55th Street station

55th Street is a local station on the BMT West End Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 55th Street and 13th Avenue in Borough Park, Brooklyn. It is served by the D train at all times.

 55 Street
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
The 55th Street station in April 2015.
Station statistics
Address55th Street & New Utrecht Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11219
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBorough Park
Coordinates40.631892°N 73.995709°W / 40.631892; -73.995709
DivisionB (BMT)
LineBMT West End Line
Services      D  (all times)
Transit connections NYCT Bus: B16
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedJune 24, 1916 (1916-06-24)
Station code062[1]
Opposite-direction transfer availableYes
Traffic
Passengers (2019)637,405[2]  2%
Rank397 out of 424[2]
Station succession
Next north50th Street: D 
Next south62nd Street: D 

History

55th 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).

The station house was renovated as part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's 2005-2009 Capital Program. Square windows were installed in the mezzanine and chain link fences separate the street stairs with the platform ones.

Station layout
Track layout
to 50 St
to 62 St
P
Platform level		 Side platform
Northbound local ← toward 205th Street (50th Street)
Peak-direction express → No regular service
Southbound local → toward Coney Island (62nd 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. Both platforms have beige windscreens along the entire length and beige canopies with green frames and support columns in the center. The station signs are in the standard black plates in white lettering.

Exits

The station's only entrance/exit is an elevated station house beneath the tracks. It has three staircases from the streets, one on the northeast corner of 55th Street and New Utrecht Avenue and two to either southern corners. Inside the station house, there is a token booth, turnstiles and two staircases to each platform at the center. The waiting area inside fare control allows free transfer between directions.[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 2 August 2015.
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