The Bergen Street express station is infrastructure built along with Jay Street -MetroTech , Hoyt Schermerhorn and Court Street stations for the Staten Island connection tube via Fort Hamilton Parkway that unfortunately wasn’t built because of the Great Depression and Second World War ! This project was part of the IND second system along with the South 4th street Brooklyn mammoth station that also was part of the second system !
@Mr.DeStylez Honestly, I think the iusse with thar is that f express service is extremely limited, do there just isn't gonna be much of a benefit to rebuilding these platforms.... It would kinda be like building a third track at Broad Channel. Would help, but not by much.
I remember way back in the 80's when i was kid the lower level was used during rush hours as a express stop during peak service. The lower level was also used during service disruptions when a GG trains or a F was stuck or delayed upstairs, the booth clerk had to open up the locked gates with his keys and guide passengers downstairs. I remember the dim lighting from the incandescent light bulbs, the smell & the huge water leak issues it had. During the 90's station re-hab, the gates were removed and replaced with stainless steel doors, the later generations will never know how the subways & service was back then.
Lmaooo, no way you were walking on the 3rd rail protection cover. Those things aren’t as strong as you think (that’s why track workers NEVER do that) Be careful. Would be a shame if the cover broke, and you fell onto the 3rd rail.
It's not so bad. A bit of power washing, a lick of paint, plug the water leak, resurface the stairs and platforms, install a couple elevators, and Bergen St could become quite a useful little transfer hub.
Bergen Street is mentioned by Tim Robbin's character in Jacob's Ladder (1990) in the beginning, on the train. Big time vibes of that film in these type NYC videos, very creepy, well done.
man i gotta say when i hear the rumbleing of the train coming towards you its almost like im scared that a train might come towards you and something bad might happend but im glad no trains was using those track at the time u where filming the video
I'm surprised that much of it is still lit, the signal system seems to be functioning and the rails are shiny, as if they've been used recently. Although not available to the public, it appears that it's not as abandoned as one might think.
@soullessprincess6473 yep, 2 express trains run along the express tracks during the morning peak hours. Other than that, those express trains bypass the lower level anyways!
Years ago my job required me to get to a terminal in the lower level. They took me through the doors you exited to the upper level and I went down to the platform and crossed the tracks to the opposite side where I found the terminal. I think there were MTA workers down there too. It’s strange being on the tracks when trains are passing the switch going to the upper level.
Wow you where close to that 3rd rail at times, touching the live bar on it would kill you in an instant . If I’m right the 3rd rails in the nyc subway are also top powered so it’s even more dangerous.
@@mzlindauer8503 I know , just saying what I saw in the video. Several times the person walked a good distance on it. All it takes is one loose screw. Like you said, it’s there to cover the third rail from potential mistakes, not made for full body weight.
You're brave walking through there as it looks like the track is still used as the rail head is shinny probably still energised too via a 3rd rail guessing something like 650 Volts DC?
@@Redisia the line is active, but there are only trains passing this station during rush hour. Outside rush hour, perhaps only one or few maintenance trains if any
@@Ianchia860 Thanks for the explanation, seeing that video made me really worried about the possibility of a random car rushing up. :D (obviously knowing it wouldn't since the video is online)
could not tell it was abandoned till you told me i also remember it being used as an express ston on f line lived right by f train on ditmas ave stop ps does anyone remember what year that the d line was changed to the f line late 60s?
Cause the area he's in has been sealed off from the regular access points of the station. They had to walk in at a sepreate area to gain access to this now closed section of the subway.
Dude, don't you know you are standing on the third rail that is high voltage??! There may be a guard on it, but it is still a dumb idea to stand on it.
@soundshaper, the difference between this video and a roller coaster is that this video has a pause button for when you start feeling queazy. Sorry to hear you’re not feeling well. Bring a barf bag next time.
