55th Street (BMT West End Line)

55th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
The 55th Street station in April 2015.
Station statistics
Address	55th Street & New Utrecht Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11219
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Borough Park
Coordinates	40°37′55″N 73°59′45″W / 40.631892°N 73.995709°WCoordinates: 40°37′55″N 73°59′45″W / 40.631892°N 73.995709°W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT West End Line
Services	D  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: B16
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	June 24, 1916
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	595,157[1]  1.4%
Rank	400 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	50th Street: D
Next south	62nd Street: D
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
Location

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

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound local	← toward Norwood – 205th Street (50th Street)
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	→ toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (62nd Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits

Southwestern street stair

This elevated station, opened on June 24, 1916,^[2][3] 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

1. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
2. "Realty Boom Is Predicted for Borough Park Section". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 24, 1916. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
3. "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.

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