55th Street station
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 New York City Subway station (rapid transit) | |||||||
 The 55th Street station in April 2015. | |||||||
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| Address | 55th Street & New Utrecht Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11219 | ||||||
| Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||
| Locale | Borough Park | ||||||
| Division | B (BMT)[1] | ||||||
| Line | BMT West End Line | ||||||
| Services | D  (all times) | ||||||
| Transit |  NYCT Bus: B16 | ||||||
| Structure | Elevated | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 3 (2 in regular service) | ||||||
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| Opened | June 24, 1916 | ||||||
| Opposite- direction transfer | Yes | ||||||
| Traffic | |||||||
| 2023 | 418,218[2]  2.8% | ||||||
| Rank | 399 out of 423[2] | ||||||
| Station succession | |||||||
| Next north | Template:NYCS next | ||||||
| Next south | Template:NYCS next | ||||||
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55th Street is a local station on the BMT West End Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 55th Street and 13th Avenue in Borough Park, Brooklyn. It is served by the D train at all times.
Station layout
| Platform level | Side platform | |
| Northbound local | ← toward Norwood–205th Street (50th Street}})
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| Peak-direction express | No regular service | |
| Southbound local | toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (62nd Street}}) →
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| Side platform | ||
| Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines | |
| Ground | Street level | Entrance/exit |
This elevated station, opened on June 24, 1916,[4][5] has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is not normally used. Both platforms have beige windscreens along the entire length and beige canopies with green frames and support columns in the center. The station signs are in the standard black plates in white lettering.
The station's only entrance/exit is an elevated station house beneath the tracks. It has three staircases from the streets, one on the northeast corner of 55th Street and New Utrecht Avenue and two to either southern corners. Inside the station house, there is a token booth, turnstiles and two staircases to each platform at the center. The waiting area inside fare control allows free transfer between directions.
The station house was renovated as part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's 2005-09 Capital Construction Program. Square windows were installed in the mezzanine and chain link fences separate the street stairs with the platform ones.
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 "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ^ "Realty Boom Is Predicted for Borough Park Section". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 24, 1916. Retrieved 16 September 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Parade, Pageant Mark Celebration: Borough Park Civic Bodies and School Children Join in Festivities: West End Line Opened: First Train From Manhattan Over New "L" Extension of Dual System to Sixty-Second Street". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 24, 1916. Retrieved 16 September 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- nycsubway.org – BMT West End Line: 55th Street
- Station Reporter — D Train
- The Subway Nut — 55th Street Pictures
- 55th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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