Bay Ridge Avenue (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)

Bay Ridge Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station
An R train arrives at Bay Ridge Avenue station
Station statistics
Address	Bay Ridge Avenue & Fourth Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11220
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bay Ridge
Coordinates	40°38′1.24″N 74°1′25.87″W / 40.6336778°N 74.0238528°W / 40.6336778; -74.0238528Coordinates: 40°38′1.24″N 74°1′25.87″W / 40.6336778°N 74.0238528°W / 40.6336778; -74.0238528
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Fourth Avenue Line
Services	R  (all times)
Connection	New York City Bus: B9, B63 (on Fifth Avenue), B64, B70
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	September 13, 1915 (1915-09-13)
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	2,597,559[1]  2.9%
Rank	187 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	59th Street: R
Next south	77th Street: 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)

Bay Ridge Avenue is a station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Bay Ridge Avenue and Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. It is served by the R train at all times.

This station has two tracks and two side platforms with space for an additional trackway under the northbound platform. The station's mezzanine is above the platforms with two staircases leading to each. Outside of the turnstile bank and token booth, two staircases lead to either southern corners of Bay Ridge and Fourth Avenues.

The 95th Street-bound platform has an additional exit-only near the north end. A single-platform level turnstile leads to a small landing, where a double-flight staircase goes up to the northwest corner of 68th Street and Fourth Avenue.

This station was overhauled in the late 1970s, which included fixing the station's structure and overall appearance. The original trim lines were replaced with gray and blue cinderblock tiles. The staircases were repaired and new platform edges were installed.

The blue cinderblock field contains the station signs and white text pointing to the exits. The landing in the exit-only is the only area in the station that contains the original 1915 trim line with "B.R." tiled on it.

Only the 95th Street-bound platform has columns. All are painted blue and except towards either ends (where the platform was extended to accommodate ten-car trains). Those are in the standard I-beams. All columns have "Bay Ridge Av" signs on them.

North of this station the subway is carried in the lower deck of a bridge (Fourth Avenue) over the LIRR Bay Ridge Branch cut,^[2] and here it can be seen that the bridge has four trackways of which only the western two are used. The tunnel leading up to each side of the bridge was built for two tracks only.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
B1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent
B2	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← toward Forest Hills – 71st Avenue, (36th Street late nights) (59th Street)
	Southbound	→ toward Bay Ridge – 95th Street (77th Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

External links

• nycsubway.org—BMT 4th Avenue Line: Bay Ridge Avenue
• Station Reporter — R Train
• The Subway Nut — Bay Ridge Avenue Pictures
• Bay Ridge Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 68th Street exit only stairs from Google Maps Street View

68th Street's Exit-Only staircase