Grand Army Plaza (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)
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| New York City Subway station Grand Army Plaza |
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| Station information | |
| Line | IRT Eastern Parkway Line |
| Services | 2 3(1234) 4(5) |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 6 (2 local on upper level, 2 express and 2 from BMT Brighton Line on lower level) |
| Other | |
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Opened | August 23, 1920 |
| Next north | Bergen Street 2 3(1234) 4(5) |
| Next south | Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum 2 3(1234) 4(5) |
Grand Army Plaza or Grand Army Plaza–Prospect Park is a station on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line of the New York City Subway, located underneath Flatbush Avenue at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, adjacent to Prospect Park. It is a local station with a very wide island platform, under which the express tracks and BMT Brighton Line tracks pass (built at the same time as part of the Dual Contracts). The only mosaic is a small "P". In the mezzanine, there is a ceramic and bronze relief sculpture based on the original IRT logo, featuring angels blowing a trumpet and gesturing toward a subway car. The work is entitled Wings for the IRT, and was created in 1995 by artist Jane Greengold.
[edit] Points of interest
- Prospect Park
- Grand Army Plaza
- Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library)
- Brooklyn Botanical Garden
[edit] Bus connections
[edit] External links
- nycsubway.org
- Brooklyn IRT: Grand Army Plaza (text used with permission)
- Brooklyn IRT: Map 2, Brooklyn IRT Dual Contracts (includes current and former track configurations, and provisions for future connections)
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