'89 Liberty MCI Posted December 8, 2011 Share #1 Posted December 8, 2011 I know that the track maps show curvatures in some stations, but there are some curvatures that the track maps do not show. A station has a curvature if you are standing at either end of a full-length, stationary train sitting in the station, and cannot see down the length of the entire train. To clarify, this means that if you are standing at one end, you cannot see all the way to the opposite end of the train. It also means that you cannot see every passenger getting on and off through all doors of the train and cannot see every indicator light on each car of the train. I will start by listing the stations that obviously have this view-obscuring curvature based on Google maps and my own experience as I have been personally observing these things at as many stations as possible. I know I could also look at pictures taken in every station in the system, but it would take too long to do that and some stations may not have pictures that clearly show this curvature. At stations where there are distinct platforms served by distinct lines (like West 8 Street-New York Aquarium with the Culver line on the lower level and the Brighton line on the upper level), please indicate which platforms have the curvature. It is not necessary to specify which platform of a platform set has a curvature, if only that platform has the curvature while the others in the set do not. For example if only the uptown IRT platform at 59 Street-Columbus Circle (the platform set here would be the "IRT platform set") has a curvature, you can simply list it as "59 Street-Columbus Circle (IRT only)." No need to specify uptown or downtown. No need to specify express platform or local platform either, unless the express and local platforms are on different levels like the IND Fulton Street line. Or the BMT Nassau Street line at Fulton Street, where Jamaica-bound trains are on the upper level and Broad Street-bound trains are on the lower level. 01. 103 Street-Broadway 02. 72 Street-Broadway 03. 59 Street-Columbus Circle (both IRT and IND) 04. 14 Street-Union Square (IRT and BMT Broadway only) 05. West Farms Square-East Tremont Avenue 06. 174 Street-Southern Blvd 07. Freeman St-Southern Blvd 08. Bedford Park Blvd-Grand Concourse 09. 170 Street-Grand Concourse 10. 238 Street-Broadway 11. 225 Street-Broadway 12. 137 Street-Broadway-City College 13. Dyckman Street-Broadway 14. Beach 98 Street-Rockaway Freeway 15. Beach 25 Street-Rockaway Freeway 16. Beach 60 Street-Rockaway Freeway 17. Broad Channel 18. 104 Street-Liberty Avenue 19. Rockaway Blvd-Liberty Avenue 20. Broadway Junction (BMT Canarsie only) 21. 111 Street-Jamaica Avenue 22. Woodhaven Blvd-Jamaica Avenue 23. 85 Street-Jamaica Avenue 24. Norwood Avenue-Fulton Street 25. Myrtle Avenue-Broadway 26. Fresh Pond Road-67 Avenue 27. Smith Street-9 Street 28. West 8 Street-New York Aquarium (both Brighton and Culver) 29. 55 Street-New Utrecht Avenue 30. 8 Avenue-62 Street 31. Fort Hamilton Pkwy-62 Street 32. New Utrecht Avenue-62 Street (Sea Beach only) 33. 20 Avenue-64 Street 34. Parkside Avenue-Ocean Avenue 35. Sheepshead Bay Road-East 15 Street 36. Borough Hall (IRT East Side only) 37. Grand Street-Bushwick Avenue 38. Lorimer Street-Metropolitan Avenue (BMT Canarsie only) 39. 207 Street-Broadway Perhaps I listed most of the 'curvy' stations in the system, but if there are any I missed I really do need to know. I cannot leave a stone unturned with this as this is very important information that I will use for academic and research purposes. Thank y'all for filling in the blanks, if there are any. Much appreciated contributions from others: 40. Sutphin Blvd-Archer Avenue (BMT Jamaica only) 41. Bushwick Avenue-Aberdeen Street 42. Fordham Road-Grand Concourse 43. 182/183 Streets-Grand Concourse 44. 174/175 Streets-Grand Concourse 45. 167 Street-Grand Concourse 46. 161 Street-River Avenue (IND Concourse only) 47. 155 Street-Frederick Douglass Blvd (8 Avenue). Every Concourse station has curved platforms except 205, Kingsbridge, and Tremont. 48. 145 Street-St. Nicholas Avenue 49. 125 Street-St. Nicholas Avenue 50. Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall 51. Flushing Avenue-Marcy Avenue 52. 15 Street-Prospect Park West 53. Fort Hamilton Parkway-Prospect Expressway 54. Ocean Parkway-Brighton Beach Avenue 55. Essex Street-Delancey Street (BMT Jamaica only) 56. Union Turnpike-Queens Blvd-Kew Gardens 57. 67 Avenue-Queens Blvd 58. Woodhaven Blvd-Queens Blvd-Queens Center Mall 59. Elmhurst Avenue-Broadway 60. Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue-Broadway (IND only) 61. Queens Plaza-Northern Blvd-Queens Blvd 62. 5 Avenue-42 Street (IRT and IND) 63. City Hall-Warren Street-Murray Street-Broadway 64. Whitehall Street-Water Street-South Ferry 65. 179 Street-Hillside Avenue 66. Briarwood-Van Wyck Blvd-Main Street 67. Broadway-LaFayette Street-Houston Street 68. East Broadway-Canal Street-Rutgers Street 69. Hunterspoint Avenue (49 Street)-21 Avenue 70. 7 Avenue-53 Street 71. 