Substation 401
Substation #401, also called the "Essex Sub-station" is a historic New York City Subway electrical substation. This facility is located on the south side of Fulton Street, between Essex Street and Shepherd Avenue, in the Cypress Hills neighborhood of the borough of Brooklyn.
- Building
- …is also known as “Essex Sub-station”
- …is operated by the New York City Transit Authority
- …stands 25 feet (7.7 metres) tall
- Description: Electrical substation of the New York City Subway system in Brooklyn
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cleveland Street station and Norwood Avenue station.
Cleveland Street station
The Cleveland Street station is a skip-stop station… Cleveland Street station is situated 900 feet west of Substation 401.
Norwood Avenue station
The Norwood Avenue station is a skip-stop station… Norwood Avenue station is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Substation 401.
Shepherd Avenue station
The Shepherd Avenue station is a local station on the… Shepherd Avenue station is situated 2,300 feet south of Substation 401.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include City Line and Cypress Hills.
City Line
East New York is a residential neighborhood in the…
Cypress Hills
Neighborhood
East New York is a residential neighborhood in the…
Substation 401
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Latitude
40.68033° or 40° 40′ 49″ north
Longitude
-73.88263° or 73° 52′ 58″ west
Open location code
87G8M4J8+4W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=service
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Substation 401” goes by many names.
サブステーション401Japanese
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