50th Street (BMT West End Line)

50th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address 50th Street & New Utrecht Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11219
Borough Brooklyn
Locale Borough Park
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 June 24, 1916; 95 years ago (June 24, 1916)
Traffic
Passengers (2010) 942,902[1]  0.1%
Rank 358 out of 422
Station succession
Next north Fort Hamilton Parkway: D 
Next south 55th Street: D 

50th Street is a local station on the BMT West End Line of the New York City Subway, located in Brooklyn at the intersection of 50th Street and New Utrecht Avenue in Borough Park, Brooklyn. It is served by the D train at all times.

This elevated station, opened on June 24, 1916, has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is not normally used.

The platforms have beige windscreens and brown canopies with green frames at their center and waist-high black steel fences at either ends. They are offset as the Manhattan-bound platform is more to the north than the Coney Island-bound one and both have electrical distribution rooms at either ends.

The station's only entrance is via an elevated station house beneath the tracks that has four street stairs, two to either side of New Utrecht Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets. The station house has cherry red doors, a clad wood trim exterior, and beige interior. There are also glass block windows and heaters. The fare control consists of a token booth, turnstile bank, waiting area, and two staircases to each platform at their center.

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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