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18th Avenue New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	18th Avenue & McDonald Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11218
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Borough Park
Coordinates	Coordinates: 40°37′46.65″N 73°58′37.07″W / 40.629625°N 73.9769639°W / 40.629625; -73.9769639
Division	B (IND, formerly BMT)
Line	IND Culver Line
Services	F  (all times)
Connection	New York City Bus: B8
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	March 16, 1919
Traffic
Passengers (2008)	1.311 million[1][2] ▲ 1.74%
Rank	310 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Ditmas Avenue (local): F  Church Avenue (express): no regular service
Next south	Avenue I (local): F  Kings Highway (express): no regular service
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

18th Avenue is an express station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 18th Avenue and McDonald Avenue in Borough Park, Brooklyn.

This is an express station with two island platforms and three tracks. The full time entrance is at 18th Avenue. The part time entrance is at Lawrence Avenue, which formerly had a booth that is now removed. Each mezzanine has two street staircases and one staircase to each platform. All the interlocking switches are north of this station. There was formerly a switch on the south side of 18th Avenue. The girder indicates that it was a track diverge from northbound local track to the middle track.

References

External links

• nycsubway.org — BMT Culver Line: 18th Avenue
• Station Reporter — F Train
• The Subway Nut — 18th Avenue Pictures

Street stair