Union Street station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)

 Union Street
 
Manhattan bound platform
Station statistics
AddressUnion Street & Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
BoroughBrooklyn
LocalePark Slope
Coordinates40°40′38″N 73°58′59″W / 40.67722°N 73.98306°W / 40.67722; -73.98306
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)
Accessiblenot ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite-
direction
transfer
No
Traffic
20231,646,253 13%
Rank197 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center
D  N  R  W 

Local
Ninth 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 Union Street station is a local station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is located at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Union Street in Brooklyn, New York City, serving the communities of Park Slope, Gowanus and Carroll Gardens. 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 Union Street station was constructed as part of the Fourth Avenue Line, which was approved in 1905. Construction on the segment of the line that includes Union Street started on December 20, 1909, and was completed in September 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, and again during a renovation in 1968–1970. The station was also renovated in 1970 and in the mid-1990s.