The Avenue U Station has two quite narrow side platforms for a four-tracked Brighton Line express station. These both have standard cream-painted windscreens along their entire lengths. There is a canopy only towards the center of the station's platforms.
To leave the station, two narrow staircases lead down from the Manhattan-bound platform, and one wider staircase from the Coney Island-bound platform up to doors into the station house. Passengers exiting the Coney Island-bound platform can also use two High Exit Turnstiles directly out to the street, and not enter the station house. The small station house is built directly underneath the embankment, along the northern sidewalk of Avenue U between East 16th and 15th Streets as it crosses beneath the subway line.
From 2008 through 2010 the station was entirely rebuilt with trains skipping the station in one direction for two year-long closures. First the Coney Island-bound platform was closed, followed by the Manhattan-bound platform. Both platforms received modern cream with Green trimline windscreens, the station house was modernized with brick walls and white tile with blue trimlines.
Photos 1-24: June 29, 2009; 25-29: Mary 19, 2010; 30-35: November 30, 2011
Approaching the construction site that is currently the Avenue U Subway Station.
A closed off lane of Avenue U because of the major construction at the subway station. Notice that the Coney Island-bound platform is completely missing.
Demolished portions of the Coney Island-bound platform at Avenue U, this is where the platform should be.
Another view into the construction site that is currently the Avenue U Subway Station.
More construction materials make finding the single open entrance to Avenue U hard to find.
About to set through the two sets of doors into the Avenue U Station.
A bank of three turnstiles allow passengers to reach Manhattan-bound only trains at Avenue U.
A plywood wall closes off the staircases that should lead to the Coney Island-bound platform at Avenue U.
Looking up a single staircase to the Manhattan-bound platform at Avenue U.
Continuing up the stairs to the Manhattan-bound platform at Avenue U.
Two sets of doors lead from the Manhattan-bound platform to the small station house/mezzanine area that is at street level beneath the tracks.
Looking up another flight of stairs up to the Manhattan-bound platform at Avenue U.
Passengers wait for the next Manhattan-bound Q train at Avenue U.
Looking across the three tracks at Avenue U to the now dismantled but yet rebuilt Coney Island-bound platform.
Approaching a narrow end of the Manhattan-bound platform at Avenue U.
A close-up of a What's Happening Here sign along the open Manhattan-bound platform at Avenue, this explains the fact the current station is being demolished and replaced with a new structure.
R68 #2876 and a Brighton-bound B train make their way through the Avenue U station.
A closer view of R68 #2876 bypassing Avenue U.
Looking down the wider portion of the Manhattan-bound platform at Avenue U near the station's exit, some vegetation grows through the platform canopy.
A ivy covered Avenue U station sign on a platform windscreen.
Last Updated: April 3, 2022
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