53rd Street (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
53rd Street  | |||||||||
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| New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||||
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Northbound train departing the platform | |||||||||
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| Address |
53rd Street & Fourth Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11220 | ||||||||
| Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||
| Locale | Sunset Park | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°38′37″N 74°0′55.86″W / 40.64361°N 74.0155167°WCoordinates: 40°38′37″N 74°0′55.86″W / 40.64361°N 74.0155167°W | ||||||||
| Division | B (BMT) | ||||||||
| Line | BMT Fourth Avenue Line | ||||||||
| Services |
N  (late nights) R  (all except northbound late nights) | ||||||||
| Transit connections |
 New York City Bus: B11, B63 (on Fifth Avenue) | ||||||||
| Structure | Underground | ||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||
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| Opened | June 22, 1915[1] | ||||||||
| Other entrances/ exits | Fourth Avenue and 53rd Street, Fourth Avenue and 52nd Street (Exit Only) | ||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||
| Passengers (2015) |
2,374,338[2]  1.3% | ||||||||
| Rank | 208 out of 422 | ||||||||
| Station succession | |||||||||
| Next north |
45th Street: N R | ||||||||
| Next south |
59th Street: N R | ||||||||
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53rd Street is a local station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at 53rd Street and Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, it is served by the R train at all times except late nights northbound and the N train during late nights only.
Station layout
| G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
| M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent |
| P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Northbound local | ← toward Forest Hills – 71st Avenue (45th Street) ← toward Ditmars Boulevard late nights (45th Street) | |
| Northbound express | ← ( late nights) does not stop here | |
| Southbound express | → does not stop here → | |
| Southbound local | → toward Bay Ridge – 95th Street (59th Street) → → toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue late nights (59th Street) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
 A station name mosaic |
This underground station, opened on June 22, 1915,[1] has four tracks and two side platforms. The two center tracks are used by N trains during daytime hours, and the northbound express track is also used by northbound R trains during late nights.
This station was overhauled in the late 1970s. The Transit Authority repaired the station's structure and appearance, particularly the staircases and platform edges. The overhaul also replaced the original wall tiles, signs, and incandescent lighting with cinderblock tiles (colored gray with yellow indentation), black and white signs, and fluorescent lights.
On the platforms, street signs and arrows leading to the station's exits are painted black on the wall tiles. Columns run along the entire length of both platforms and are painted yellow. Every other column has a "53 Street" sign on it in black with white text. All are rounded except for the ones near the two staircases to the station's main entrance, which was where the platforms were extended.
Exits
The station's main entrance has two staircase to each platform and one to each side of Fourth Avenue and 53rd Street. The mezzanine allows transfer between directions and contains some of the original mosaic directional and arrow signs. The one by the staircases to the southbound platform says "Ft. Hamilton & Coney Island" while the one by the Manhattan-bound platform staircases says "Down Town Trains."
The southbound platform has an exit-only near the north end. A single platform-level turnstile leads to a small landing before a three-flight staircase goes up to 52nd Street and Fourth Avenue. The landing area contains the original 1915 trim band with a single "53" tiled on it.
References
- 1 2 "Through Tube to Coney, 48 Minutes: First Train on Fourth Avenue Route Beats West End Line Eleven Minutes". http://bklyn.newspapers.com. Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 22, 1915. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". New York: Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
External links
- nycsubway.org—BMT 4th Avenue: 53rd Street
- Station Reporter — R Train
- The Subway Nut — 53rd Street Pictures
- 53rd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- 52nd Street exit only stairs from Google Maps Street View
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