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Bay Ridge Avenue (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
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Bay Ridge Avenue is a station
on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line
of the New York City Subway
, located at the intersection of Bay Ridge Avenue and Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
. It is served by the R
train at all times.
This station has two tracks and two side platform
s with space for an additional trackway under the northbound platform. The station's mezzanine
is above the platforms with two staircases leading to each. Outside of the turnstile
bank and token booth, two staircases lead to either southern corners of Bay Ridge and Fourth Avenues.
The 95th Street-bound platform has an additional exit-only near the north end. A single-platform level turnstile leads to a small landing, where a double-flight staircase goes up to the northwest corner of 68th Street and Bay Ridge Avenue.
This station was overhauled in the late 1970s, which included fixing the station's structure and overall appearance. The original trim lines were replaced with gray and blue cinderblock tiles. The staircases were repaired and new platform edges were installed.
The blue cinderblock field contains the station signs and white text pointing to the exits. The landing in the exit-only is the only area in the station that contains the original 1915 trim line with "B.R." tiled on it.
Only the 95th Street-bound platform has columns. All are painted blue and except towards either ends (where the platform was extended to accommodate ten-car trains). Those are in the standard I-beams. All columns "Bay Ridge Av" signs on them.
North of this station the subway is carried in the lower deck of a bridge (Fourth Avenue) over the LIRR Bay Ridge Branch
cut, and here it can be seen that the bridge has four trackways of which only the western two are used. The tunnel leading up to each side of the bridge was built only for the existing two tracks.
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 Fourth Avenue Line
BMT Fourth Avenue Line
The Fourth Avenue Line is a rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway, mainly running under Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn. Fourth Avenue never had a streetcar line or elevated railway due to the provisions of the assessment charged to neighboring property owners when the street...
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 at the intersection of Bay Ridge Avenue and Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Bay Ridge is a neighborhood in the southwest corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. It is bounded by Sunset Park on the north, Seventh Avenue and Dyker Heights on the east, The Narrows Strait, which partially houses the Belt Parkway, on the west and 86th Street and Fort Hamilton on...
. It is served by the R
R (New York City Subway service)
The R Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. It is colored yellow on the route sign and on station signs and the NYC Subway map, as it represents a service provided on the BMT Broadway Line in Manhattan.The R service operates at all times...
train at all times.
This station has two tracks and two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s with space for an additional trackway under the northbound platform. The station's 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 above the platforms with two staircases leading to each. Outside of the turnstile
Turnstile
A turnstile, also called a baffle gate, is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. It can also be made so as to enforce one-way traffic of people, and in addition, it can restrict passage only to people who insert a coin, a ticket, a pass, or similar...
bank and token booth, two staircases lead to either southern corners of Bay Ridge and Fourth Avenues.
The 95th Street-bound platform has an additional exit-only near the north end. A single-platform level turnstile leads to a small landing, where a double-flight staircase goes up to the northwest corner of 68th Street and Bay Ridge Avenue.
This station was overhauled in the late 1970s, which included fixing the station's structure and overall appearance. The original trim lines were replaced with gray and blue cinderblock tiles. The staircases were repaired and new platform edges were installed.
The blue cinderblock field contains the station signs and white text pointing to the exits. The landing in the exit-only is the only area in the station that contains the original 1915 trim line with "B.R." tiled on it.
Only the 95th Street-bound platform has columns. All are painted blue and except towards either ends (where the platform was extended to accommodate ten-car trains). Those are in the standard I-beams. All columns "Bay Ridge Av" signs on them.
North of this station the subway is carried in the lower deck of a bridge (Fourth Avenue) over the LIRR Bay Ridge Branch
Bay Ridge Branch
The Bay Ridge Branch is a rail line owned by the Long Island Rail Road and operated by the New York and Atlantic Railway in the U.S. State of New York...
cut, and here it can be seen that the bridge has four trackways of which only the western two are used. The tunnel leading up to each side of the bridge was built only for the existing two tracks.
External links
- Station Reporter — R Train
- The Subway Nut — Bay Ridge Avenue Pictures
- Bay RIdge Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- 68th Street exit only stairs from Google Maps Street View