Eighth Avenue (BMT Sea Beach Line)

Eighth Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Eighth Avenue & 62nd Street Brooklyn, NY 11220
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Sunset Park
Coordinates	40°38′4.41″N 74°0′38.5″W / 40.6345583°N 74.010694°WCoordinates: 40°38′4.41″N 74°0′38.5″W / 40.6345583°N 74.010694°W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Sea Beach Line
Services	N  (all times)
Transit connections	New York City Bus: B9 (on 60th Street), B70
Structure	Open-cut
Platforms	3 side platforms
Tracks	4 (3 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	June 22, 1915[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	3,796,909[2]  1.4%
Rank	132 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	59th Street: N
Next south	Fort Hamilton Parkway: N
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
Location

Eighth Avenue is a local station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway, located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and 62nd Street. It is served by the N train at all times. A temporary platform was built over the southbound express track to allow Manhattan bound N trains that are running on the northbound express track to stop at this station.

Station layout

G	Station house	Entrances/Exits Station agent, MetroCard vending machines
P Platform level	Side platform, not in service
	Northbound local	→ No regular service (59th Street)
	Northbound express	← toward Astoria – Ditmars Boulevard (59th Street)
	Southbound express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	→ toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (Fort Hamilton Parkway) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Platform view

This open-cut station opened on June 22, 1915.^[1] It 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 lettering.

The LIRR Bay Ridge Branch crosses underneath and is visible from the north end of the station. This location was called "The Crossing" in the last years of the Bay Ridge line.

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.

This station, along with eight others along the Sea Beach Line, is scheduled for a rehabilitation, which began in 2015. The renovation will include the installation of 2 ADA-accessible wheelchair ramps. As of July 2015, a temporary platform has been set up on the Coney Island platform to accommodate passengers as the station is being worked on.^[3]

Exit

Station house

This station has one entrance/exit at the extreme 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.

The station formerly had another entrance/exit at the north end that led to Seventh Avenue. The two staircases from each platform and overpass above the tracks remain intact.

References

1. "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 29 June 2015.
2. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". New York: Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
3. "Two elevators coming to the N line during massive rehabilitation". October 4, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2014.

External links

Construction work

• 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