"Tallest Station In The World" - Smith - Ninth Sts | NYC's Mystical Stations 

I didn't know that it didn't get escalators until the '70s. That's wild. I can't imagine walking up all of those steps.

@@MysticTransit Growing up there in the 60s, there was not much ADA awareness in general nor was there a sense of "extras". We just dealt with the stairs. It was part of the deal for entering or exiting the station. Back then money was tight, in general, as well. Most times we took the B75 to relatives in Park Slope. Other times the train. And if things were tight, we walked it. If my father wasn't working, it was a car ride. And back then it was all R1-R9 cars.

Thought Singapore's Gul Circle station is taller (33m/108')

Well stated ! Why are there 5 track spaces south of the station on the Truss Spans, but only 4 to the north ?? Aarre Peltomaa

@@musicforaarre There was a pocket track between the express tracks at this elevated station.

Yeah, they've done well with fixing up certain parts of the system (bar Chambers St).

@@MysticTransitI heard the MTA is finally going to do something about Chambers Street. Apparently the MTA is going to spend at least 100 Million Dollars to renovate both 190th Street and Chambers Street. It might be slightly more ambitious then the Renovation projects they have been doing.

@Kevin Crow Moreno I know that, but I thought there were other stations in other countries above sea level

@@transitimprover He was talking about "in the world"

Where the hell is the escalator bro I be walking from underground all the way up smh

@@flickarod8973 u get tired real quick going up them stairs right

Same.

Gun Hill Rd on the IRT White Plains Rd Line freaks me out coz that station is really high as well.

Also I think the 121st station on the j train is high also

Fulton Center has been on my list since the beginning of this series. The issue with that is the number of lines that pass through the station, it isn't just the (A/C/J/Z/2/3/4/5), but also the (1/E/R/W) & PATH. There's like 15 different stations in one there. That would be a huge project, same goes for some other transit hubs, like Grand Central, Times Square, and Atlantic Avenue.

Not West 9th-just 9th. There is a West 9th Street in Brooklyn, but it doesn’t intersect with Smith Street. :-)

I fully agree.

I've heard that you can even see it from Mars.

Also this is a nice video to learn about this station and how tall it is

Thanks!

@@MysticTransit No problem

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Lmao

Glad you enjoyed it!

I'll consider it in the future.

Agreed.

🤔 I'll see what I can do about the Old South Ferry Station (without trespassing). Not sure what I can do about the Inner Loop platforms tho.

fr. You would expect a station of this height to have one.

Lol

It is tall but no elevator in it

​@@MysticTransitThink that installing an elevator like I saw the mezzanines would bypass the ticket barriers and people would take advantage of it. Could you please do a part 2 of this named "More secrets about smith 9th sts" mentioning all these

It would take like 2 1/2 mins.

@@MysticTransit not too bad. They must have elevators too to get to the platforms

@@transittown7891 unfortunately they didn't have elevators, but yes there are escalators

@@m34tgaming16 gotcha

Yea the Gowanus

Thanks!

I'm glad you was able to learn from this video. I always love to teach the history of the system to my audience.

Thanks!

Then you should probably know that Coney Island will eventually be featured in this series! (Not the next video lol)

Coney Island while a good looking terminal, is underused, both by people and trains. There isn’t enough capacity to handle trains that many F trains turn at Kings Hwy, B trains don’t go to Coney Island because of capacity problems at the terminal.

No, surprisingly.

According to Mayor Adams, that was on the list prior to him leaving as borough president

@@christopherglover3829 I guess we'll see...

it would take up too much space and not be as extensive as it is now.

Sorry 2 hear that but it's the best of da rest.

@@shawnwhite2417 said nobody ever. The G-Line is the system’s worst!

@@mrg6424 I still love it.

It runs about 9 Trains Per Hour, or about every 7-8 mins.

@@MysticTransit that's not bad it felt like it was 15-20 min back then..but that was in the 90's...I agree with you having a daytime F train run express now shouldn't be an issue

@@MysticTransit Similar to the MBTA orange line

@@MysticTransit Please, please explain why any community would easily give up direct train service to Manhattan at 4 minutes between trains, and opt instead for a G-train that does not travel to Manhattan at all, and operates as you admit at 8-9 minutes between trains? What community any where actually chooses slower, less direct, and less frequent service? About half of the F-trains Brooklyn ridership exists from Bergen Street to Church Avenue, now why should the more populated section of the line get the less frequent service? Now go to any community board of a well to do area, and try to explain to them just why you want to give them less frequent, non-direct service. Good luck with that. You do remember how L-train riders almost lost their freaking minds concerning the repairing of the 14th Street Tunnel?

