Bay Parkway station (BMT Sea Beach Line)

For other uses, see Bay Parkway (disambiguation).

Bay Parkway
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Bay Parkway & West Seventh Street Brooklyn, NY 11223
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bensonhurst
Coordinates	40°36′46.39″N73°58′55.17″W / 40.6128861°N 73.9819917°W / 40.6128861; -73.9819917
Division	B (BMT) [1]
Line	BMT Sea Beach Line
Services	N   (all times) ​   W   (selected rush-hour trips)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B6
Structure	Open-cut
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	June 22, 1915(108 years ago) (1915-06-22) [2]
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Former/other names	22nd Avenue
Traffic
2022	1,481,407 [3]   23%
Rank	197 out of 423 [3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station 20th Avenue N   ​ W   toward Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard Local Kings Highway N   ​ W   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 20th Avenue to Kings Highway
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

The Bay Parkway station (formerly known as 22nd Avenue station) is a local station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway, located in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn at the intersection of Bay Parkway and West Seventh Street. It is served by the N train at all times. During rush hours, several W trains also serve this station.

History

A view of the Manhattan-bound platform in 2009

This station opened on June 22, 1915, along with the rest of the Sea Beach Line. ^[2]

As of 2012 ^[update] , all three tracks have been replaced with a new track bed and new track panels. ^[4] From January 18, 2016, to May 22, 2017, the Manhattan-bound platform at this station was closed for renovations and a temporary wooden platform was placed over the Coney Island-bound express track for the Manhattan-bound service. ^{[5] [6] [7]} The Coney Island-bound platform was closed from July 31, 2017 ^{[8] [9]} to July 1, 2019. ^[10] During this time, all southbound trains used the northbound express track and the temporary platform, with short-turn W trains terminating here instead of their normal terminus at Gravesend–86th Street. ^[11]

Station layout

Ground	Street level	Station building, entrance/exit, station agent, MetroCard machines
Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← toward Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard or 96th Street (select weekday trips) (20th Avenue) ← toward Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard (select weekday trips) (20th Avenue)
	Northbound express	← No regular service
	Southbound express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	→ toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (Kings Highway) → → toward 86th Street (select weekday trips) (Kings Highway) →
	Side platform

This open-cut station has four tracks and two side platforms. 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 are carved into the earth with the concrete walls painted beige. Beige (previously blue-green) columns, a few of which being I-beams, run along both platforms for the entire length with every other one having the standard black station name plate with white lettering.

Exits

The temporary middle platform in 2016

This station has two entrances/exits at either extreme ends, both of which are station houses on the overpass above the tracks. The full-time one is at the west (railroad north) end. It has a single staircase from platform, a crossover, and waiting area. Outside the turnstiles, there is a token booth before doors lead out to Bay Parkway and 66th Street. The station house is made of tile and stucco and built within other businesses. ^[12]

The other station house at the south end is made of patchwork and is un-staffed, containing just HEET turnstiles and exit-only turnstiles. Inside fare control, there is a waiting area, crossover, and one staircase to each platform. The doors outside fare control lead to Avenue O. ^[12] The distance between Avenue O and Bay Parkway make the platforms much longer than the standard B Division train length of 600 feet (180 m).^{[ citation needed ]}

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. "Through Tube to Coney, 48 Minutes: First Train on Fourth Avenue Route Beats West End Line Eleven Minutes". Brooklyn Daily Eagle . June 22, 1915. Retrieved June 29, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Annual Subway Ridership (2017–2022)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
4. "Two elevators coming to the N line during massive rehabilitation". October 4, 2013. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
5. Romano, Denise (October 4, 2013). "Two elevators coming to the N line during massive rehabilitation". The Brooklyn Reporter. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
6. • Harshbarger, Rebecca (January 14, 2016). "9 Brooklyn N train stations to shut down for 14 months". am New York. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
   • "N Line Sea Beach - 2016". web.mta.info. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
   • Katinas, Paula (December 18, 2014). "Commuter headache: MTA to renovate N train stations". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
7. "New York City Subway Map" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 1, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
8. DeJesus, Jaime (May 17, 2017). "Manhattan-bound service to return to N stations on Sea Beach Line". The Brooklyn Reporter. Archived from the original on October 27, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
9. "Manhattan-Bound Service Returns to N Stations on Sea Beach Line". www.mta.info (Press release). New York City, NY: Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 17, 2017. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
10. "Planned Service Changes for: Monday, July 1, 2019". travel.mtanyct.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 1, 2019. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
11. "Transit & Bus Committee Meeting - November 2018" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. November 13, 2018. p. 164. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
12. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bensonhurst" (PDF). mta.info . Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2016.

External links

• nycsubway.org – BMT Sea Beach Line: Bay Parkway (22nd Avenue)
• Station Reporter — N Train
• The Subway Nut — Bay Parkway Pictures Archived January 5, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
• Bay Parkway entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Avenue O entrance from Google Maps Street View