Bay Ridge Avenue (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)

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Bay Ridge Avenue New York City Subway rapid transit station
Exit-only stair at 68th Street
Station statistics
Address	Bay Ridge Avenue & 4th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11220
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bay Ridge
Coordinates	40°38′1.24″N 74°1′25.87″W / 40.6336778°N 74.0238528°W / 40.6336778; -74.0238528Coordinates: 40°38′1.24″N 74°1′25.87″W / 40.6336778°N 74.0238528°W / 40.6336778; -74.0238528
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Fourth Avenue Line
Services	R  (all times)
Connection	New York City Bus: B1, B9
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	September 13, 1915
Traffic
Passengers (2008)	2.549 million[1][2] ▲ 4.53%
Rank	178 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	59th Street: R
Next south	77th Street: R
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Bay Ridge Avenue is a station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Bay Ridge Avenue and 4th Avenue in Brooklyn. The station serves the northern part of the Bay Ridge neighborhood, with a part-time exit from the southbound platform at 68th Street.

This station was overhauled in the late 1970s. MTA did fix the station's structure and the overall appearance. It replaces the original wall tiles, old signs, and incandescent lighting to the 70's modern look wall tiles, signs and fluorescent lights. It also has fixed staircases and platform edges. The station was struck by a tornado during the early morning hours of August 8, 2007.

North of this station the subway is carried in the lower deck of a bridge (4th Avenue) over the LIRR Bay Ridge branch cut, and here it can be seen that the bridge has four trackways of which only the western two are used. The tunnel leading up to each side of the bridge was built only for the existing two tracks.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• nycsubway.org — BMT 4th Avenue Line: Bay Ridge Avenue
• Station Reporter — R Train
• The Subway Nut — Bay Ridge Avenue Pictures

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