Franklin Avenue/Botanic Garden station
The Franklin Avenue/Botanic Garden station is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the IRT Eastern Parkway Line and the BMT Franklin Avenue Line. Located at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, the complex consists of two distinct stations, connected by a passageway within fare control, and is named for its proximity to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The Eastern Parkway Line station is served by the 2 and 4 trains at all times, the 3 train at all times except late nights, and the 5 train on weekdays only. The Franklin Avenue Line station is served by Franklin Avenue Shuttle (S) at all times.
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| Address | Franklin Avenue & Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11225 | ||||||||||||
| Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Locale | Crown Heights | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.670711°N 73.958545°W | ||||||||||||
| Division | A (IRT), B (BMT) | ||||||||||||
| Line | IRT Eastern Parkway Line BMT Franklin Avenue Line | ||||||||||||
| Services | 2 (all times) 3 (all except late nights) 4 (all times) 5 (weekdays only) S (all times) | ||||||||||||
| Transit | NYCT Bus: B45, B48 | ||||||||||||
| Levels | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1999 | ||||||||||||
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| 2024 | 3,312,190 15.4% | ||||||||||||
| Rank | 100 out of 423 | ||||||||||||
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The BMT station has two side platforms and two tracks, while the IRT station has two island platforms and four tracks. The free transfer between the Eastern Parkway and Franklin Avenue shuttle platforms was added in 1999 using a passageway that had existed since October 1928, when the BMT Botanic Garden station opened.