Sheepshead Bay station

Sheepshead Bay  ​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Address	Sheepshead Bay Road & East 16th Street Brooklyn, NY 11235
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Sheepshead Bay
Coordinates	40.587168°N 73.953266°W / 40.587168; -73.953266
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Brighton Line
Services	B  (weekday rush hours, middays and early evenings) ​   Q  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B4, B36, B49
Structure	Embankment
Platforms	2 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	July 2, 1878 (1878-07-02) (BF&CI) August 23, 1907 (1907-08-23) (BRT)
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	2,821,135  12%
Rank	117 out of 423
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Kings Highway B  toward 145th Street Express Brighton Beach B  ​Q  southbound Neck Road Q  toward 96th Street Local
Former services Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Manhattan Beach Terminus Manhattan Beach Branch Race Track toward Manhattan Beach Junction
Location
Track layout to Kings Hwy to Neck Rd to Brighton Beach
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops weekdays during the day

The Sheepshead Bay station is an express station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. It is located in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of Brooklyn. It is served by the Q train at all times and by the B train on weekdays.

History

In April 1931, as part of project to extend the station platforms, a new entrance opened at Voohries Avenue.

It was renovated by New York City Transit’s in-house maintenance-of-way forces in 1997-1998.

In December 2008, a wooden pedestrian bridge was built above the express tracks that connected the two platforms near the north end of this station. This was for passengers wishing to transfer between directions during reconstruction of Avenue U and Neck Road. The bridge was removed in September 2010.

In 2019, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.

Station layout

P Platform level	Northbound local	← toward Template:Nycs (Neck Road)
	Island platform
	Northbound express	← weekdays toward Template:Nycs or Template:Nycs (Template:Nycs)
	Southbound express	← weekdays toward Template:Nycs (Terminus) →
	Island platform
	Southbound local	← toward Template:Nycs (Brighton Beach) →
G	Street Level	Entrances/exits, station house and agents, MetroCard machines

Station signage

This station, which is located on an embankment, has four tracks and two island platforms, and is an express station

The platforms curve to the west at the south end and were extended to the north on both sides. There is clear evidence of this extension by looking underneath the platforms. This station originally was a terminal stop as the extension to Brighton Beach was not built until 1917. Outside and to the east of the Voorhies Avenue side entrance, there is a pedestrian overpass running alongside the Manhattan-bound side of line, but it only crosses the Belt Parkway to the south side.

The 1998 artwork here is called Postcards from Sheepshead Bay by Deborah Goletz. Made of ceramic tile, it draws the faces and life on the "Bay" (as Brooklyn residents call it short for Sheepshead Bay). The three artwork designs are a diner, some people wearing 17th century clothing near a boat dock, and a fisherman. A closer examination of the tile band at the mezzanine level has seashells and Pisces fish. Outside the station is a mural in the style of a "Welcome to Sheepshead Bay" postcard. As a homage to similar boardwalk attractions, this mural features holes for people inside to stick their faces through, and have their picture taken from outside.

To Coney Island stair, mosaic

Exits

In addition to the aforementioned interactive mural, the full-time entrance at Sheepshead Bay Road and East 16th Street also has a bench facing fare control and two overhead heaters. This side has two stairs to each platform. There was a small arcade of stores starting on the side opposite of the station agent booth prior to the station's renovation, but it was rearranged and broken up into several stores.

The part-time entrance to Voorhies Avenue is at the very south end of the platforms and each has one staircase to the mezzanine. This side had a booth until 2010 that was open only during weekday mornings. It now has a regular bank of turnstiles that is only open weekdays and is HEET access other times.

Both mezzanines have BMT-style directional mosaics tablets that says "To Manhattan" and "To Coney Island."

Gallery

• South entrance, as seen from the street
• South entrance, past fare equipment
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  Station platform, looking southward
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  Station platforms for local and express trains
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  Station mosaic "Postcards from Sheepshead Bay"
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  Looking northward
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  South end of the station, during winter storms

In popular culture

The station was featured in the film version of Glengarry Glen Ross.

External links

• nycsubway.org – BMT Brighton Line: Sheepshead Bay
• Station Reporter — Q Train
• MTA's Arts For Transit — Sheepshead Bay (BMT Brighton Line)
• The Subway Nut — Sheepshead Bay Pictures
• Sheepshead Bay Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Voorhies Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View