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25th Street station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)

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 25th Street
 "D" train"N" train"R" train"W" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Platform towards Bay Ridge
Station statistics
Address25th Street & Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11232
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleGreenwood Heights
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Fourth Avenue Line
Services   D late nights (late nights)
   N late nights, and limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction (late nights, and limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction)
   R all times (all times)
   W limited rush hour service only (limited rush hour service only)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B63 (on Fifth Avenue)
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
OpenedJune 22, 1915 (109 years ago) (1915-06-22)
Opposite-
direction
transfer
No
Traffic
2023822,024[2]Increase 8.4%
Rank328 out of 423[2]
Station succession
Next northTemplate:NYCS next
Next southTemplate:NYCS next
Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only

25th Street is a local station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 25th Street and Fourth Avenue in Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn, it is served by the R train at all times. During late nights, the D and N trains also stop here.

Station layout

Track layout
Ground Street level Exit/entrance
Platform level Side platform
Northbound local "R" train toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue (Whitehall Street–South Ferry late nights) (Prospect Avenue)
"D" train toward Norwood–205th Street late nights (Prospect Avenue)
"N" train toward Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard late nights (Prospect Avenue)
"W" train toward Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard (select weekday trips) (Prospect Avenue)
Northbound express "D" train"N" train do not stop here
Southbound express "D" train"N" train do not stop here →
Southbound local "R" train toward Bay Ridge–95th Street (36th Street)
"D" train "N" train toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue late nights (36th Street)
"W" train toward 86th Street (select weekday trips) (36th Street)
Side platform
Original mosaic tiles

This underground station, opened on June 22, 1915,[4][4] has four tracks and two side platforms. A black and white curtain wall separates them from the local tracks.

Each platform has a same-level fare control area in the center. As a result, there is no free transfer between directions. Each fare control area has a turnstile bank, token booth, and single street stair. The staircase on the Bay Ridge-bound platform goes up to the southwest corner of 25th Street and Fourth Avenue while the one on the Manhattan-bound side goes up to the southeast corner.

The platforms are column-less except for a section at the extreme north ends where they were extended from their original length to accommodate the current standard B Division train length of 600 feet. These columns are I-beams and are painted cream colored.

This station was overhauled in the late 1970s and most of the original platform name tablets and trim lines were replaced with cinderblock tiling. The tiles are all white except for where the station's name and directional signs are. Here, they are colored orange. The trim line is still visible in the fare control areas behind the token booth and MetroCard Vending Machines. It is in the standard BMT format with "25" number tablets in it at regular intervals.

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 "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". New York: Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  4. ^ 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.