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86th Street station (BMT Sea Beach Line)

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 86th Street
 "N" train​"W" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
South end
Station statistics
Address86th Street & West Seventh Street
Brooklyn, NY 11223
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleGravesend
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Sea Beach Line
Services   N all times (all times)
​   W selected rush-hour trips (selected rush-hour trips)
TransitBus transport New York City Bus: B1, B4
StructureOpen-cut
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedJune 22, 1915 (109 years ago) (1915-06-22)[2]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Former/other namesGravesend – 86th Street
Traffic
2023557,808[3] Increase 5%
Rank372 out of 423[3]
Station succession
Next northTemplate:NYCS next
Next southTemplate:NYCS next
Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

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, 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 ← "N" train does not stop here
Southbound express → No regular service
Southbound local → "N" train toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (Terminus) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
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Track layout
Legend
to Av U
to CI Yard
to Stillwell Av
Southbound platform

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, 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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". New York: Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  5. ^ "Two elevators coming to the N line during massive rehabilitation". October 4, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  6. ^ "N Line Sea Beach - 2016". web.mta.info. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
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