Eighth Avenue (BMT Sea Beach Line)

Eighth Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Eighth Avenue & 62nd Street Brooklyn, NY 11220
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Sunset Park
Coordinates	40°38′4.41″N 74°0′38.50″W / 40.6345583°N 74.0106944°W / 40.6345583; -74.0106944Coordinates: 40°38′4.41″N 74°0′38.50″W / 40.6345583°N 74.0106944°W / 40.6345583; -74.0106944
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Sea Beach Line
Services	N  (all times)
Connection	New York City Bus: B9(on 60th Street), B70
Structure	Open-cut
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	June 22, 1915 (1915-06-22)
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	3,851,372[1]  4.7%
Rank	133 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	59th Street: N
Next south	Fort Hamilton Parkway: N
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)

Eighth Avenue is a local station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway, located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and 62nd Street. It is served by the N train at all times.

This open cut station, opened on June 22, 1915, has two side platforms and four tracks. The two center express tracks are not normally used. The Coney Island-bound track has been disconnected from the line and the Manhattan-bound track is signaled for trains in both directions. Both platforms have beige concrete fences in the lower half and green metal windscreens in the upper half. Brown canopies with green support columns and frames run along the entire length and the station signs are at the standard black name plate in white lettering.

This station has one entrance/exit at the extreme south end, which is a beige street-level station house on the Eighth Avenue overpass at 62nd Street above the platforms and tracks. A single staircase from each platform goes up to a crossover, where a set of doors lead to the waiting area above the station house. A turnstile bank leads to the token booth and exit doors.

The station had another entrance/exit at the north end that led to Seventh Avenue. The two staircases from each platform and overpass above the tracks remain intact.

The LIRR Bay Ridge Branch crosses underneath and is visible from the north end of the station. This location was called "The Crossing" in the last years of the Bay Ridge line.

This is the northernmost station on the Sea Beach Line. North of here, the Coney Island-bound express track dead ends while the Manhattan-bound express track merges with the local tracks as the line curves north and enters the tunnel into the BMT Fourth Avenue Line.

This station, along with eight others along the Sea Beach Line, is scheduled for a rehabilitation starting in 2015. The renovation will include the installation of ADA-accessible ramps.^[2]

Station layout

G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits
M	Station house	to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound local	← toward Astoria – Ditmars Boulevard (59th Street)
	Northbound express	← Trackbed
	Southbound express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	→ toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (Fort Hamilton Parkway) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Gallery

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  Station house

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  Platform view

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  Construction work

References

External links

Media related to Eighth Avenue (BMT Sea Beach Line) at Wikimedia Commons

• nycsubway.org—BMT Sea Beach Line: 8th Avenue
• Station Reporter — N train
• The Subway Nut — 8th Avenue Pictures
• Eighth Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View