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Eighth Avenue (BMT Sea Beach Line)
Encyclopedia
Eighth Avenue is a local station
on the BMT Sea Beach Line
of the New York City Subway
, located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn
at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and 62nd Street. It is served by the N
train at all times.
This open cut station, opened on June 22, 1915, has two side platform
s and four tracks with the two center ones not used in revenue service. Both platforms have beige concrete fences in the lower half and green metal windscreens in the upper half. Brown canopies with green support columns and frames run along the entire length and the station signs are at the standard black name plate in white lettering.
This station has one entrance/exit at the extreme south end, which is a beige street-level station house on the Eighth Avenue overpass at 62nd Street above the platforms and tracks. A single staircase from each platform go up to a crossover, where a set of doors lead to the waiting area above the station house. A turnstile
bank leads to the token booth and exit doors.
The station had another entrance/exit at the north end that led to Seventh Avenue. The two staircases from each platform and overpass above the tracks remain intact.
The LIRR Bay Ridge Branch crosses underneath and is visible from the north end of the station. This location was called "The Crossing" in the last years of the Bay Ridge line.
This is the northernmost station on the Sea Beach Line. North of here, the Coney Island-bound express track dead ends while the Manhattan
-bound express track merges with the local tracks as the line curves north and enters the tunnel into the BMT Fourth Avenue Line
. As of June 2011, the express tracks are currently being replaced and the station is scheduled to be rehabilitated in 2012.
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 Sea Beach Line
BMT Sea Beach Line
The BMT Sea Beach Line is a rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway, connecting the BMT Fourth Avenue Line subway at 59th Street via a four-track wide open cut to Coney Island in Brooklyn...
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 Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Sunset Park is a neighborhood in the western section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. It is bounded by Greenwood Heights to the north, Borough Park to the east, Bay Ridge to the south, and Upper New York Bay to the west...
at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and 62nd Street. It is served by the N
N (New York City Subway service)
The N Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. Its route bullet is colored yellow, which appears on station signs and the NYC Subway map, as it represents a service provided on the BMT Broadway Line through Manhattan....
train at all times.
This open cut station, opened on June 22, 1915, has 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 and four tracks with the two center ones not used in revenue service. Both platforms have beige concrete fences in the lower half and green metal windscreens in the upper half. Brown canopies with green support columns and frames run along the entire length and the station signs are at the standard black name plate in white lettering.
This station has one entrance/exit at the extreme south end, which is a beige street-level station house on the Eighth Avenue overpass at 62nd Street above the platforms and tracks. A single staircase from each platform go up to a crossover, where a set of doors lead to the waiting area above the station house. A 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 leads to the token booth and exit doors.
The station had another entrance/exit at the north end that led to Seventh Avenue. The two staircases from each platform and overpass above the tracks remain intact.
The LIRR Bay Ridge Branch crosses underneath and is visible from the north end of the station. This location was called "The Crossing" in the last years of the Bay Ridge line.
This is the northernmost station on the Sea Beach Line. North of here, the Coney Island-bound express track dead ends while the 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...
-bound express track merges with the local tracks as the line curves north and enters the tunnel into 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...
. As of June 2011, the express tracks are currently being replaced and the station is scheduled to be rehabilitated in 2012.
External links
- Station Reporter — N train
- The Subway Nut — 8th Avenue Pictures
- 8 Av entrance from Google Maps Street View