25th Street (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)

25th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Platform towards Bay Ridge
Station statistics
Address	25th Street & Fourth Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11232
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Greenwood Heights
Coordinates	40°39′40″N 73°59′56″W / 40.661165°N 73.998778°W / 40.661165; -73.998778Coordinates: 40°39′40″N 73°59′56″W / 40.661165°N 73.998778°W / 40.661165; -73.998778
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Fourth Avenue Line
Services	D  (late nights)       N  (late nights)       R  (all except late nights)
Connection	New York City Bus: B63 (on Fifth Avenue)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	September 13, 1915 (1915-09-13)
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	1,274,939[1]  4.6%
Rank	328 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	Prospect Avenue: D  N  R
Next south	36th Street: D  N  R
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)

25th Street is a local station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 25th Street and Fourth Avenue in Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn, it is served by the R train at all times except nights, when the D and N trains assume local service along Fourth Avenue.

This underground station, opened on September 13, 1915, has four tracks and two side platforms. A black and white curtain wall separates them from the local tracks.

Each platform has a same-level fare control area in the center. As a result, there is no free transfer between directions. Each fare control area has a turnstile bank, token booth, and single street stair. The staircase on the Bay Ridge-bound platform goes up to the southwest corner of 25th Street and Fourth Avenue while the one on the Manhattan-bound side goes up to the southeast corner.

The platforms are column-less except for a section at the extreme north ends where they were extended from their original length to accommodate the current standard B Division train length of 600 feet. These columns are I-beams and are painted cream colored.

Original mosaic tiles

This station was overhauled in the late 1970s and most of the original platform name tablets and trim lines were replaced with cinderblock tiling. The tiles are all white except for where the station's name and directional signs are. Here, they are colored orange. The trim line is still visible in the fare control areas behind the token booth and MetroCard Vending Machines. It is in the standard BMT format with "25" number tablets in it at regular intervals.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound local	← toward Forest Hills – 71st Avenue (Prospect Avenue) ← toward 205th Street, toward Ditmars Boulevard (late nights) (Prospect Avenue)
	Northbound express	← do not stop here
	Southbound express	→ do not stop here →
	Southbound local	→ toward Bay Ridge – 95th Street (36th Street) → → toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (late nights) (36th Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

External links

Media related to 25th Street (BMT Fourth Avenue Line) at Wikimedia Commons

• nycsubway.org—BMT 4th Avenue: 25th Street
• Station Reporter — R train
• The Subway Nut — 25th Street Pictures
• 25th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View