West Eighth Street – New York Aquarium (New York City Subway)

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West Eighth Street – New York Aquarium New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	West 8th Street near Surf Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11224
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Coney Island
Coordinates	40°34′34.24″N 73°58′32.88″W / 40.5761778°N 73.9758°W / 40.5761778; -73.9758Coordinates: 40°34′34.24″N 73°58′32.88″W / 40.5761778°N 73.9758°W / 40.5761778; -73.9758
Division	B (BMT/IND)
Line	BMT Brighton Line IND Culver Line
Services	F  (all times)      Q  (all times)
Connection	New York City Bus: B36, X29
Structure	Elevated
Levels	2
Platforms	4 side platforms (2 on each of 2 levels)
Tracks	4 (2 on each of 2 levels)
Other information
Opened	May 19, 1919
Traffic
Passengers (2008)	810,000[1][2] ▲ 4.79%
Rank	379 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Ocean Parkway (Brighton): Q  Neptune Avenue (Culver): F
Next south	Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue: F  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)

West 8th Street – New York Aquarium is a station on the BMT Brighton Line and the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway. The station is located over the private right-of-way of the defunct New York and Coney Island Railroad, north of Surf Avenue and running easterly from West 8th Street on the Coney Island peninsula in Brooklyn.

The station, originally identified as "Coney Island – West 8th Street," replaced Culver Depot, the surface terminus of the Brighton Beach and Culver Lines. The current station consists of a two-level elevated line, with two tracks and two side platforms on each level. The BMT Brighton Line occupies the upper level and the IND Culver Line occupies the lower level.

Brighton service began serving the station on May 19, 1919, with Brighton Local trains using the lower level and Brighton Express trains (when operated) using the upper level. On May 1, 1920, Culver trains began sharing the lower level with the Brighton Line. Level usage varied over the years with different Brighton services using the lower level at different times. In 1954 the track connection between the Brighton Line at Ocean Parkway and the lower level of West 8th Street station was severed, and Brighton and Culver trains have had exclusive use of their respective levels since.

Contents 1 Gallery 2 References 3 See also 4 External link

[edit] Gallery

Trackways from lower level of station to BMT Brighton Line

Manhattan-bound F train arriving, as seen from street

Street stair and pedestrian overpass to Aquarium

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Transportation to Coney Island

[edit] External link

• nycsubway.org — BMT Brighton Line: West 8th Street
• nycsubway.org — BMT Culver Line: West 8th Street
• Station Reporter — F Train
• Station Reporter — Q Train
• The Subway Nut — West 8th Street – New York Aquarium Pictures
• MTA's Arts For Transit — West 8th Street – New York Aquarium

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