the MTA in 2004 that allow a person to ride the Metro-North Railroad or the Long Island Rail Road between any two points within the borders of New York City, for a reduced $3. ...

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Connections and nearby attractions

It is near several subway lines. The Atlantic Avenue IRT, Atlantic Avenue BMT, Atlantic Avenue–Pacific Street BMT are inside the same station, while the Fulton Street IND station is three blocks northeast. The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority as MTA New York City Transit. ... Atlantic Avenue, located at Flatbush Avenue and Atlantic Avenue, is a complex three-platform station, with an island platform between the express tracks, and two side platforms for the local tracks. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Atlantic Avenue–Pacific Street is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the IRT Eastern Parkway Line, the BMT Brighton Line and the BMT Fourth Avenue Line. ... This station has two side platforms and is located on Fulton Street & Lafayette Avenue in the ZIP Code of 11217 in Brooklyn, New York. ...


It is close to the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower and the recently-constructed Atlantic Terminal Mall. Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is a major performing arts venue in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City, known as a center for progressive and avant garde performance. ... The Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower rises over Downtown Brooklyn. ... Exterior of the mall, showing a mall entrance and the Target guest purchase unloading area. ...


It also has connections to some bus routes: B41, B45, B63, B65, and B67. The Flatbush Avenue Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running along Flatbush Avenue between downtown Brooklyn and Marine Park. ... The St. ... The Fifth Avenue Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running mainly along Fifth Avenue and Atlantic Avenue between Fort Hamilton and Cobble Hill. ... The Bergen Street Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running mostly along Bergen Street, as well as eastbound on Dean Street (as part of a one-way pair), between downtown Brooklyn and Ocean Hill (earlier Red Hook to City Line). ... The Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates a number of bus routes in Brooklyn, New York, United States; one minor route is privately-operated under a city franchise. ...


Tracks and platforms

It has six tracks and three platforms.

  • Tracks 1 and 2 each hold ten cars, though the first two cars are not accessible due to a large gap between the train and the platform.
  • Tracks 3 and 4 each hold eight cars. BROOK Tower is at the east end of this platform.
  • Track 5 holds six cars.
  • Track 6 holds six cars, but only four cars can platform. The west end of this track is adjacent to the uptown 2 3 subway platform.

The 2 Seventh Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The 3 Seventh Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Atlantic Avenue, located at Flatbush Avenue and Atlantic Avenue, is a complex three-platform station, with an island platform between the express tracks, and two side platforms for the local tracks. ...

Future developments

The massive Atlantic Yards residential, commercial and sports complex (including Barclays Center) are under construction around the station and above its tracks. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Barclays Center is a proposed sports arena to be built partly on a platform over the Metropolitan Transportation Authority-owned Atlantic Yards at Atlantic Avenue in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. ...


As part of the proposed Lower Manhattan-Jamaica/JFK Transportation Project, Flatbush Avenue station would switch from being terminal station, it would become a through station for trains terminating at a proposed station in lower Manhattan. The Lower Manhattan-Jamaica/JFK Transportation Project is a proposed public-works project in New York City that would use the Long Island Railroad Atlantic Avenue Line and a new tunnel under the East River to connect a new train station at the World Trade Center Transportation Hub site with...


See also

An M3 railcar The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR (often referred to as the L-I-double-R) is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York, United States. ... The Lower Manhattan-Jamaica/JFK Transportation Project is a proposed public-works project in New York City that would use the Long Island Railroad Atlantic Avenue Line and a new tunnel under the East River to connect a new train station at the World Trade Center Transportation Hub site with...

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Major intercity railroad stations of New York City & Vicinity
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Active terminals: Penn Station (PT&T) - Grand Central (NYC) - Flatbush Avenue (LIRR) - Long Island City (LIRR) - Hoboken (DL&W)
Former terminals: Communipaw (CNJ) - Exchange Place (PRR) - Pavonia (ERIE) - Weehawken (NYC)
Other stations: Jamaica (LIRR) - Newark Penn Station (PRR)
Previous station   Long Island Rail Road   Next station
Terminus   Atlantic Branch
(City Terminal Zone)
 
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