Brighton Beach (BMT Brighton Line)

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Brighton Beach New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Brighton 6th Street & Brighton Beach Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11235
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Brighton Beach
Coordinates	40°34′39″N 73°57′42″W / 40.577598°N 73.961565°W / 40.577598; -73.961565Coordinates: 40°34′39″N 73°57′42″W / 40.577598°N 73.961565°W / 40.577598; -73.961565
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Brighton Line
Services	B  (weekdays until 11 p.m.)      Q  (all times)
Connection	New York City Bus: B1, B68
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	original station: July 2, 1878 current station: 1917
Traffic
Passengers (2008)	4.125 million[1][2] ▲ 5.91%
Rank	110 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Sheepshead Bay: B  Q
Next south	Ocean Parkway: Q
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)

Brighton Beach is an express station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. It is located over Brighton Beach Avenue at Brighton 6th Street in the community of Brighton Beach on Coney Island in Brooklyn.

Brighton Beach station is the terminal of the B service (Brighton Beach–6th Avenue Express) weekdays, and a way station for the Q service (Brighton Beach Local–Broadway Express) at all times.

Contents 1 Stairs and Exits 2 Stretch to the next station 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Stairs and Exits

The station has 2 exits, each of which has 4 sets of stairs.

• The northern (main) exit stairs are located between Brighton 7th street and Coney Island Avenue. There is an escalator in place of one of the stairs on the northern side of Brighton Beach Avenue at Coney Island Avenue.
• The southern exit is located between Brighton 5th and 6th streets.

[edit] Stretch to the next station

Between this station and Ocean Parkway, the line becomes six tracks. The local and express tracks split into an extra storage track in between them in both directions. These tracks are commonly used for storing B trains at times when they don't operate, and end at a bumper next to the Ocean Parkway platform.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• nycsubway.org — BMT Brighton Line: Brighton Beach
• Station Reporter — B Train
• Station Reporter — Q Train
• MTA's Arts For Transit — Brighton Beach
• The Subway Nut — Brighton Beach Pictures