Bay 50th Street station

Bay 50th Street is a local station on the BMT West End Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Bay 50th Street and Stillwell Avenue in the Gravesend neighborhood of Brooklyn. It is served by the D train at all times. It is in front of the campus of John Dewey High School and has been adopted by its students as part of the New York City Transit Authority's Adopt-a-Station Program.

For the subway station at 50th Street in central Brooklyn, see 50th Street (BMT West End Line). For other uses, see 50th Street (disambiguation).
 Bay 50 Street
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Manhattan bound platform prior to renovation
Station statistics
AddressBay 50th Street & Stillwell Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11223
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleGravesend
Coordinates40°35′20″N 73°59′02″W
DivisionB (BMT)
LineBMT West End Line
Services   D  (all times)
Transit NYCT Bus: B64
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedJuly 21, 1917 (1917-07-21)
Station code070[1]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
2019821,873[2]  0.5%
Rank381 out of 424[2]
Station succession
Next north25th Avenue: D 
Next southConey Island – Stillwell Avenue: D 

History

Bay 50th Street opened on July 21, 1917 as part of the final extension of the BMT West End Line from 25th Avenue to Coney Island.[3] 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.[4] Under the Dual Contracts of 1913, an elevated line was built over New Utrecht Avenue, 86th Street and Stillwell Avenue, replacing the surface railway.[5]

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.[6] Four laminated glass windscreens by artist Amy Cheng, commissioned by the MTA Arts for Transit Program, was installed in July 2012 as part of the renovation project.

Station layout
P
Platform level		 Side platform
Northbound local ← toward 205th Street (25th Avenue)
Peak-direction express → No regular service
Southbound local → toward Coney Island (Terminus) →
Side platform
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
G Street level Entrance/exit

This station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is not normally used. Platform extensions are visible to the north on the northbound platform and to the south on the southbound platform, providing views of the Coney Island Complex. The station is situated in the middle of a wye, with track leads from the West End Line to the Coney Island Complex merging with the northbound track immediately north and south of the platforms. An abandoned railroad tower is located above the center of the northbound platform; it has been replaced by a modern tower, about 20 feet (6.1 m) to the south. South of this station, the center track merges with the other two tracks. The line also lowers to run at-grade adjacent to the Coney Island Yard.

Exits

There are two exit points, each with one stairway to each side of Stillwell Avenue: one at both northern corners of Harway Avenue at the station's extreme south end, and the other at both southern corners of Bay 50th Street in the middle.[7]

Bay 50th Street was the starting point of the classic chase sequence in the 1971 movie The French Connection.

  • Emergency gate on the southbound side of Bay 50th Street
  • Powerhouse, track to Coney Island Yard, and street stair

References
  1. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  2. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. Assembly, New York (State) Legislature (1918). Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York. p. 140.
  4. Opening of the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad, The New York Times June 9, 1864 page 2
  5. Senate, New York (State) Legislature (January 1, 1917). Documents of the Senate of the State of New York.
  6. "MTA completes seven station rehabilitation projects along D Line". Railway Track & Structures. August 3, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  7. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Coney Island" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
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