Eighth Avenue station (BMT Sea Beach Line) explained

8 Avenue
Address:Eighth Avenue & 62nd Street
Brooklyn, NY
Borough:Brooklyn
Locale:Sunset Park
Coordinates:40.6346°N -74.0107°W
Division:BMT
Line:BMT Sea Beach Line
Service:Sea Beach local
Service Header:Sea Beach header
Connection: NYCT Bus: (on 60th Street),
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:4 (2 in regular service)
Structure:Open-cut / at-grade
Accessible:yes

The Eighth Avenue station is a local station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway. It is located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and 62nd Street. It is served by the N train at all times. During rush hours, several W trains also serve this station.

Eighth Avenue is the northernmost stop on the Sea Beach Line. West of this station, the tracks curve northward, enter a tunnel, and become the express tracks of the BMT Fourth Avenue Line.

The station serves the Sunset Park Chinatown, the oldest Chinatown in Brooklyn, which is centered around Eighth Avenue.[1]

History

This station opened on June 22, 1915.[2]

This station, along with eight others along the Sea Beach Line, was renovated from 2016 to 2019, which initially included installation of two ADA-accessible elevators (original plans were to construct two wheelchair ramps to each platform).[3] The Manhattan-bound platform was closed from January 18, 2016 to May 22, 2017 and a temporary platform was set up on the Coney Island express track for Manhattan-bound service.[4] [5] The Coney Island-bound platform was closed from July 31, 2017[6] [7] to July 1, 2019. During this time, southbound trains used the northbound express track and the temporary platform.[8]

A project to make the station ADA-accessible was originally expected to be completed in December 2018,[9] but was repeatedly delayed. An elevator to the northbound platform opened on November 4, 2019.[10] Another elevator to the southbound platform was planned to be opened in May 2020.[11] The southbound elevator was not completed, but funding had been committed to completing the elevator.[12] In December 2021, the MTA awarded a contract for the installation of elevators at eight stations, including the Eighth Avenue station's southbound platform.[13] [14] The elevator to the southbound platform finally opened on July 20, 2023.[15]

Station layout

This open-cut station has four tracks and two side platforms, but 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 Helvetica lettering.

The LIRR Bay Ridge Branch crosses underneath and is visible from the north end of the station.

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.

Exits

The station has an entrance at the extreme east (railroad 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.[16]

The station also has an entrance at the extreme west (railroad north) end, with two staircases from each platform leading up to Seventh Avenue and 62nd Street. In the past, it was closed due to high crime and repurposed into a maintenance shop.[17] The staircases and overpass above the tracks remained intact, and the entrances were reopened in February 2019 as part of the reconstruction of this station.[18] [19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Live lobsters, longan fruit and a small-town feel: Sunset Park's Chinatown. 2019-08-09. Brooklyn Eagle. en-US. 2020-03-13.
  2. News: Through Tube to Coney, 48 Minutes: First Train on Fourth Avenue Route Beats West End Line Eleven Minutes. June 22, 1915. Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 29, 2015. Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: New York City Transit and Bus Committee Meeting. 150. December 13, 2017. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. November 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171228054452/http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/171211_1000_Transit.pdf. December 28, 2017. dead.
  4. News: Romano. Denise. 2013-10-04. Two elevators coming to the N line during massive rehabilitation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190110143915/https://brooklynreporter.com/2013/10/two-elevators-coming-to-the-n-line-during-massive-rehabilitation/. 2019-01-10. 2020-07-27. The Brooklyn Reporter. en-US.
    • News: Harshbarger. Rebecca. January 14, 2016. 9 Brooklyn N train stations to shut down for 14 months. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200727083940/https://www.amny.com/transit/n-train-closings-9-brooklyn-station-platforms-close-for-14-months-1-11325586/. 2020-07-27. 2020-07-27. am New York.
    • News: Katinas. Paula. December 18, 2014. Commuter headache: MTA to renovate N train stations. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200727084303/https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2014/12/18/commuter-headache-mta-to-renovate-n-train-stations/. 2020-07-27. January 18, 2016. Brooklyn Daily Eagle. mdy-all.
  6. News: DeJesus. Jaime. May 17, 2017. Manhattan-bound service to return to N stations on Sea Beach Line. The Brooklyn Reporter. live. May 18, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20181027143109/https://brooklynreporter.com/2017/05/manhattan-bound-service-return-n-stations-sea-beach-line/. 2018-10-27.
  7. Manhattan-Bound Service Returns to N Stations on Sea Beach Line. May 17, 2017. www.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 26, 2017. New York City, NY. https://web.archive.org/web/20170730064618/http://www.mta.info/press-release/nyc-transit/manhattan-bound-service-returns-n-stations-sea-beach-line. 2017-07-30. live.
  8. Web site: Planned Service Changes for: Monday, July 1, 2019. July 1, 2019. travel.mtanyct.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. https://web.archive.org/web/20190701152409/http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/routeStatusResult.aspx?tag=ALL&date=7%2F1%2F2019&time=&method=getstatus4. July 1, 2019. live. July 1, 2019.
  9. Web site: T6041318 ADA Accessibility at 8th Avenue Station on the Sea Beach Line. web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 3, 2017.
  10. Web site: MTA | Press Release | NYC Transit | MTA Opens New Elevator at 8 av for Northbound Access to Improve Accessibility in Southern Brooklyn. November 6, 2019. November 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191106022640/http://www.mta.info/press-release/nyc-transit/mta-opens-new-elevator-8-av-northbound-access-improve-accessibility. dead.
  11. Web site: Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting November 2018. November 13, 2018. November 10, 2018. 92. Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
  12. Web site: February 18, 2021. 2021 Commitment & Completion Goals. March 28, 2021. MTA Construction and Development. 12.
  13. Web site: Duggan . Kevin . Advocates raise oversight concerns as MTA eyes more private subway elevator maintenance . amNewYork . December 12, 2021 . July 26, 2022.
  14. Web site: MTA announces historic investment in accessibility projects . December 13, 2021 . Mass Transit Magazine . July 26, 2022.
  15. Web site: MTA Announces Manhattan Dyckman St 1 Station and Brooklyn 8 Av N Station Fully Accessible With Opening of Elevators . MTA . July 20, 2023 . July 20, 2023.
  16. Web site: MTA Neighborhood Maps: Sunset Park. mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 2, 2015. 2015.
  17. Web site: Reopening closed subway entrances using high entry/exit turnstiles . November 2001 . Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA . February 12, 2019 . December 22, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222153323/http://www.pcac.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2001-Reopening-Closed-Entrances.pdf . dead .
  18. News: Crowded Sunset Park subway station to get second exit. Jaeger. Max. July 1, 2014. Brooklyn Daily. April 27, 2017. en. April 28, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170428051556/http://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2014/27/br-n-train-entrance-reopens-2014-07-04-bk_2014_27.html. dead.
  19. Web site: Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting April 2017. April 24, 2017. mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 27, 2017.

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