71st Street (BMT West End Line)

 71 Street
 "D" train
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address 71st Street & New Utrecht Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11228
Borough Brooklyn
Locale Bensonhurst
Coordinates 40°37′09″N 73°59′56″W / 40.619165°N 73.998992°W / 40.619165; -73.998992Coordinates: 40°37′09″N 73°59′56″W / 40.619165°N 73.998992°W / 40.619165; -73.998992
Division B (BMT)
Line BMT West End Line
Services       D  (all times)
Structure Elevated
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened September 15, 1916 (1916-09-15)
Station code 064[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 1,854,361[2] Decrease 8.6%
Rank 260 out of 425
Station succession
Next north 62nd Street: D 
Next south 79th Street: D 

71st Street is a local station on the BMT West End Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 71st Street and New Utrecht Avenue in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. It is served by the D train at all times.

Station layout

Track layout
to 62 St
to 79 St
P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound local ← "D" train toward Norwood–205th Street (62nd Street)
Peak-direction express → No regular service
Southbound local → "D" train toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (79th Street) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
M Mezzanine To entrances/exits, station agent,
MetroCard vending machines
G Street level Entrance/exit
Eastern stairs

This elevated station, opened on September 15, 1916, has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is not normally used. Both platforms have beige windscreens and brown canopies with green frames and support columns along their entire lengths except for small sections at either ends. Here, they have waist-high black steel fences with lampposts at regular intervals. The station signs are in the standard black plates with white lettering. The platforms were extended to the south in the 1950s to accommodate the current standard "B" Division train length of 600 feet.

In 2012, the station was rehabilitated with funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.[3]

Exits

The station has two fare control areas, both of which are elevated station houses beneath the platforms and tracks. The full-time one is at the south end. A single staircase from each platform go down to a waiting area/crossunder, where a turnstile bank provides access to/from the system. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and four staircases going down to all corners of New Utrecht Avenue and 71st Street. The two southern staircases face south while the two northern ones face east or west.[4]

The station's other fare control area towards the north end is un-staffed. A single staircase from each platform goes down to a landing around a now-closed station house. A single full height turnstile provides access to/from the station before another staircase goes down to either southern corners of New Utrecht Avenue and 69th Street. Nearby is the Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino Park.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ "MTA completes seven station rehabilitation projects along D Line". Railway Track & Structures. August 3, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bensonhurst" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
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