25th Avenue station

25th Avenue is a local station on the BMT West End Line of the New York City Subway, located in Brooklyn at the intersection of 25th Avenue and 86th Street, on the border of the Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Gravesend neighborhoods of Brooklyn. This station is served by the D train at all times.

"25th Avenue" redirects here. For the road, see List of Brooklyn thoroughfares § Numbered Avenues.
 25 Avenue
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Address25th Avenue & 86th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11214
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBensonhurst, Gravesend, Bath Beach
Coordinates40.598607°N 73.987352°W / 40.598607; -73.987352
DivisionB (BMT)
LineBMT West End Line
Services      D  (all times)
Transit connections NYCT Bus: B1, B3, B4
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedJuly 29, 1916 (1916-07-29)
Station code069[1]
Opposite-direction transfer availableYes
Traffic
Passengers (2019)1,507,759[2]  4%
Rank295 out of 424[2]
Station succession
Next northBay Parkway: D 
Next southBay 50th Street: D 

History

25th Avenue opened on July 29, 1916 as the terminal station of an extension of the BMT West End Line from 18th Avenue. With the completion of the line to Coney Island on July 21, 1917, this station ceased to be the line's terminus. 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.[3] Under the Dual Contracts of 1913, an elevated line was built over New Utrecht Avenue, 86th Street and Stillwell Avenue, replacing the surface railway.[4]

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

In the 1980s, this station was adopted by students of Lafayette High School as part of New York City Transit's "Adopt a Station" program.

In 2012, the station was rehabilitated with funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.[5] Four laminated glass windscreens by artist Amy Cheng, commissioned by the MTA Arts for Transit Program, was installed in July 2012.

Station layout
Track layout
to Bay Pkwy
to Bay 50 St
P
Platform level		 Side platform
Northbound local ← toward 205th Street (Bay Parkway)
Peak-direction express → No regular service
Southbound local → toward Coney Island (Bay 50th Street) →
Side platform
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
G Street level Entrance/exit

This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is not normally used. This station has four stairs to the street and one from the mezzanine to each platform.

Exits

The station's only exits are from a mezzanine beneath the tracks. From there, stairways lead to all four corners of 86th Street and 25th Avenue.[6]

The station was pictured in the 1971 film French Connection.

  • Street stair
  • Sign on the fence

References
  1. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  2. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. Opening of the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad, The New York Times June 9, 1864 page 2
  4. Senate, New York (State) Legislature (January 1, 1917). Documents of the Senate of the State of New York.
  5. "MTA completes seven station rehabilitation projects along D Line". Railway Track & Structures. August 3, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  6. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Coney Island" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
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