Subway station · Brooklyn
Franklin Avenue–Medgar Evers College · Includes Botanic Garden
Not accessible
S Franklin Shuttle platforms
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Nov 14 - 15 and Nov 21 - 22, Sat and Sun, days and evenings
23 service operates on a modified schedule because 12 and 3 trains are sharing a track in Manhattan.
What's happening?
Structural maintenance
Posted Oct 16, 2026, 11:24 AM
Nov 7 - 8 and Nov 14 - 15, Sat and Sun, days and evenings
5 service operates on a modified schedule because 45 and 6 trains are sharing a track in Manhattan.
What's happening?
We're replacing tracks
Posted Oct 13, 2026, 9:11 AM
Nov 8 and Nov 15, Sun, 7:45 AM to 10:00 AM
2 operates on a modified schedule because trains are running on a single track at 3 Av-149 St.
What's happening?
Track maintenance
Posted Oct 13, 2026, 9:05 AM
Nov 2 - 6 and Nov 9 - 13, Mon to Fri, 9:30 PM to 5:00 AM
4 6 trains run local between the Bronx and Grand Central-42 St, the last stop.
3 trains replace 4 service in Brooklyn.
Travel alternatives:
For 33 St, 28 St, 23 St, 14 St-Union Sq, Astor Pl, Bleecker St, Spring St, Canal St, Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall, use nearby NQR stations.
For Fulton St, Wall St and Bowling Green, use nearby J or NR stations.
For service between Manhattan and Brooklyn, take the N or Q.
For service between Borough Hall and Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College, take the 2 or 3.
Take the 3 between Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College and New Lots Av.
Transfer stations:
Lexington Av/59 St 46N
Grand Central-42 St accessible | 46 and 7S to/from Times Sq-42 St
Times Sq-42 St accessible | 237SNQ
34 St-Herald Sq accessible | DFNQ
Fulton St accessible | 23J
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr accessible (D, N) | 23DNQ
Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College 23
What's happening?
Fastrack maintenance
accessible This service change affects one or more ADA accessible stations and these travel alternatives may not be fully accessible. Please contact 511 to plan your trip.
Posted Oct 13, 2026, 7:57 AM
Nov 2 - 6 and Nov 9 - 13, Mon to Fri, 9:30 PM to 5:00 AM
Schedule reminder: 3 runs to/from New Lots Av days and evenings.
What's happening?
3 provides alternate service in Brooklyn during planned work on the 4 line.
Posted Oct 13, 2026, 7:57 AM
Oct 18, Sunday, 7:45 AM to 10:00 AM
2 operates on a modified schedule because trains are running on a single track at 3 Av-149 St.
What's happening?
Track maintenance
Posted Oct 12, 2026, 7:40 AM
Alerts from MTA service alert feeds, shown as published (English). Data may not be real time.
No elevators or escalators are listed for this station in the MTA equipment feed.
Status from the MTA elevator & escalator feed, checked every 5 minutes. “No outage” means the unit is not listed as out of service; it does not guarantee it is working. All outages.
| Line & direction | Weekday | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| S Franklin Av | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| S Prospect Park | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| 2 Wakefield-241 St | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| 2 Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| 3 Harlem-148 St | 5:56 AM – 10:42 PM | 6:21 AM – 11:40 PM | 8:20 AM – 11:40 PM |
| 3 New Lots Av | 5:50 AM – 10:52 PM | 6:07 AM – 11:49 PM | 8:27 AM – 11:49 PM |
| 4 Woodlawn | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| 4 Crown Hts-Utica Av | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| 5 Eastchester-Dyre Av | 6:04 AM – 8:50 PM | No service | No service |
| 5 Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College | 6:10 AM – 8:51 PM | No service | No service |
From the published schedule (reference dates Oct 20, 2026, Oct 24, 2026, Oct 18, 2026). Late-night service may differ; overnight trips after midnight are shown as early-morning times.
5 entrances: 5 stairs.
Entrance locations: MTA Subway Entrances and Exits (data.ny.gov). Blue dots = stairs/escalators, green = elevators.
ADA status from MTA Subway Stations (data.ny.gov). Check elevator status above before you travel.
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