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Station building as seen from Surf Avenue |
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| Address | Stillwell Avenue & Surf Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11224 |
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| Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Coney Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | B (BMT/IND) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | BMT Brighton Line IND Culver Line BMT Sea Beach Line BMT West End Line |
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| Services | D (all times) F (all times) N (all times) Q (all times) |
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| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | May 29, 1919 (formal opening) December 23, 1918 (Sea Beach & West End) May 29, 1919 (Brighton) May 1, 1920 (Culver) |
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| Rebuilt | May 23, 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Former/other names | Coney Island Terminal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2010) | 4,768,416[2] 8.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 89 out of 422 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Next north | West Eighth Street – New York Aquarium (Brighton/Culver): F Q 86th Street (Sea Beach): N Bay 50th Street (West End): D |
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| Next south | (Terminal): D F N Q | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Next north | Prospect Park (via Brighton): Q Church Avenue (via Culver): F Atlantic Avenue – Pacific Street (via Sea Beach): N Atlantic Avenue – Pacific Street (via West End): D |
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| Next south | (none) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (also known as Coney Island Terminal) is a major rapid transit station in Coney Island, Brooklyn, serving as the terminal for four New York City Subway services. It is one of the world's largest above-ground terminal facilities (in fact the world's largest elevated rail terminal), and is the most energy-efficient mass transit facility in the United States. This large facility was designed at a time when Coney Island was the primary summer resort area for the New York region, with all of the rail lines in southern Brooklyn funneling service to the area.
The station is located at the corner of Stillwell and Surf Avenues in Coney Island, the site of the former West End Terminal; it is the southernmost terminal in the New York system. It has eight tracks and four island platforms, with trains entering from both compass north and south; however, it serves as the railroad-south terminal for all D, F, N and Q trains.
Nearby, tracks from both the BMT West End Line and BMT Sea Beach Line lead into Coney Island Yard.
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In 1919, a completely reconstructed New West End Terminal was built on an elevated structure to consolidate the terminals of all the former steam railroad lines terminating at Coney Island except the Long Island Rail Road-controlled New York and Manhattan Beach Railway. "West End" was gradually dropped from the terminal's name, and it is now known as Stillwell Avenue Terminal or Coney Island Terminal. Station signage reads Stillwell Avenue – Coney Island.
Beginning in late 2001, Coney Island Terminal was entirely reconstructed, and the new terminal opened May 23, 2004 with 6 tracks. The project completed on May 29, 2005, with full restoration of N service and all eight tracks in service. A new entrance building was constructed, with a terra cotta facade in imitation of the former terminal, including restored BMT signs and logos. The former steel and concrete station, badly corroded by the effects of salt water and poor maintenance, was replaced with a new infrastructure, including a soaring roof with arches reminiscent of classic European train sheds. The roof is glazed with photovoltaic (solar electric) panels, consisting of 2,800 thin-film modules from Schott AG and covering a surface of 76,000 square feet (7,100 m2). The solar panel system has a nominal power of about 210 kWp, which generates an annual output of 250,000 kW hours, which the station can use to offset power needs. It is the largest renewable-energy enabled mass transit station in the United States.
While labeled a terminal, all of the tracks, with the exception of the West End line tracks, could provide through service in either direction. Only the West End line tracks end at bumper blocks at their south end. The station has been used as a terminal for most of its history, but at least two through services have been offered:
In 2006, through service was offered during several weekends while track maintenance shut down portions of the BMT Brighton Line north of Kings Highway.
In May 2010, the station received new electronic train departure boards for each platform.
The terminal is the new home of Transit District 34 of the New York City Police Department.
| Line | Service | Terminal tracks |
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| BMT Sea Beach Line | N | 1 and 2 |
| BMT Brighton Line | Q | 3 and 4 |
| IND Culver Line (BMT prior to 1954) |
F | 5 and 6 |
| BMT West End Line | D | 7 and 8 |