71st Street station

71 Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
View from southbound platform
Station statistics
Address	71st Street & New Utrecht Avenue Brooklyn, New York
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bensonhurst
Coordinates	40°37′09″N73°59′56″W / 40.619165°N 73.998992°W / 40.619165; -73.998992
Division	B (BMT) [1]
Line	BMT West End Line
Services	D   (all times)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	June 24, 1916(108 years ago) (1916-06-24)
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	1,069,576 [2]   5.2%
Rank	282 out of 423 [2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station 62nd Street toward Norwood–205th Street Local 79th 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 62nd Street to 79th Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

The 71st Street station is a local station on the BMT West End Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 71st Street and New Utrecht Avenue in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. It is served by the D train at all times.

History

The 71st Street station opened on June 24, 1916 along with the first portion of the BMT West End Line from 36th Street on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line to 18th Avenue station. ^{[3] [4]} 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. ^[5] Under the Dual Contracts of 1913, an elevated line was built over New Utrecht Avenue, 86th Street and Stillwell Avenue. The section of the West End Line between 62nd Street and 18th Avenue originally opened with only one track in service. The second track between 62nd Street and 18th Avenue opened on July 8, 1916. ^[6]

The platforms were extended in the 1950s to accommodate the current standard B Division train length of 615 feet (187 m). ^[7]

In 2012, the station was rehabilitated with funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. ^[8]

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← toward Norwood–205th Street (62nd Street}})
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	→ toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (79th 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 along their entire lengths and brown canopies with green frames and support columns in the center. The station signs are in the standard black plates with white lettering.

Eastern stairs

Exits

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 four staircases going down to all corners of New Utrecht Avenue and 71st Street. The two southern staircases face south while the two northern ones face east or west. ^[9]

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 69th Street. Nearby is the Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino Park. ^[9]

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. "Parade, Pageant Mark Celebration". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 24, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
4. "Realty Boom Is Predicted for Borough Park Section". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 24, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
5. "Opening of the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad" (PDF). The New York Times . June 9, 1864. p. 2. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
6. Senate, New York (State) Legislature (January 1, 1917). Documents of the Senate of the State of New York.
7. "For Release Sunday, July 12, 1964" (PDF). New York City Office of the Mayor. July 12, 1964. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
8. 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.
9. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bensonhurst" (PDF). mta.info . Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2016.

External links

• nycsubway.org – BMT West End Line: 71st Street
• Station Reporter — D Train
• 71st Street on TheSubwayNut Archived 2016-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
• 71st Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Bay Ridge Avenue (69th Street) entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View