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Bay Parkway (BMT West End Line)
Encyclopedia
Bay Parkway is an express station
on the BMT West End Line
of the New York City Subway
, located in Brooklyn
at the intersection of Bay Parkway and 86th Street, in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
. The station is served by the D
train at all times.
This station was the terminus
for the M
train from 1987 to 2010 during rush hours. Although both island platform
s had signs indicating M trains used the center express track, that track was not usually used at all, and M trains operated from local track. There are no switches at the north end of the station to allow trains to switch to the express track. South of the platforms, two diamond crossovers were used for M trains to enter the center track and reverse course back to Manhattan
. The center track is not normally used now.
The mezzanine
is metal with concrete floors. The station has two stairs to each platform and its windows are usable and are facing to the west. However on the area over Bay Parkway to any of the 4 street stairs, there is black tar covering what were once windows.
There is a railroad tower at either end of the station.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on the BMT West End Line
BMT West End Line
The BMT West End Line is a line of the New York City Subway, serving the Brooklyn, communities of Borough Park, New Utrecht, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Coney Island. The D train operates on the line at all times, providing service to Manhattan and the Bronx via the IND Sixth Avenue Line...
of the New York City Subway
New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
, located in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
at the intersection of Bay Parkway and 86th Street, in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
Bensonhurst is a neighborhood located in the southwestern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.-Geography:Sometimes erroneously thought to include all or parts of such neighborhoods as Bath Beach, Dyker Heights, and Borough Park, or to be defined by the streets where the concentration of...
. The station is served by the D
D (New York City Subway service)
The D Sixth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored orange on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it uses the IND Sixth Avenue Line through Manhattan....
train at all times.
This station was the terminus
Terminal Station
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for the M
M (New York City Subway service)
The M Sixth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service of the B Division of the New York City Subway. It is colored orange on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it runs on the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan....
train from 1987 to 2010 during rush hours. Although both island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
s had signs indicating M trains used the center express track, that track was not usually used at all, and M trains operated from local track. There are no switches at the north end of the station to allow trains to switch to the express track. South of the platforms, two diamond crossovers were used for M trains to enter the center track and reverse course back to Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
. The center track is not normally used now.
The mezzanine
Mezzanine (architecture)
In architecture, a mezzanine or entresol is an intermediate floor between main floors of a building, and therefore typically not counted among the overall floors of a building. Often, a mezzanine is low-ceilinged and projects in the form of a balcony. The term is also used for the lowest balcony in...
is metal with concrete floors. The station has two stairs to each platform and its windows are usable and are facing to the west. However on the area over Bay Parkway to any of the 4 street stairs, there is black tar covering what were once windows.
There is a railroad tower at either end of the station.
External links
- Station Reporter — D Train
- Bay Parkway entrance from Google Maps Street View