20th Avenue station (BMT Sea Beach Line)
20th Avenue is a local station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway, located in Brooklyn on 20th Avenue between 63rd and 64th Streets in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. It is served by the N train at all times and several W trains during rush hours.
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Address | 20th Avenue & 64th Street Brooklyn, NY 11204 | ||||||||||
Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||
Locale | Bensonhurst | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°37′1.79″N 73°59′5.4″W | ||||||||||
Division | B (BMT) | ||||||||||
Line | BMT Sea Beach Line | ||||||||||
Services | N ![]() W ![]() | ||||||||||
Structure | Open-cut | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 4 (2 in regular service) | ||||||||||
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Opened | June 22, 1915[1] | ||||||||||
Station code | 075[2] | ||||||||||
Opposite-direction transfer available | Yes | ||||||||||
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Passengers (2019) | 1,142,086[3] ![]() | ||||||||||
Rank | 339 out of 424[3] | ||||||||||
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Next north | 18th Avenue: N ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||
Next south | Bay Parkway: N ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||
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Station layout
G | Street level | Station building, entrance/exit, station agent, MetroCard machines |
P Platform level |
Side platform | |
Northbound local | ← ![]() ← ![]() | |
Northbound express | No regular service | |
Southbound express | Trackbed | |
Southbound local | ![]() ![]() | |
Side platform |
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 are carved within the Earth's crust and made of concrete. They have beige walls and blue-green columns and the station signs are in the standard black plates in white lettering. There are also some non-working old lights and 1960s-era benches.
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By September 2013, the Coney Island-bound tracks had been replaced with a new trackbed and rubber board protection. From January 18, 2016 to May 22, 2017, the Manhattan-bound platform at this station was closed for renovations.[4][5][6][7] The Coney Island-bound platform was closed for a much longer period of time, from July 31, 2017 to July 1, 2019.[8][9]
Exit
This station has one entrance/exit towards the east (railroad south) end. Two staircases from each platform go up to an enclosed concrete crossover before a set of doors lead to the waiting area of the stucco and tile station house. Outside the turnstile bank, there is a token booth and a set of doors leading to the east side of the 20th Avenue overpass/tunnel above the platforms and tracks.[10]
References
- "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 June 29, 2015.
- "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "Two elevators coming to the N line during massive rehabilitation". October 4, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- "N Line Sea Beach - 2016". web.mta.info. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
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- "9 Brooklyn N train stations to shut down for 14 months". am New York. January 14, 2016. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- Katinas, Paula (December 18, 2014). "Commuter headache: MTA to renovate N train stations". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Archived from the original on October 27, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- "New York City Subway Map" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 1, 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- DeJesus, Jaime (May 17, 2017). "Manhattan-bound service to return to N stations on Sea Beach Line". brooklynreporter.com. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- "Manhattan-Bound Service Returns to N Stations on Sea Beach Line". www.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 17, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bensonhurst" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
External links
- nycsubway.org – BMT Sea Beach Line: 20th Avenue
- Station Reporter — N Train
- The Subway Nut — 20th Avenue Pictures
- 20th Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View