The funny thing is.... We have all this track and abandoned stations, but if they try to finish the 2nd Ave. line, it would cost about a billion dollsrs!!!
check out 57th st...N/R/W trian southbound...go to back of platform and jump down to track...30 feet bear left theres an abondoned track...where is goes to i don't know...
In case of a attack on NYC, AKA nuclear? This would be used as a fall out shelter. In which would be led dwn into. On occasion workers would access this place to check integrity. Boston has a plan place as well.
The reason they don't use this station is because there was a fire here years ago which destroyed some of the switches and other equipment. They could use it to store trains off-hours. Hopefully that third rail is not live!!
They must planning on fixing it up for new subway line. Something is about to run on the Abandoned line I'm telling. They definitely need new iRT lines anyway.
Yes definitely the tracks are still in use. You can tell by just looking at them and also the signals and lighting is on. So will the DC rail for power. Taking a chance bky.
@@princevinny0073 I don't know if you were just expressing a little sarcastic humor or if you were asking a sincere question. But the third rail provides electric current necessary to operate all the subway trains on the New York Transit system. That rail carries 600 volts, DC current, and it can be deadly if a person comes in contact with it.
@@chicago-l9125 yeah but witch one is the 3rd rail is it the one with the metal shelding covering it ??? or do u acutualy have to count 1 2 3 and oh the 3rd one is it ??? or is it the middel one ??? or is it the first one to the right ???
@@arielgonzalez5296 That service does not count. There are only 4 trains per weekday, it might as well not exist. I want the F to serve there permanently just like how it did before they abandoned the burned platform, so that we can get rid of the reverse branch.
El metro en en ciudades y eso lo ace inuit Para que mover gente de ciudad .. para ir a oficinas a que ? Transportar gente de ciudad sirbe ? Segundo necesita electricidad y de donde ? Tercero trabajadores !! Quienes ? Mantenimiento y piezas de paises que ya ni las fabrican ni las comercian !! Tiene futuro el metro ?
The Bergen Street express station is infrastructure built along with Jay Street -MetroTech , Hoyt Schermerhorn and Court Street stations for the Staten Island connection tube via Fort Hamilton Parkway that unfortunately wasn’t built because of the Great Depression and Second World War ! This project was part of the IND second system along with the South 4th street Brooklyn mammoth station that also was part of the second system !
@Mr.DeStylez Honestly, I think the iusse with thar is that f express service is extremely limited, do there just isn't gonna be much of a benefit to rebuilding these platforms....
It would kinda be like building a third track at Broad Channel. Would help, but not by much.
@Mr.DeStylez According to the MTA it would cost over 75 million dollars to restore the lower level of the Bergen Street subway station..
They use this tunnel for the F Express now right
I remember way back in the 80's when i was kid the lower level was used during rush hours as a express stop during peak service. The lower level was also used during service disruptions when a GG trains or a F was stuck or delayed upstairs, the booth clerk had to open up the locked gates with his keys and guide passengers downstairs. I remember the dim lighting from the incandescent light bulbs, the smell & the huge water leak issues it had. During the 90's station re-hab, the gates were removed and replaced with stainless steel doors, the later generations will never know how the subways & service was back then.
"later generations will never know how the subways & service was back then."
well, its a good thing i was alive back then!
With each passing year fewer of us are left to tell the later generations those stories of subways before LED bulbs and computers running the system.
I loved hearing the trains roll by in the distance. This was such a fascinating video. Subscribed.
Lmaooo, no way you were walking on the 3rd rail protection cover. Those things aren’t as strong as you think (that’s why track workers NEVER do that) Be careful. Would be a shame if the cover broke, and you fell onto the 3rd rail.
Some are still wood too
@@Shadowdreamcast Right! Those are even worse. Some are rotting wood.
You might say it would be a shocking experience.
Sorry but those tracks are not abandoned but they use the tracks for other services
@@ThePandaPhotographer I doubt so
It's not so bad. A bit of power washing, a lick of paint, plug the water leak, resurface the stairs and platforms, install a couple elevators, and Bergen St could become quite a useful little transfer hub.
