86th Street station (BMT Sea Beach Line)
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Address | 86th Street & West Seventh Street Brooklyn, NY 11223 | ||||||
Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||
Locale | Gravesend | ||||||
Division | B (BMT)[1] | ||||||
Line | BMT Sea Beach Line | ||||||
Services | N ![]() W ![]() | ||||||
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Structure | Open-cut | ||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
Tracks | 4 (2 in regular service) | ||||||
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Opened | June 22, 1915[2] | ||||||
Opposite- direction transfer | Yes | ||||||
Former/other names | Gravesend – 86th Street | ||||||
Traffic | |||||||
2023 | 557,808[3] ![]() | ||||||
Rank | 372 out of 423[3] | ||||||
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Next north | Template:NYCS next | ||||||
Next south | Template:NYCS next | ||||||
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86th Street is a local station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 86th Street and West Seventh Street in Gravesend, Brooklyn. This station is served by the N train at all times. This station serves as the southern terminal for a few W trains. The northbound platform is being renovated as of 2016[update], so northbound trains currently don't stop here.
Station layout
G | Station house | Entrances/Exits Station agent, MetroCard vending machines |
P Platform level |
Side platform, not in service | |
Northbound local | → No regular service (Avenue U) | |
Northbound express | ← ![]() | |
Southbound express | → No regular service | |
Southbound local | → ![]() | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right |
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The station has four tracks and two side platforms. The two center express tracks are not normally used, but both are available for rerouted trains. To the south of the station, the four tracks merge into two tracks and there is a connection to the Coney Island Complex. As of 2013[update], the Manhattan and Coney Island express tracks have been replaced with new track beds and new third rail protection boards.
History
The station opened on June 22, 1915, as part of an expanded Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company operation to Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue.[2] Between 2001 and 2005, the station was known as Gravesend – 86th Street when N trains originated/terminated here while the Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue terminal was reconstructed. Some destination signage continues to use this name.
This station, along with eight others along the Sea Beach Line, is scheduled for a rehabilitation starting in 2015.[5] The Manhattan-bound platform at this station was closed on January 18, 2016, with an expected reopening in spring 2017.[6]
References
- ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "Through Tube to Coney, 48 Minutes: First Train on Fourth Avenue Route Beats West End Line Eleven Minutes". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 22, 1915. Retrieved 29 June 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". New York: Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ^ "Two elevators coming to the N line during massive rehabilitation". October 4, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- ^ "N Line Sea Beach - 2016". web.mta.info. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- "9 Brooklyn N train stations to shut down for 14 months". am New York. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- Katinas, Paula (2014-12-18). "Commuter headache: MTA to renovate N train stations". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
External links
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- nycsubway.org – BMT Sea Beach Line: 86th Street
- Station Reporter — N Train
- The Subway Nut — 86th Street Pictures
- 86th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View