Brighton Beach station (BMT Brighton Line)

New York City Subway station in Brooklyn

This article is about the subway station in New York City. For the station in Melbourne, see Brighton Beach railway station, Melbourne.

New York City Subway station in Brooklyn, New York

Brighton Beach

New York City Subway station (rapid transit)

Southbound platform, with a museum train of D-type Triplexes on the left

Station statistics
Address| Brighton Sixth Street & Brighton Beach Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
Borough| Brooklyn
Locale| Brighton Beach
Coordinates| 40°34′39″N 73°57′42″W﻿ / ﻿40.577598°N 73.961565°W﻿ / 40.577598; -73.961565
Division| B (BMT)[1]
Line| BMT Brighton Line
Services|  B (weekday rush hours, middays and early evenings)
​ Q (all times)
Transit|  NYCT Bus: B1, B68
Structure| Elevated
Platforms| 2 island platforms
cross-platform interchange
Tracks| 4
Other information
Opened| original station: July 2, 1878; 146 years ago (1878-07-02)
Rebuilt| current station: 1907; 118 years ago (1907)
Opposite-
direction
transfer| Yes
Traffic
2023| 2,635,382[2] 15.4%
Rank| 134 out of 423[2]
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Sheepshead Bay

B ​Q

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Express  |  | Terminus

Local  |  | Ocean Parkway

toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue

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The Brighton Beach station is an elevated express and terminal station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. It is located over Brighton Beach Avenue between Brighton 5th Street and Brighton 7th Street in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. The station is served by the Q train at all times and is the southern terminal for the B train on weekdays only.

## History

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This station opened on July 2, 1878, as part of an excursion railroad—the Brooklyn, Flatbush and Coney Island Railway—to bring beachgoers from downtown Brooklyn (via a connection with the Long Island Rail Road) to the seashore at Coney Island on the Atlantic Ocean, at a location named Brighton Beach at the same time the railroad arrived.

On August 1, 1920, a tunnel under Flatbush Avenue opened, connecting the Brighton Line to the Broadway subway in Manhattan.[3][4] At the same time, the line's former track connections to the Fulton Street Elevated were severed. Subway trains from Manhattan and elevated trains from Franklin Avenue served Brighton Line stations, sharing the line to Coney Island.[4][5]

During the 1964–1965 fiscal year, work was underway to lengthen the platforms to 615 feet (187 m) to accommodate a ten-car train of 60 feet (18 m)-long IND cars, or a nine-car train of 67 feet (20 m)-long BMT cars.[6]

The station was renovated during the 1990s.[7]

From September 8, 2002, to May 23, 2004, service was suspended west of Brighton Beach to allow rebuilding of the Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue terminal station, which had deteriorated due to the effects of salt water corrosion and deferred maintenance.[8]

## Station layout

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Platform
level | Northbound local | ←  toward 96th Street (Sheepshead Bay)

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Island platform
Northbound express | ←  weekdays toward Bedford Park Boulevard or 145th Street (Sheepshead Bay)
Northbound express | ←  Weekdays toward Bedford Park Boulevard or 145th Street (Sheepshead Bay)
Island platform
Southbound local | ← toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (Ocean Parkway)  →
Mezzanine' | Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Ground | Street level  | Entrances/exits

Brighton Beach has two island platforms and four tracks.[9] The weekday-only B train (Brighton Express/Sixth Avenue Express) originates and terminates here on the inner express tracks while the full-time Q train (Brighton Local/Broadway Express) stops here on the outer local tracks, and continues to and from Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue. The next stop to the west (railroad south) is Ocean Parkway for Q trains, while the next stop to the east (railroad north) is Sheepshead Bay for all service.[10]

Between this station and Ocean Parkway, the line becomes six tracks. The local and express tracks split into an extra storage track in-between them in both directions. These tracks are commonly used for storing B trains during midday hours or at the start or end of service, and they end at bumper blocks next to the platforms at Ocean Parkway.[9] East of this station, there are diamond crossovers used by originating and terminating B trains. The Brighton Line curves north and becomes an embankment after crossing Neptune Avenue on the approach to Sheepshead Bay.[9]

The platforms are canopied for their entire length except for small portions at either ends. There are two elevated structures above the express tracks used for office and maintenance space.

This station has two entrances/exits, both of which are elevated station houses beneath the tracks. The full-time side is at the north end and has two staircases from each platform, a large waiting area inside fare control, regular turnstile bank, and token booth. Outside of fare control, there are three street stairs, two that join at the station house balcony and go down to either southern corners of Brighton 7th Street and Brighton Beach Avenue and one to the northwest corner. Instead of a staircase, the northeast corner has a narrow, enclosed escalator that always goes up and thus can only be used to enter the station.

The second station house has a single staircase from each platform and a pair of twin staircases going down to either side of Brighton Beach Avenue between Brighton Fifth and Brighton Sixth Streets. The token booth and regular turnstile bank here is only open weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Two HEET turnstiles provide access to/from this entrance at other times.