Yes
Yeah, but it would only be useful if the MTA added actual F express service. Not just a lousy 2 rush hour trains a day in each direction.
Great video.
I find it very interesting and cool to explore abandoned places. It’s fascinating. I hope to actually experience it someday.
Bergen Street is mentioned by Tim Robbin's character in Jacob's Ladder (1990) in the beginning, on the train. Big time vibes of that film in these type NYC videos, very creepy, well done.
Oh Snap!! Did you know you could just walk through that door like that? Wow!
@landocalrisian2014
That was HILARIOUS when he opened the door and probably startled the guy that was standing there on the active platform!
@@watershed44 Exactly!!
@@landocalrisian2014 🤣🙃👻
You did this so smooth and by yourself. That took some bravery.
man i gotta say when i hear the rumbleing of the train coming towards you its almost like im scared that a train might come towards you and something bad might happend but im glad no trains was using those track at the time u where filming the video
I'm surprised that much of it is still lit, the signal system seems to be functioning and the rails are shiny, as if they've been used recently. Although not available to the public, it appears that it's not as abandoned as one might think.
I think trains still use the rails just not the station
@soullessprincess6473 yep, 2 express trains run along the express tracks during the morning peak hours. Other than that, those express trains bypass the lower level anyways!
Some of the sequences here remind me of Jacob Singer and those trembling lightbulbs as a train is approaching, in "Jacob's Ladder."
Great work, always good to watch these
My God, I remember this growing up in Brooklyn when going to see family in Red Hook!!!
when i saw those train lights at 7:40 i was literally yelling run at my computer until i realized it wasnt coming toward you😂
😂😂
Please do not do this during the moring of evening as trains use the lower level to bypass bergen street
Back in the 70s We had one on linden blvd and could access the station from underneath, it had full electricity
TOTALLY AWSOME. I wanna check that that lower level station one day.
Glad you were smart enough to take the quick way out
Years ago my job required me to get to a terminal in the lower level. They took me through the doors you exited to the upper level and I went down to the platform and crossed the tracks to the opposite side where I found the terminal. I think there were MTA workers down there too. It’s strange being on the tracks when trains are passing the switch going to the upper level.
Wow you where close to that 3rd rail at times, touching the live bar on it would kill you in an instant . If I’m right the 3rd rails in the nyc subway are also top powered so it’s even more dangerous.
It looks like it has a protective cover, but still dangerous. If you're very careful, you can avoid hitting it.
@@mzlindauer8503 those things are fragile. One of the stupidest things you could possibly do is walk on it.
@@TEMPLE7D I didn't told anybody to walk on it😅. They are only protective and so help prventing damage if you hit it accidentally .
@@mzlindauer8503 I know , just saying what I saw in the video. Several times the person walked a good distance on it. All it takes is one loose screw.
Like you said, it’s there to cover the third rail from potential mistakes, not made for full body weight.
Perhaps being abandoned the 3rd rail is not active (turned off)
gunning for that darwin award voluntarily walking right next to and on the third rail while recording 🧐🤣
All the effort that was put to built that stationi and look now! Waoooo
Nice sound effects ❤
Best place for horror movies 😂
The MTA looks to still be running some trains through there as the rail are shiny
Money train
That exit at the end was sweet 👌
I kept waiting to see Splinter, Michelangelo, Rafael, Leonardo, and Donatello walking beside him.
LMAOOOOO 😀
These tracks are still active. Last year, I rode an "F" train that skipped Bergen and Carroll Streets.
only during rush hours though
There are monsters living in those tunnels. You are very lucky you didn't get eaten by one of them.
🧢🧢🧢
The only monster no man would dare explore is the section between ya mama's thighs
You're brave walking through there as it looks like the track is still used as the rail head is shinny probably still energised too via a 3rd rail guessing something like 650 Volts DC?
600-625 V DC actually.
