79th Street (BMT West End Line)

79th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	79th Street & New Utrecht Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11214
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bensonhurst
Coordinates	40°36′48″N 74°00′05″W / 40.61339°N 74.001514°W / 40.61339; -74.001514Coordinates: 40°36′48″N 74°00′05″W / 40.61339°N 74.001514°W / 40.61339; -74.001514
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT West End Line
Services	D  (all times)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	September 15, 1916 (1916-09-15)
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	2,041,896[1]  4.7%
Rank	237 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	71st Street: D
Next south	18th Avenue: D
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

79th Street is a local station on the BMT West End Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 79th Street and New Utrecht Avenue in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. It is served by the D train at all times.

Station layout

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound local	← toward Norwood – 205th Street (71st Street)
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	→ toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (18th Avenue) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits

Eastern street stair

This elevated station, opened on September 15, 1916, has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is not normally used. The Manhattan-bound platform has a full beige windscreen and brown canopies with green frames and support columns in the center. The Coney Island-bound platform has a beige windscreen and brown canopies with green frames and support columns in the center and high mesh fences at either ends. The station signs are in the standard black plates with white lettering.

The station has two fare control areas, both of which are elevated station houses beneath the platforms and tracks. The full-time one is at the south end. A single staircase from each platform go down to a waiting area/crossunder, where a turnstile bank provides access to/from the system. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases going down to either northern corners of New Utrecht Avenue and 79th Street.

The station's other fare control area towards the north end is un-staffed. A single staircase from each platform goes down to a landing around a now-closed station house. A single full height turnstile provides access to/from the station before another staircase goes down to either southern corners of New Utrecht Avenue and 77th Street.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's 2005–2009 Capital Construction Program calls for renovation of the stations on the West End Line, including 79th Street.

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

References

External links

Former exit-only turnstile

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 79th Street (BMT West End Line).

• nycsubway.org—BMT West End Line: 79th Street
• Station Reporter — D Train
• 79th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 77th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View