Prospect Avenue station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)

Prospect Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Southbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Prospect Avenue & Fourth Avenue Brooklyn, New York
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Gowanus, Greenwood Heights, Park Slope, South Park Slope
Coordinates	40°39′55″N 73°59′35″W / 40.66528°N 73.99306°W / 40.66528; -73.99306
Division	B (BMT)[1]
Line	BMT 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)[2]
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	June 22, 1915; 109 years ago (June 22, 1915)[3]
Closed	June 5, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-06-05) (reconstruction)
Rebuilt	November 2, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-11-02)
Opposite- direction transfer	No
Traffic
2023	1,299,538[4]  10.6%
Rank	237 out of 423[4]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Ninth Street D  ​N  ​R  ​W  toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue Local 25th Street D  ​N  ​R  ​W  toward Bay Ridge–95th Street
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to Ninth Street to 25th Street
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 1926–1927,^[5] and again during a renovation in 1968–1970.^[6] The station was also renovated in 1970 and 2017.