Franklin Avenue – Botanic Garden (New York City Subway)

Not to be confused with Franklin Avenue – Fulton Street (New York City Subway).

Franklin Avenue – Botanic Garden New York City Subway rapid transit station complex
Station statistics
Address	Franklin Avenue & Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11225
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Crown Heights
Coordinates	40.670711°N 73.958545°W / 40.670711; -73.958545
Division	A (IRT), B (BMT)
Line	IRT Eastern Parkway Line BMT Franklin Avenue Line
Services	2  (all times)       3  (all except late nights)       4  (all times)       5  (weekdays until 8:45 p.m.)       S  (all times)
Connection	NYCT Bus: B48
Levels	2
Other information
Opened	1999 (1999)
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	4,934,593 (station complex) 4.7%
Rank	90 out of 421
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Franklin Avenue – Botanic Garden is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the IRT Eastern Parkway Line and the BMT Franklin Avenue Line. Located at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, it is served by the:

• 2, 4, and Franklin Avenue Shuttle trains at all times
• 3 train at all times except late nights
• 5 train on weekdays

The station complex is named for its proximity to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The free transfer between the Eastern Parkway and Franklin Avenue shuttle platforms was added in 1999 using a passageway that had existed since October 1928, when the BMT Botanic Garden station opened.

The 1999 artwork here is called IL7/Square by Millie Burns. It features iron shapes of leaves on the fence that surrounds the station entrance.

IRT Eastern Parkway Line platforms

Franklin Avenue New York City Subway rapid transit station
Northbound platform
Station statistics
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Eastern Parkway Line
Services	2  (all times)       3  (all except late nights)       4  (all times)       5  (weekdays until 8:45 p.m.)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	August 23, 1920 (August 23, 1920)
Station succession
Next north	Eastern Parkway – Brooklyn Museum (local): 2  3  4  Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center (express): 4  5
Next south	Nostrand Avenue (local): 2  3  4  Crown Heights – Utica Avenue (express): 4  5  President Street (via Nostrand Ave): 2  5
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Franklin Avenue is an underground express station on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line that has four tracks with two island platforms and opened on August 23, 1920.

Both platforms have yellow i-beam columns on both sides at regular intervals with every other one having the standard black station name plate in white lettering. The platform walls have their original Dual Contracts trim line with "F" tablets for "Franklin" at regular intervals. At the extreme west (railroad north) end, the platforms were extended in the 1950s to accommodate the current standard IRT train length of 510 feet. The walls here have a blue trim line with "FRANKLIN AVE" in white sans serif lettering on two lines.

The station's main entrance is a mezzanine above the platforms and tracks at their center. Two staircases from each platform go up to a waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions. Outside of the turnstile bank, there is a token booth and four street stairs to either eastern corners of Franklin Avenue and Eastern Parkway.

The transfer to the Franklin Avenue Shuttle is at the west end of the station. A single staircase from each platform goes up to a mezzanine, where a passageway leads to the north end of the Franklin Avenue-bound platform. A crossover is required to reach the Prospect Park-bound platform.

During the day, the 2 and 3 trains stop on the outer local tracks while the 4 and 5 trains stop on the center express tracks. During late night hours, all service is on the local tracks.

The station has been adopted by Clara Barton High School as part of New York City Transit's Adopt-A-Station program.

Rogers Junction

East (railroad south) of this station is Rogers Junction, where most 2 and 5 trains diverge to the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line from the Eastern Parkway Line and turn compass south under Nostrand Avenue. Between the station and the junction, the southbound tracks rise above the northbound tracks while the northbound local track crosses to the south side below the southbound local track, creating a dual level two-over-two track layout. Crossover tracks allow the 5 train to access Rogers Junction and the Nostrand Avenue Line, which is only connected to the local tracks; this is a point of congestion during rush hours. There is a closed tower at the south end of the southbound platform. Trains that continue on Eastern Parkway are the 3, 4 and some rush hour 2 and 5 trains.

In the 1970s, a rebuilding of the junction was planned to alleviate congestion. However, financial troubles caused the plan to be dropped.

Gallery

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  Mosaic frieze

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  Western street stair

BMT Franklin Avenue Line platforms

Botanic Garden New York City Subway rapid transit station
Northbound platform
Station statistics
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Franklin Avenue Line
Services	S  (all times)
Structure	Enclosed open cut
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	1928 (1928)
Rebuilt	October 18, 1999 (October 18, 1999)
Former/other names	Consumers Park
Station succession
Next north	Park Place: S
Next south	Prospect Park: S
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Botanic Garden on the BMT Franklin Avenue Line has two tracks and two side platforms. The station is named for the nearby Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

There was no station at this location until 1928, when a new station was constructed to replace Consumers Park several blocks to the south, which was considered too close to Prospect Park to be useful. Consumers Park had been renamed Botanic Garden in 1924. The new station assumed this name upon opening and the old station closed at the same time.

The current station was built in the open-cut right-of-way to the south of Eastern Parkway, and the half of the station closest to that street was roofed over in the appearance of a subway structure.

The station deteriorated over the years as the New York City Transit Authority considered whether to abandon or rehabilitate the station and the line. Support in the Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights communities persuaded the city to rebuild the line from July 1998 to September 1999. A transfer to Franklin Avenue on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line was added via a passageway that connects the Franklin Avenue-bound platform to the IRT mezzanine.

The station's mezzanine is above the platforms and tracks. Two staircases from each side go up to a waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions (this is needed for passengers transferring between the IRT and Prospect Park-bound trains). Outside of the turnstile bank, there is a token booth and one street stair.

The rebuilt station is located entirely inside the subway structure that was built in 1928. At street level, it features floral wrought iron fencing in recognition of its location near the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. At track level it includes 1920s-era mosaic tiling. To the immediate north of the station, the 1878 railroad tunnel that carries the line under Eastern Parkway has been dramatically lighted.

Gallery

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  Mosaics with name

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  Station as it appeared in the late 1970s

Station layout

Street Level

Exit/ Entrance

Mezzanine

connection between platforms

IRT Platform Level	Northbound local	← toward Harlem - 148th Street or Wakefield - 241st Street
	Island platform, Doors will open on the left/right
	Northbound express	← towards Woodlawn, Nereid Avenue, or Dyre Avenue
	Southbound express	→ towards Crown Heights – Utica Avenue, New Lots Avenue, or Brooklyn College – Flatbush Avenue
	Island platform, Doors will open on the left/right
	Southbound local	→ toward Brooklyn College – Flatbush Avenue or New Lots Avenue

BMT Platform Level	Side platform, Doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← towards Prospect Park
	Northbound	→ towards Franklin Avenue – Fulton Street
	Side platform, Doors will open on the right

External links

Media related to Franklin Avenue – Botanic Garden (New York City Subway) at Wikimedia Commons

• nycsubway.org — Brooklyn IRT: Franklin Avenue
• nycsubway.org — BMT Franklin: Botanic Garden
• nycsubway.org — Brooklyn IRT: Map 2, Brooklyn IRT Dual Contracts
• nycsubway.org — IL7/Square Artwork by Millie Burns (1999)
• Station Reporter — 2 Train
• Station Reporter — 3 Train
• Station Reporter — 4 Train
• Station Reporter — 5 Train
• Station Reporter — Franklin Shuttle
• The Subway Nut — Botanic Garden Pictures
• The Subway Nut — Franklin Avenue Pictures
• MTA's Arts For Transit — Botanic Garden - Franklin Avenue
• Franklin Avenue entrance to Eastern Parkway Line from Google Maps Street View
• Franklin Avenue entrance to Shuttle from Google Maps Street View