18th Avenue (BMT West End Line)

18th Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address 18th Avenue & New Utrecht Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11214
Borough Brooklyn
Locale Bensonhurst
Division B (BMT)
Line BMT West End Line
Services       D  (all times)
Connection
Structure Elevated
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened September 15, 1916; 95 years ago (September 15, 1916)
Traffic
Passengers (2010) 1,752,952[1]  0.7%
Rank 254 out of 422
Station succession
Next north 79th Street: D 
Next south 20th Avenue: D 

18th Avenue is a local station on BMT West End Line of the New York City Subway in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. It is served by the D train at all times. It has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is not normally used.

The station is situated in between two curves and platform extensions are to the north on both sides. There is a single mezzanine with three stairs to the street and two to each platform. Some exterior scenes of the 1991 Steven Seagal film Out for Justice were shot outside this station.

References

  1. ^ "Facts and Figures: 2010 Annual Subway Ridership". New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ridership_sub_annual.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-18. 

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