Grand Army Plaza (2,3) - The SubwayNut

Grand Army Plaza is a very unusual IRT local station. The station has one extremely wide island platform for the two local tracks. The island platform is the widest on the IRT, and one of the widest even when the IND is considered. The two express tracks dip down to their own lower level just west (railway north) of the station, but there hasn't been enough distance for the tracks to come any closer together, hence the extremely wide platform. The station has one small, but adequately sized mezzanine towards the center of the platform. There is a single wide staircase up to it, and the turnstiles, while another staircase on the opposite side of the small mezzanine that is exit only, leading to two high exit turnstiles and a view into the back of the token booth. There are additional shorter staircases and passageways that lead to streetsairs the western side of Grand Army Plaza and staircases up to the street at four of the corners of St. Johns Place, Flatbush Avenue, and the Plaza loop road that basically forms a traffic circle.

The station was renovated in the mid-90s, and has a trim that can only faintly be scene because of the lack of light at the of the track walls, where a trim line belongs. There are P's at various intervals in it, donating plaza. As well as three sets of yellow painted I-beam style columns that run the length of the wide island platform.
Photos 1-10: June 29, 2009;

Arts For Transit at Grand Army Plaza

Wings for the IRT: The Irresistible Romance of Travel, 1995
Bronze and terra cotta plaques on mezzanine walls
By Jane Greengold

A street level entrance to Bergen Street, and the Flatbush Avenue & New Lots Avenue only platform.

Looking down the short passageway that leads underground from the SE corner of Bergen Street & Flatbush Avenue to the fare control area.

The two exit staircases up to the street, have the same signs above them, Bergen St & Flatbush Av, SW corner.

The three turnstiles for the Flatbush Avenue & New Lots Avenue Only platform at Bergen Street.

Looking back to the fare control equipment that is directly on the Flatbush/New Lots-bound platform. There a pair of High Entrance/Exit Turnstiles, a pair of High Exit Turnstiles and a small (3) bank of turnstiles.

Looking down the Flatbush/New Lots-bound platform at Bergen Street, with the tiled platform wall visible and the headlights of an incoming train.

Looking back towards the fare control area at Bergen Street, where the only columns on the Flatbush/New Lots Platform are.

Another view down the long and empty Flatbush/New Lots side platform at Bergen Street.

A close up of one of the numerous Bs the in station trim line at Bergen Street

A Bergen Street name tablet with its white text on a blue background with a green boarder design.