Prospect Avenue station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)

 Prospect Avenue
 
Southbound platform
Station statistics
AddressProspect Avenue & Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleGowanus, Greenwood Heights, Park Slope, South Park Slope
Coordinates40°39′55″N 73°59′35″W / 40.66528°N 73.99306°W / 40.66528; -73.99306
DivisionB (BMT)
LineBMT Fourth Avenue Line
Services   D  (late nights)
   N  (late nights, and limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction)
   R  (all times)
   W  (limited rush hour service only)
Transit NYCT Bus: B37 (on Third Avenue); B63 (on Fifth Avenue)
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
OpenedJune 22, 1915 (June 22, 1915)
ClosedJune 5, 2017 (2017-06-05) (reconstruction)
RebuiltNovember 2, 2017 (2017-11-02)
Opposite-
direction
transfer
No
Traffic
20231,299,538 10.6%
Rank237 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
Ninth Street
D  N  R  W 

Local
25th Street
D  N  R  W 
Location
Track layout

Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only
Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

The Prospect Avenue station is a local New York City Subway station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line in Brooklyn. It is located at Prospect Avenue and Fourth Avenue near the convergence of the Gowanus, Greenwood Heights, Park Slope, and South Park Slope neighborhoods. It is served by the R train at all times. The D and N trains also stop here during late nights, and some rush-hour W trains stop here in the peak direction.

The Prospect Avenue station was constructed as part of the Fourth Avenue Line, which was approved in 1905. Construction on the segment of the line that includes Prospect Avenue started on December 20, 1909, and was completed in May 1912. The station opened on June 22, 1915, as part of the initial portion of the BMT Fourth Avenue Line to 59th Street. The station's platforms were lengthened in 19261927, and again during a renovation in 1968–1970. The station was also renovated in 1970 and 2017.