This station was renovated in the mid to late 1990s and included installation of decorative awnings on all street stairs. The 1999 artwork here is called Mermaid/Dionysus and the Pirates by Dan George and features aluminum sculptures on both platforms.[11]

### Exits

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The station has two mezzanines under the platforms and tracks, each of which has four sets of stairs to the street and one to each platform. The eastern, and staffed entrances are located between Brighton 7th Street and Coney Island Avenue. There is an up-only escalator in place of one of the stairs on the northern side of Brighton Beach Avenue at Coney Island Avenue. The western exit, which is unstaffed, is located between Brighton 5th and 6th Streets.[12]

## Gallery

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* Street stair

* Escalator to mezzanine

* Original sign

* Turnstiles on the part-time mezzanine

* Looking down the northbound local tracks

## References

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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, 2021.1-2&rft.pub=Metropolitan+Transportation+Authority&rft.date=2003-03-04&rft_id=http://web.mta.info/capital/sas_docs/sdeis/glossary.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Brighton+Beach+station+(BMT+Brighton+Line)" class="Z3988">
2. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
3. ^ "New Subway Link Opens; Service Started Through Queens and Montague Street Tubes". The New York Times. August 1, 1920. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
4. ^ a b "Montague Street Tube, Brighton Subway Operation Begun". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. August 1, 1920. p. 53\. Archived from the original on May 3, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018 - via Brooklyn Public Library; newspapers.com.
5. ^ Kennedy, Randy (September 30, 2003). "Tunnel Vision; Short Line. Small Train. Little Graffiti". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 3, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
6. ^ Annual Report 1964–1965. New York City Transit Authority. 1965.
7. ^ "TA's rehab program in state of disrepair". New York Daily News. April 1, 1996. p. 22 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Stillwell Terminal Remains a Sparkling Jewel a Decade after Full Rehabilitation". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 20, 2014. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
9. ^ a b c Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 - via Google Books.
10. ^ "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
11. ^ Bloodworth, Sandra (2014). New York's Underground Art Museum: MTA Arts and Design. Monacelli Press. p. 210\. ISBN 978-1-58093-403-9.
12. ^ "Brighton Beach Neighborhood Map". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brighton Beach (BMT Brighton Line).

* nycsubway.org – BMT Brighton Line: Brighton Beach
* Station Reporter — B Train
* Station Reporter — Q Train
* MTA's Arts For Transit — Brighton Beach (BMT Brighton Line)
* The Subway Nut — Brighton Beach Pictures Archived June 10, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
* Brighton Seventh Street — Coney Island Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
* Brighton Fifth Street — Brighton Sixth Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
* Platforms from Google Maps Street View

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* West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium
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Coney Island

Brooklyn, New York City

Parks|

* Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park
* Luna Park

| Former|

* Astroland (1962–2008)
* Dreamland (1904–11)
* Dreamland (2009)
* Luna Park (1903–44)
* Sea Lion Park (1895–1903)
* Steeplechase Park (1897–1964)

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Roller coasters|

* Circus Coaster
* Cyclone
* Soarin' Eagle
* Sea Serpent Family Coaster
* Steeplechase
* The Tickler
* Thunderbolt (built 2014)
* Phoenix
* Starflyer

Other rides|

* B&B Carousell
* Ghost Hole
* Spook-a-Rama
* The Whip
* Wonder Wheel

Other attractions|

* Ford Amphitheater
* Maimonides Park
* New York Aquarium
* Quester I
* Riegelmann Boardwalk

Defunct|

| Roller coasters|

* Cannon Coaster
* Drop the Dip
* Flip Flap Railway
* Loop the Loop
* Rough Riders
* Switchback Railway
* Thunderbolt (1925–1982)
* Tornado

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Other rides|

* A Trip to the Moon
* Dante's Inferno
* Parachute Jump
* Witching Waves

Other attractions|

* Childs Restaurants
* Surf Avenue
* Boardwalk
* Coney Island Velodrome
* Elephantine Colossus
* Shoot the Freak
* Shore Theater

Community|

* Abraham Lincoln High School
* Coney Island Creek Park
* Coney Island Light
* Coney Island Fire Station Pumping Station
* Gargiulo's Italian Restaurant
* Half Moon Hotel
* Jewish Center of Brighton Beach
* Kaiser Park
* Nathan's
* Rachel Carson High School for Coastal Studies
* Shore Theater Hotel
* Totonno's
* Trump Village

Organizations|

* Coney Island History Project
* Coney Island USA
* Coney Island Beautification Project

Neighborhoods|

* Brighton Beach
* Manhattan Beach
* Sea Gate

Subway stations|

* Brighton Beach
* Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
* Neptune Avenue
* Ocean Parkway
* West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium

Cultural impact|

* Coney Island in popular culture
* Coney Island Mermaid Parade
* Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
* Steeplechase Face

See also: Brooklyn Community Board 13
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