Borough Hall (IRT Joralemon Street Tunnel station)
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Brooklyn
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Template:NYCS station rowJanuary 9, 1908
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Borough Hall was the first underground subway station in Brooklyn, opened in 1908 as the the terminal for the extension of the Template:IRT subway into Brooklyn. Located at Court Street and Joralemon Street, it provided easy access to the Template:BRT elevated Fulton Street Line and Myrtle Avenue Line although a separate fare had to be paid.
The station consists of two platforms, one on each side of the two-track line, and offset by about 1/3 of their length. Only the northbound one is handicapped accessible, as is the connection to the two platforms on the Clark Street Tunnel (to Manhattan's west side).
In the southeast corner of the mezzanine, a plaque commemorating the subway's arrival in Brooklyn is visible. The platform and mezzanine walls feature an intricate intertwined "BH" mosaic. Also in the mezzanine is a remnant of New York's past - a bank teller window that used to be served by a local bank.
External links
- NYCsubway.org - Brooklyn IRT: Borough Hall (http://nycsubway.org/irt/brookirt/irt-brooklyn-boroughhall-e.html) (text used with permission)
- Brooklyn IRT Contract 2 map (http://nycsubway.org/irt/brookirt/irt-brooklyn-map1.html) (includes current and former track configurations, and provisions for future connections)