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
Coordinates	40°36′31″N 74°00′08″W / 40.608667°N 74.002115°W / 40.608667; -74.002115Coordinates: 40°36′31″N 74°00′08″W / 40.608667°N 74.002115°W / 40.608667; -74.002115
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT West End Line
Services	D  (all times)
Connection	New York City Bus: B1, B8
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	September 15, 1916 (1916-09-15)
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	1,996,205[1]  2.1%
Rank	244 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	79th Street: D
Next south	20th Avenue: D
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekdays only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekends and weekend late nights Stops weekdays and weekday late nights Stops weekdays only Stops weekends only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

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.

In 2012, the station was rehabilitated with funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.^[2]

Station layout

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound local	← toward Norwood – 205th Street (79th Street)
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	→ toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (20th Avenue) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits

References

External links

• nycsubway.org—BMT West End Line: 18th Avenue
• Station Reporter — D Train
• 18th Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

Southeastern stair