Eighth Avenue station (BMT Sea Beach Line)
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![]() R46 N train arriving at the northbound platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Address | Eighth Avenue & 62nd Street Brooklyn, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Sunset Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°38′4.41″N 74°0′38.5″W / 40.6345583°N 74.010694°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | B (BMT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line | BMT Sea Beach Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | N ![]() W ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transit | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure | Open-cut / at-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 (2 in regular service) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | June 22, 1915[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite- direction transfer | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023 | 2,561,457[3] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 138 out of 423[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Eighth Avenue station is a local station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway. It is located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and 62nd Street. It is served by the N train at all times. During rush hours, several W trains also serve this station.
Eighth Avenue is the northernmost stop on the Sea Beach Line. West of this station, the tracks curve northward, enter a tunnel, and become the express tracks of the BMT Fourth Avenue Line.
The station serves the Sunset Park Chinatown, the oldest Chinatown in Brooklyn, which is centered around Eighth Avenue.[4]
History
[edit]This station opened on June 22, 1915.[2]
This station, along with eight others along the Sea Beach Line, was renovated from 2016 to 2019, which initially included installation of two ADA-accessible elevators (original plans were to construct two wheelchair ramps to each platform).[5] The Manhattan-bound platform was closed from January 18, 2016 to May 22, 2017 and a temporary platform was set up on the Coney Island express track for Manhattan-bound service.[6][7] The Coney Island-bound platform was closed from July 31, 2017[8][9] to July 1, 2019. During this time, southbound trains used the northbound express track and the temporary platform.[10]
A project to make the station ADA-accessible was originally expected to be completed in December 2018,[11] but was repeatedly delayed. An elevator to the northbound platform opened on November 4, 2019.[12] Another elevator to the southbound platform was planned to be opened in May 2020.[13] The southbound elevator was not completed, but funding had been committed to completing the elevator.[14] In December 2021, the MTA awarded a contract for the installation of elevators at eight stations, including the Eighth Avenue station's southbound platform.[15][16] The elevator to the southbound platform finally opened on July 20, 2023.[17]
Station layout
[edit]Ground | Street level | Station building, entrance/exit, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY vending machines![]() |
Platform level | Side platform | |
Northbound local | ← ![]() ← ![]() | |
Northbound express | No regular service | |
Southbound express | No regular service | |
Southbound local | ![]() ![]() | |
Side platform |
This open-cut station has four tracks and two side platforms, but the two center express tracks are not normally used. The Coney Island-bound track has been disconnected from the line and the Manhattan-bound track is signaled for trains in both directions. Both platforms have beige concrete fences in the lower half and green metal windscreens in the upper half. Brown canopies with green support columns and frames run along the entire length and the station signs are at the standard black name plate in white Helvetica lettering.
The LIRR Bay Ridge Branch crosses underneath and is visible from the north end of the station.
This is the northernmost station on the Sea Beach Line. North of here, the Coney Island-bound express track dead ends while the Manhattan-bound express track merges with the local tracks as the line curves north and enters the tunnel into the BMT Fourth Avenue Line.
Exits
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/8_Av_%28N%29_Station_Control_House_Reopening_-_48804000703.jpg/250px-8_Av_%28N%29_Station_Control_House_Reopening_-_48804000703.jpg)
The station has an entrance at the extreme east (railroad south) end, which is a beige street-level station house on the Eighth Avenue overpass at 62nd Street above the platforms and tracks. A single staircase from each platform goes up to a crossover, where a set of doors lead to the waiting area above the station house. A turnstile bank leads to the token booth and exit doors.[18]
The station also has an entrance at the extreme west (railroad north) end, with two staircases from each platform leading up to Seventh Avenue and 62nd Street. In the past, it was closed due to high crime and repurposed into a maintenance shop.[19] The staircases and overpass above the tracks remained intact, and the entrances were reopened in February 2019 as part of the reconstruction of this station.[20][21]: 129
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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 June 29, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "Live lobsters, longan fruit and a small-town feel: Sunset Park's Chinatown". Brooklyn Eagle. August 9, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- ^ "New York City Transit and Bus Committee Meeting" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 13, 2017. p. 150. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- ^ Romano, Denise (October 4, 2013). "Two elevators coming to the N line during massive rehabilitation". The Brooklyn Reporter. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
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- Harshbarger, Rebecca (January 14, 2016). "9 Brooklyn N train stations to shut down for 14 months". am New York. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- Katinas, Paula (December 18, 2014). "Commuter headache: MTA to renovate N train stations". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- ^ DeJesus, Jaime (May 17, 2017). "Manhattan-bound service to return to N stations on Sea Beach Line". The Brooklyn Reporter. Archived from the original on October 27, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ "Manhattan-Bound Service Returns to N Stations on Sea Beach Line". www.mta.info (Press release). New York City, NY: Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 17, 2017. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ "Planned Service Changes for: Monday, July 1, 2019". travel.mtanyct.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 1, 2019. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ "T6041318 ADA Accessibility at 8th Avenue Station on the Sea Beach Line". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ "MTA | Press Release | NYC Transit | MTA Opens New Elevator at 8 av for Northbound Access to Improve Accessibility in Southern Brooklyn". Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ "Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting November 2018" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. November 13, 2018. p. 92. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ "2021 Commitment & Completion Goals". MTA Construction and Development. February 18, 2021. p. 12. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Duggan, Kevin (December 12, 2021). "Advocates raise oversight concerns as MTA eyes more private subway elevator maintenance". amNewYork. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ "MTA announces historic investment in accessibility projects". Mass Transit Magazine. December 13, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ "MTA Announces Manhattan Dyckman St 1 Station and Brooklyn 8 Av N Station Fully Accessible With Opening of Elevators". MTA. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Sunset Park" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ^ "Reopening closed subway entrances using high entry/exit turnstiles" (PDF). Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA. November 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ Jaeger, Max (July 1, 2014). "Crowded Sunset Park subway station to get second exit". Brooklyn Daily. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
- ^ "Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting April 2017" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 24, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
External links
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- nycsubway.org – BMT Sea Beach Line: 8th Avenue
- Station Reporter — N train
- The Subway Nut — 8th Avenue Pictures
- Eighth Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Seventh Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Uptown & Temporary Platforms from Google Maps Street View