20th Avenue station (BMT West End Line)

Coordinates: 40°36′17″N 73°59′55″W / 40.6047°N 73.9985°W / 40.6047; -73.9985
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 20 Avenue
 "D" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Address20th Avenue & 86th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11214
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBensonhurst, Bath Beach
Coordinates40°36′17″N 73°59′55″W / 40.6047°N 73.9985°W / 40.6047; -73.9985
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT West End Line
Services   D all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B1
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedJuly 29, 1916 (107 years ago) (1916-07-29)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
20231,125,752[2] Increase 9%
Rank275 out of 423[2]
Station succession
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Location
20th Avenue station (BMT West End Line) is located in New York City Subway
20th Avenue station (BMT West End Line)
20th Avenue station (BMT West End Line) is located in New York City
20th Avenue station (BMT West End Line)
20th Avenue station (BMT West End Line) is located in New York
20th Avenue station (BMT West End Line)
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

20th Avenue is a local station on the BMT West End Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 20th Avenue and 86th Street in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. It is served by the D train at all times.

History

20th Avenue opened on July 29, 1916, as part of an extension of the BMT West End Line from 18th Avenue to 25th Avenue. The line was originally a surface excursion railway to Coney Island, called the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad, which was established in 1862, but did not reach Coney Island until 1864.[4] Under the Dual Contracts of 1913, an elevated line was built over New Utrecht Avenue, 86th Street and Stillwell Avenue, replacing the surface railway.[5]

The platforms were extended in the 1950s to accommodate the current standard B Division train length of 615 feet (187 m).

In 2012, the station was rehabilitated with funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.[6]

Station layout

Track layout
Legend
to 18 Av
to Bay Pkwy
Platform level Side platform
Northbound local ← "D" train toward Norwood–205th Street (18th Avenue}})
Peak-direction express → No regular service
Southbound local → "D" train toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (Bay Parkway}}) →
Side platform
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Ground Street level Entrance/exit
Southwestern stair

This elevated station has two side platforms and three tracks. The center express track is not normally used. The Coney Island-bound platform is slightly to the south of the Manhattan-bound platform, which accounts for the locations where the platforms were extended.

Both platforms have beige windscreens along their entire length and brown canopies with green frames and support columns in the center. The exposed section of the platforms have black, full-height lampposts at regular intervals. The station signs are in the standard black station name plate with white lettering.

Exits

This station has one elevated station house beneath the center of the platforms and tracks. Two staircases from each platform go down to a waiting area/crossunder, where a turnstile bank provides access to and from the station. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and four staircases going down to all corners of 20th Avenue and 86th Street.[7]

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. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Opening of the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad, The New York Times June 9, 1864 page 2
  5. ^ Senate, New York (State) Legislature (January 1, 1917). Documents of the Senate of the State of New York.
  6. ^ "MTA completes seven station rehabilitation projects along D Line". Railway Track & Structures. August 3, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  7. ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bensonhurst" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2016.

External links

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