Avenue N  ​
F train arriving on the northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Avenue N &McDonald Avenue Brooklyn, New York
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bensonhurst,Mapleton,Midwood
Coordinates	40°36′54.16″N73°58′27.19″W / 40.6150444°N 73.9742194°W /40.6150444; -73.9742194
Division	B (IND, formerlyBMT)[1]
Line	IND Culver Line BMT Culver Line (formerly)
Services	F  (all times) <F>  (two rush hour trains, peak direction)​
Transit	NYCT Bus:B9
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	March 16, 1919 (106 years ago) (1919-03-16)[2]
Accessible	notADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Former/other names	Woodlawn Harris
Traffic
2024	576,682[3]  3.9%
Rank	361 out of 423[3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Bay Parkway F  <F> ​ towardJamaica–179th Street Local Avenue P F  <F> ​ towardConey Island–Stillwell Avenue
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend toBay Parkway toAvenue P
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only (limited service) Stops weekdays and weekday late nights

TheAvenue N station is a localstation on theIND Culver Line of theNew York City Subway, located at the intersection of Avenue N and McDonald Avenue inBrooklyn. It is served by theF train at all times and the<F> train during rush hours in the peak direction.

This station opened at 3:00 a.m. on March 16, 1919, as part of the opening of the first section of the BMT Culver Line. The initial section began at theNinth Avenue station and ended at theKings Highway station.^[2][4] The line was operated as a branch of theFifth Avenue Elevated line, with a free transfer at Ninth Avenue to theWest End Line into theFourth Avenue Subway. The opening of the line resulted in reduced travel times between Manhattan and Kings Highway. Construction on the line began in 1915, and cost a total of $3.3 million.^[5][6][7][8] Trains from this station began using the Fourth Avenue Subway to theNassau Street Loop inLower Manhattan when that line opened on May 30, 1931.^[9] The Fifth Avenue Elevated was closed on May 31, 1940, and elevated service ceased stopping here.^[10][11] On October 30, 1954,^[10][12] the connection between the IND South Brooklyn Line at Church Avenue and the BMT Culver Line at Ditmas Avenue opened. With the connection completed, all service at the stations on the former BMT Culver Line south of Ditmas Avenue, including this one, were from then on served byIND trains.^[13]

From June 1968^[14] to 1987, express service on the elevated portion of the line from Church Avenue toKings Highway operated in the peak direction (to Manhattan AM; to Brooklyn PM), with some F trains running local and some running express. During this time period, this station was used as a local station.^[15][16] Express service ended in 1987, largely due to budget constraints and complaints from passengers at local stations. Express service on the elevated Culver Line was ended due to necessary structural work, but never restored.^[15][16][17]

From June 7, 2016, to May 1, 2017, the southbound platform at this station was closed for renovations.^[18] The Manhattan-bound platform was closed for a longer period of time, from May 22, 2017 until July 30, 2018.^[19][20]

As part of its 2025–2029 Capital Program, the MTA has proposed making the station wheelchair-accessible in compliance with theAmericans with Disabilities Act of 1990.^[21]

Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← towardJamaica–179th Street(Bay Parkway)
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	→ towardConey Island–Stillwell Avenue(Avenue P) →
	Side platform
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent,MetroCard andOMNY machines
Ground	Street level	Entrance/exit

This elevated station has three tracks and twoside platforms with the center track not normally used. Both platforms have beige windscreens, green canopies, and brown roofs that run along the entire length except for a small section at the north end where they only contain mesh fences. The station's name and direction signs are in the traditional whitehelvetica lettering on black plates.

This station has two entrances/exits, both of which are elevated station houses beneath the tracks. The full-time side is at the south end and has a single staircase from each platform, waiting area that allows free transfer between directions, turnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs to the northern corners of Avenue N and McDonald Avenue.^[22]

The unstaffed station house on the north end also has a single staircase from each platform, waiting area, and two staircases going down to McDonald Avenue just south of Avenue M. However, only twoHEET turnstiles (it formerly had a booth) provide entrance/exit from the station and the staircase landing on the Coney Island-platform has a single exit-only turnstile that allows passengers to exit without having to go through the unstaffed station house.^[22]

Wikimedia Commons has media related toAvenue N (IND Culver Line).

• nycsubway.org –BMT Culver Line: Avenue N
• Station Reporter —F Train
• The Subway Nut —Avenue N PicturesArchived January 5, 2018, at theWayback Machine
• Avenue N entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Avenue M entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View (During 2016-2018 Renovation)

• Future accessible New York City Subway stations
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