Love how he explored the whole station and not just one part of it 💪
Yessir mh
@@trend-setterNYC Not from the US... question is that an active line? What are the odds of coming by someone or a subway car down there?
@@Redisia the line is active, but there are only trains passing this station during rush hour. Outside rush hour, perhaps only one or few maintenance trains if any
@@Ianchia860 Thanks for the explanation, seeing that video made me really worried about the possibility of a random car rushing up. :D (obviously knowing it wouldn't since the video is online)
@@Redisia well, NYC subway is notorious for its loudness, but still would be dangerous in case a train comes
This is why we get "delays" because of "unauthorized person on the tracks". 🤣 I hope you did this at night. Thanks for the tour.
Did this during rush hour lol
Shut up
could not tell it was abandoned till you told me i also remember it being used as an express ston on f line lived right by f train on ditmas ave stop ps does anyone remember what year that the d line was changed to the f line late 60s?
So casual ...just walk through the door. boss !!!
Thanks for the video . I see some fixing needs to be done ..
You bet
The Subway is massive!
The fact the there’s 2 levels underground jessshh
How's this bloke able to just march through what seem to be active track areas without Homeland Security popping up like Ninja Turtles?
Cause the area he's in has been sealed off from the regular access points of the station. They had to walk in at a sepreate area to gain access to this now closed section of the subway.
awesome
Dude, don't you know you are standing on the third rail that is high voltage??! There may be a guard on it, but it is still a dumb idea to stand on it.
How long has that train line been closed??? During your whole walk no trains went by so it has to be a termination of that train service.
Are you walkin on the 3rd rail ?
OMG 😳😳😳 that's Bergen street here in Brooklyn I'm few blocks from that street since how long this been 😳😳😳 and I had no idea of this ohh God
9:41 yo what was I the only one who heard the creepy laughing, was that from the floor above??
It is a echo from the announcement from the station above
@@baseballfan-bi8fenah it’s something more, listen again, it plays moments before that announcement starts and it’s eerie as crap
@@Lona_444 it is a train I believe
Smooth exit
Cool explore, but how about finding a stabilizer for the cam, huh? I'm getting motion sick watching this thing.
Tbh idc abt your needs lol
@soundshaper, the difference between this video and a roller coaster is that this video has a pause button for when you start feeling queazy. Sorry to hear you’re not feeling well. Bring a barf bag next time.
The funny thing is.... We have all this track and abandoned stations, but if they try to finish the 2nd Ave. line, it would cost about a billion dollsrs!!!
Wwwwiiiinnnnstooooonnnnn . . .
You got a insta where you post pics of the places?
Click here to skip -> 8:01
1 Train.EXE is scary!
check out 57th st...N/R/W trian southbound...go to back of platform and jump down to track...30 feet bear left theres an abondoned track...where is goes to i don't know...
This Grand Theft Auto game is wicked real!
It seems all of those trains are run by crickets!
Walking between the third rail and the running rail is a very, very bad idea...
It's ok I don't think there was power to it
Jacobs Ladder was filmed at this station.
Already the noise from the trains above would keep me away from ging there.
Not me
It's creepy down there.
I feel like in horror game 😂🤣
Wow creepy 👍
In case of a attack on NYC, AKA nuclear? This would be used as a fall out shelter. In which would be led dwn into. On occasion workers would access this place to check integrity. Boston has a plan place as well.
Now they talking about fixing up some of the old close stations and reopen them back up
Oh hell naw!!! Anxiety at 10000000
i wonder how old the bart graffiti is...
Be like "Third rail? What's that?"
Are you dumb
The reason they don't use this station is because there was a fire here years ago which destroyed some of the switches and other equipment. They could use it to store trains off-hours. Hopefully that third rail is not live!!
That did happen but their are more reasons as well.
@@pedroaquino1808like what? Phenomenon?
I wonder what the purpose of keeping the lights on is?
They must planning on fixing it up for new subway line. Something is about to run on the Abandoned line I'm telling. They definitely need new iRT lines anyway.
