25th Avenue station

"25th Avenue" redirects here. For the road, see List of Brooklyn thoroughfares § Numbered Avenues.

25 Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Platform view
Station statistics
Address	25th Avenue & 86th Street Brooklyn, New York
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Bath Beach
Coordinates	40°35′52″N73°59′12″W / 40.5977°N 73.98679°W / 40.5977; -73.98679
Division	B (BMT) [1]
Line	BMT West End Line
Services	D   (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B1, B3, B4
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	July 29, 1916(108 years ago) (1916-07-29)
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	948,677 [2]   9%
Rank	303 out of 423 [2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Bay Parkway toward Norwood–205th Street Local Bay 50th Street toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to Bay Parkway to Bay 50th Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

The 25th Avenue station is a local station on the BMT West End Line of the New York City Subway, located in Brooklyn at the intersection of 25th Avenue and 86th Street, on the border of the Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Gravesend neighborhoods of Brooklyn. This station is served by the D train at all times.

History

Street stair

Sign on the mesh windscreen

25th Avenue opened on July 29, 1916, as the terminal station of an extension of the BMT West End Line from 18th Avenue. With the completion of the line to Coney Island on July 21, 1917, this station ceased to be the line's terminus.

The line was originally a surface excursion railway to Coney Island, called the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad, which was established in 1862, but did not reach Coney Island until 1864. ^[3] Under the Dual Contracts of 1913, an elevated line was built over New Utrecht Avenue, 86th Street and Stillwell Avenue, replacing the surface railway. ^[4]

The platforms were extended in the 1950s to accommodate the current standard B Division train length of 615 feet (187 m).

In the 1980s, this station was adopted by students of Lafayette High School as part of New York City Transit's "Adopt a Station" program.

In 2012, the station was rehabilitated with funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. ^[5]

The 2012 artwork at this station is Rediscovery by Amy Cheng. It is composed of four laminated glass windscreens of imaginary land- and skyscapes. ^[6]

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← toward Norwood–205th Street (Bay Parkway)
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	→ toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (Bay 50th Street) →
	Side platform
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Ground	Street level	Entrance/exit

This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is not normally used. Both platforms have beige windscreens 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. This station has four stairs to the street and one from the mezzanine to each platform.

Exits

The station's only exits are from a mezzanine beneath the tracks. From there, stairways lead to all four corners of 86th Street and 25th Avenue. ^[7]

In popular culture

The station was pictured in the 1971 film The French Connection . ^[8]

References

1. "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
2. "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
3. "Opening of the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad" (PDF). The New York Times . June 9, 1864. p. 2. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
4. Senate, New York (State) Legislature (January 1, 1917). Documents of the Senate of the State of New York.
5. Nunez, Jenifer (August 3, 2012). "MTA completes seven station rehabilitation projects along D Line". Railway Track & Structures. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
6. "25th Avenue - Amy Cheng - Rediscovery, 2012". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
7. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Coney Island" (PDF). mta.info . Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
8. "Filming Locations for The French Connection (1971)". movie-locations.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.

External links

• nycsubway.org – BMT West End Line: 25th Avenue
• Station Reporter — D Train
• 25th Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View