Sheepshead Bay station

Sheepshead Bay  ​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Borough	Brooklyn
Division
Line	BMT Brighton Line
Services	B  (weekday rush hours, middays and early evenings) ​   Q  (all times)
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	2,821,135  12%
Rank	117 out of 423
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 during the day Stops weekends during the day Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Sheepshead Bay is an express station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. It is located Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of Brooklyn.

This station was renovated by New York City Transit’s in-house MOW forces in 1997-98. The full time entrance at Sheepshead Bay Road and East 16th Street has a "Welcome to Sheepshead Bay" sign next to the doors along with two circular windows that allow you to peek from the outside and see the mezzanine and vice-versa. A bench sits facing fare control here and has two overhead heaters that provide comfort during the winter months. This side has two stairs to each platform. Prior to the renovation, there was a small passageway behind the booth area that led to a restaurant and small arcade of stores. It is now sealed.

The part time entrance is at Voorhies Avenue at the very south end of the platforms and each has one staircase to the mezzanine. This side has a booth that is open only during weekday mornings and is HEET access other times. Both mezzanines have BMT fax style directional mosaics tablets that says "To Manhattan" and "To Coney Island."

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.

In December 2008, a wooden pedestrian bridge was built above the express tracks that connect the two platforms near the north end of this station. This is for passengers wishing to travel to and from Avenue U and Neck Road as all Stillwell Avenue-bound Q trains will bypass both stations until September 2009.

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.

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

Bus connections

• B4 to Bensonhurst and Bay Ridge via Neptune Avenue
• B36 east via Avenue Z and Nostrand Avenue, terminating at Avenue U and Nostrand; west to Coney Island and Seagate
• B49 south to Manhattan Beach; north via Ocean Avenue

External links

• nycsubway.org – BMT Brighton Line: Sheepshead Bay
• Station Reporter — Q Train