25th Avenue station

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]

P Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← toward 205th Street (Bay Parkway)
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	→ toward Coney Island (Bay 50th Street) →
	Side platform
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
G	Street level	Entrance/exit

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

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

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  Street stair
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  Sign on the mesh windscreen

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 25th Avenue (BMT West End Line).

• 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