@@michaelsherrell6389 Just transfer at literally most G stops, it’s very easy to let G trains have more frequency.

I technically just did with this one.

@@MysticTransit there used to be an extention from court sqare to queens

Exactly, some people don't pay that much attention. Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. More to come in the future!

While I would love to see this become an Express station, and express service continue down the BMT Culver Line, it would be way too expensive to implement. I think just the simple reopening of Bergen St (LL) would allow us to run Express service properly. Also, I'm not really sure if the demand is there for express service on the BMT Culver Line. If you want a faster trip, the Sea Beach Line is relatively close by, and you can always take the train to Coney Island and take the West End, Sea Beach, or Brighton Lines.

R160a alstom propulsion

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Also a curiosity, I wonder how high Brightline's Miami central station is? I was on it the other day and it was 3 levels high from the street level.

You wonder why the riders complained? By your own statements you note that the local stations (half of the BrooklynF-train's ridership is between Bergen Street and Church Avenue, it has been way for decades) serving the most riders were served by the non-air-conditioned trains, while the fewer riders further down the line get the air-conditioned trains. The G train does not go to Manhattan where the great majority of the riders want to go. There riders would hold the doors on the F-trains so that folks could race down the stairs at Bergen Street delaying trains. The folks in Park Slope were not stupid, and did not like the bad subway service, so they enacted changes. And they had, and still have the wealth and political connections to make sure there needs are met. Some eager Transit Fans for decades have proposed and dreamed about F express trains, and foam at the thought of using every set of express tracks that exist. The tough part is trying to convince a community (a wealthy and politically connected also) that they should accept inferior transit service when they do not have to. Good luck with that.

@@michaelsherrell6389 So because they got the non-air conditioned trains (R1-9) stopping at their stations they complained? Sounds like jealousy to me. Why did they feel in the 1970's that they needed the air conditioned trains (R 40 Slant) that ran express from & to Coney Island when the people from Coney Island needed them more do to the longer ride than Park Slope residents who were only 7 local stops away from Manhattan? Because there were fewer riders past Church Ave? The non-air conditioned trains (R1-9) went to and from Coney Island or Kings Highway too as locals along with the expresses (R40 slant) to Church Ave. So it is not like they were the only ones dealing with the older rolling stock.

@@amazing50000 This is not that difficult. What would you as a large well to do community with money, power and influence want - a) old slow not frequent trains that are non air-conditioned that not take you where you want to (Central Manhattan) in the case of the G/GG trains or old slow trains not frequent F-trains of the R1-9 vintage, or B) the newer modern air-conditioned trains that that come every 4 minutes during the highest ridership periods in the high ridership areas. It was not that long ago that L-train riders lost their collective minds at the thought of a service shut-down to repair the 14th Street Tunnel, something that had been discussed for 1-3 years in community boards and forums before hand.

@@michaelsherrell6389 Listen, The people in Park Slope at the time were not the only ones with high ridership at the time OK. Other communities at the time with high ridership also had to deal with slow, non air conditioned trains, especially on the IRT lines. So once again, yes you are right, the Park Slope community did use their money, power and influence, which is why I said it was out of pure jealousy, because any official with sense at the time knows that you do not put the old slow non-air conditioned trains on a route (F Express) that is going a longer distance when there are newer trains that can run on that route. As far as frequency, that was the MTA fault at the time because like I said the F Local & F Express lines had their own sets of trains at the time.

I'm glad you do.

Thanks.

Gun Hill Road & 125th Street (on The 1 Line) are Very Tall too.

They are deep

Would you rather an elevator or a very steep escalator.

@@Maunico0809 Escalator, wouldn't have to wait.

The #1 train has to travel to the Bronx, which is at a much lower elevation, and the deep stations allow for that passage. The A train which does not travel to the Bronx for this readon was built closer to the street level. Notice that the neighborhood is called Washjngton Heights, and Inwood Heights, that is for a reason.