@@leecornwell5632 the tracks are still in use for culver express trains between jay street metrotech and Church avenue
Yes definitely the tracks are still in use. You can tell by just looking at them and also the signals and lighting is on. So will the DC rail for power. Taking a chance bky.
Trip
Fall
Zap
Dead
That's why you leave this shit to the pros!
Luckly that me lol
It looks like it would smell like piss down there 😂
Trains run through there for sure.
Money train
What train used to stop there?
F train Express during rush hours that its using.
Walking a little close to the 3rd rail aren't you?
who knows what the 3rd rail is anyways
@@princevinny0073 I don't know if you were just expressing a little sarcastic humor or if you were asking a sincere question. But the third rail provides electric current necessary to operate all the subway trains on the New York Transit system. That rail carries 600 volts, DC current, and it can be deadly if a person comes in contact with it.
@@chicago-l9125 yeah but witch one is the 3rd rail is it the one with the metal shelding covering it ???
or do u acutualy have to count 1 2 3 and oh the 3rd one is it ???
or is it the middel one ??? or is it the first one to the right ???
Im sure he was walking right ontop of it
@@princevinny0073 6:06 from left to right
1, 2 , 3rd rail, it normally out the the two running rails on dome system it can be mounted between them
Spooky
I wish that the F train can still serve there.
It is indeed during rush hour that will run express.
@@arielgonzalez5296 That service does not count. There are only 4 trains per weekday, it might as well not exist. I want the F to serve there permanently just like how it did before they abandoned the burned platform, so that we can get rid of the reverse branch.
Yes,there is monsters living there I seen 2 when I went there.
Could you Elaborate please?
RIP Sly & Drip
9:58 r160 is close
Why are the lights on if they abandoned, who pays for that!?!
The station and tunnel are still use for rush hour trains
Did you find Lex Luthors hideout?
That sure was a long station !?
the way it supposed to be.
Really no excuse for allowing the loose garbage to pile up in these unused areas...or any area in the system. Symtom of bad management.
El metro en en ciudades y eso lo ace inuit
Para que mover gente de ciudad .. para ir a oficinas a que ?
Transportar gente de ciudad sirbe ?
Segundo necesita electricidad y de donde ?
Tercero trabajadores !! Quienes ?
Mantenimiento y piezas de paises que ya ni las fabrican ni las comercian !!
Tiene futuro el metro ?
Looks like a 5 car station from the 1920s?
5 car? try 10 cars.
What line and in between what stations
The IND Culver lower level (F) and (G) trains.
So no trains run on that stretch of track now?
only during rush hours for express trains on the F
Which it would be goid
Did ya see all the blood splattered all over the wall with two hands on the rails??
Where's the train going thru?
This line has two levels: an active upper level and a much less active lower level (which is where they are). Trains are rumbling on the upper level.
Watch out for C.H.U.D.s down there.
What do the blue 🔵 lights mean ?
Indicate the location of third rail power shut offs
Were they at ?
🤷♂️
Becarful, don't get hit by a Marta train
this aint atlanta, buddy.
They don't lock those doors??
They do
You really walking in there like that?
Yes
Why does that stairwell look like a dumbster? There's so much trash laying on the floor.
Shit idk Maybe because it's Abandoned shitface
Big giant walking rats or just old fashioned neglect from nasty construction workers who use it as a dumpster.
I heard a few screeches when you were in that stairwell. Were those rats?
Cool! But what a waste of space now. Too bad.
Ok you still commented tho
@@trend-setterNYC Your reply doesn't make sense to my comment.
@Lando CalrisiaN your life doesn't make sence for this world
@@trend-setterNYC you're getting worked up over nothing. what are you even mad about?
@LL lol no one's getting worked up brother
solo?
?
Rip the doors being open
Lol
I think they'll keep it as an emergency exit
Was that a huge rat or are you just happy to see me?
where are the homeless? and The crazy druggies?