Eighth Avenue (BMT Sea Beach Line)

For other uses, see Eighth Avenue (New York City Subway).

Eighth Avenue New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Eighth Avenue & 62nd Street Brooklyn, NY 11220
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Sunset Park
Coordinates	40°38′4.41″N 74°0′38.50″W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Sea Beach Line
Services	N  (all times)
Connection	New York City Bus: B70
Structure	Open-cut
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	June 22, 1915 (June 22, 1915)
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	3,475,890  2.7%
Rank	130 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	59th Street: N
Next south	Fort Hamilton Parkway: N
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)

Eighth Avenue is a local station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway, located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and 62nd Street. It is served by the N train at all times.

This open cut station, opened on June 22, 1915, has two side platforms and four tracks. The two center express tracks are not normally used. The Coney Island-bound track has been disconnected from the line and the Manhattan-bound track is signaled for trains in both directions. Both platforms have beige concrete fences in the lower half and green metal windscreens in the upper half. Brown canopies with green support columns and frames run along the entire length and the station signs are at the standard black name plate in white lettering.

This station has one entrance/exit at the extreme south end, which is a beige street-level station house on the Eighth Avenue overpass at 62nd Street above the platforms and tracks. A single staircase from each platform go up to a crossover, where a set of doors lead to the waiting area above the station house. A turnstile bank leads to the token booth and exit doors.

The station had another entrance/exit at the north end that led to Seventh Avenue. The two staircases from each platform and overpass above the tracks remain intact.

The LIRR Bay Ridge Branch crosses underneath and is visible from the north end of the station. This location was called "The Crossing" in the last years of the Bay Ridge line.

This is the northernmost station on the Sea Beach Line. North of here, the Coney Island-bound express track dead ends while the Manhattan-bound express track merges with the local tracks as the line curves north and enters the tunnel into the BMT Fourth Avenue Line. As of June 2011, the express tracks are currently being replaced and the station is scheduled to be rehabilitated in 2012.

External links

• nycsubway.org — BMT Sea Beach Line: 8th Avenue
• Station Reporter — N train
• The Subway Nut — 8th Avenue Pictures
• 8 Av entrance from Google Maps Street View

Station house