34 Street-Herald Square (BMT and IND) 72. Prospect Avenue-4 Avenue 73. 42 Street-8 Avenue-PABT 74. Chambers Street-World Trade Center 75. 96 Street-Broadway 76. South Ferry (IRT) 77. East 149 Street-Southern Blvd 78. Grand Central (IRT East side and IRT Flushing only) 79. Astor Place-8 Street-4 Avenue 80. Broad Street-Wall Street 81. Fulton Street-Nassau Street With that, I think we actually got all of them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted December 9, 2011 Share #2 Posted December 9, 2011 Sutphin blvd, Archer Ave, JFK. J train level Bushwick Ave, Aberdeen St. L line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCOman Posted December 9, 2011 Share #3 Posted December 9, 2011 I'm pretty sure both Fort Hamilton Parkway and 15 Street on the are both curved. Most Concourse stations are curved too. Brooklyn Bridge- City Hall on the , , as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overclocked Posted December 9, 2011 Share #4 Posted December 9, 2011 Ocean Parkway 59 Street-Columbus Circle (IRT only) - IND too 125th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan05979 Posted December 9, 2011 Share #5 Posted December 9, 2011 Essex street heading toward BK on the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
error46146 Posted December 9, 2011 Share #6 Posted December 9, 2011 QB Line: Union Turnpike, 67th Ave, Woodhaven Blvd, Elmhurst Ave, Roosevelt Ave (very slight curve on q/b end), Queens Plaza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted December 9, 2011 Share #7 Posted December 9, 2011 137th Street-City College. The platform curve slightly heading south, and then becomes straight again. Like this: | | \ | | I think BMT City Hall and BMT Whitehall Street have slight curves, too. I also think IRT 42nd Street-Bryant Park has a slight curve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queens Surface Posted December 9, 2011 Share #8 Posted December 9, 2011 I have a few along the : Jamaica-179th Street Briarwood-Van Wyck Kew Gardens Broadway-Lafayette East Broadway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneggsnPelham Posted December 10, 2011 Share #9 Posted December 10, 2011 I'll look over your list and thumb through my single-line diagrams and let you know if you missed any! It looks like you've got a lot already though. :tup: -A :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted December 12, 2011 Share #10 Posted December 12, 2011 In the IRT: 225th St. - 1 Dyckman St. - 1 - slight curve, north end 137th St./City College - 1 110th St./Cathedral Pkwy - 1 103rd St. - 1 86th St. - 1 79th St. - 1 - very slight, south end 72nd St. - 1,2,3 59th St./Columbus Circle - 1 West Farms Sq./E. Tremont Ave. - 2,5 E. 174th St. - 2,5 Freeman St. - 2,5 Jackson Ave. - 2,5 - very slight, south end of the station Central Park North/110th St. - 2,3 Wall St. - 2,3 Borough Hall - 2,3 - very slight, northbound only Nevins St. - 2,3,4,5 - northbound (both tks) and southbound local Woodlawn - 4 - very slight, north end of the station 167th St. - 4 - very slight, north end of the station, southbound track 42nd St./Grand Central - 4,5,6 - south end of the station, most noticeable on the local tracks and S/B express. 14th St./Union Square. - 4,5,6 Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall - 4,5,6 - north end of the station Bowling Green - 4,5 - southbound track, both ends Borough Hall - 4,5 - south end of the station Morris Park - 5 - slight, south end of the station E. 149th St. - 6 Cypress Ave. - 6 - one end of the station (north?) I forget which...slight Astor Place - 6 - north end Bleecker St. - 6 - north end Spring St. - 6 Times Sq./42nd St. - 7 - west end 5th Ave./Bryant Park - 7 Grand Central/42nd St. - 7 - west end Main St./Flushing - 7 - east end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted December 13, 2011 Share #11 Posted December 13, 2011 I wonder if the Abandoned South ferry IRT station really has any curve... EDIT: I know this is a bit off-topic, but if you want you can this to your list as a bonus. Here are the PATH stations that have curves (I can see that PATH really doesn't like curved stations! -> Newark Penn Station -> Journal Square -> Exchange Place and... that seems like thats it! PATH sure does like straight staions . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lance25 Posted December 13, 2011 Share #12 Posted December 13, 2011 Since when is PATH part of the NYC Subway, hm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azspeedbullet Posted December 13, 2011 Share #13 Posted December 13, 2011 i noticed the myrtle-wycoff station on the L and M trains have a slight curve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted December 13, 2011 Share #14 Posted December 13, 2011 Isn't Cortelyou Road and Beverly Road on the curved? Or was it one or the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCOman Posted December 14, 2011 Share #15 Posted December 14, 2011 Beverley is, but I don't think Cortelyou is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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