50th Street station (BMT West End Line)

50th Street is a local station on the BMT West End Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 50th Street and New Utrecht Avenue in Borough Park, Brooklyn. It is served by the D train at all times.

 50 Street
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Address50th Street & New Utrecht Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11219
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBorough Park
Coordinates40.63611°N 73.99498°W / 40.63611; -73.99498
DivisionB (BMT)
LineBMT West End Line
Services      D  (all times)
Transit connections NYCT Bus: B11
Private Transportation Co.: B110
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedJune 24, 1916 (1916-06-24)
Station code061[1]
Opposite-direction transfer availableYes
Traffic
Passengers (2019)976,988[2]  1.2%
Rank366 out of 424[2]
Station succession
Next northFort Hamilton Parkway: D 
Next south55th Street: D 

History

50th Street opened on June 24, 1916 along with the first portion of the BMT West End Line from 36th Street on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line to 18th Avenue station.[3][4] 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.[5] Under the Dual Contracts of 1913, an elevated line was built over New Utrecht Avenue, 86th Street and Stillwell Avenue.[6]

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

Station layout
Track layout
to Ft Hamilton Pkwy
to 55 St
P
Platform level		 Side platform
Northbound local ← toward 205th Street (Fort Hamilton Parkway)
Peak-direction express → No regular service
Southbound local → toward Coney Island (55th Street) →
Side platform
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
G Street level Entrance/exit
Southwestern street stair

This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is not normally used.

The platforms have beige windscreens and brown canopies with green frames at their center and waist-high black steel fences at either ends. They are offset as the Manhattan-bound platform is more to the north than the Coney Island-bound one and both have electrical distribution rooms at either ends.

Exits

The station's only entrance is via an elevated station house beneath the tracks that has four street stairs, two to either side of New Utrecht Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets. The station house has cherry red doors, a clad wood trim exterior, and beige interior. There are also glass block windows and heaters. The fare control consists of a token booth, turnstile bank, waiting area, and two staircases to each platform at their center.[7]

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. "Parade, Pageant Mark Celebration: Borough Park Civic Bodies and School Children Join in Festivities: West End Line Opened: First Train From Manhattan Over New "L" Extension of Dual System to Sixty-Second Street". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 24, 1916. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  4. "Realty Boom Is Predicted for Borough Park Section". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 24, 1916. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  5. Opening of the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad, The New York Times June 9, 1864 page 2
  6. Senate, New York (State) Legislature (January 1, 1917). Documents of the Senate of the State of New York.
  7. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Sunset Park" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
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