Van Siclen Avenue station (IND Fulton Street Line)

 Van Siclen Avenue
 
View across tracks from southbound stair area
Station statistics
AddressVan Siclen Avenue & Pitkin Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleEast New York
Coordinates40°40′22″N 73°53′25″W / 40.672697°N 73.890266°W / 40.672697; -73.890266
DivisionB (IND)
LineIND Fulton Street Line
Services   A  (late nights)
   C  (all except late nights)
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
OpenedNovember 28, 1948 (November 28, 1948)
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Traffic
2023525,801 4.9%
Rank379 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
Liberty Avenue
A  C 

Local
Shepherd Avenue
A  C 
Location
Track layout

Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only

The Van Siclen Avenue station is a local station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Van Siclen and Pitkin Avenues in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn, it is served by the C train at all times except nights, when the A train takes over service.

Construction on the Van Siclen Avenue station started in 1938 as part of a four-station extension of the Fulton Street subway eastward under Pitkin Avenue toward Queens. Work was delayed by funding problems due to World War II, even though the stations were mostly complete. Construction resumed on the extension of the Fulton Street Line in November 1946, and this part of the Fulton Street Line opened in 1948. The extension of the Fulton Street subway replaced the Fulton Street elevated line, which closed afterward.