18th Avenue (BMT Sea Beach Line)

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18th Avenue
NYCS-bull-trans-N.svg
New York City Subway rapid transit station
18th Avenue BMT Sea Beach.jpg
Station statistics
Address 18th Avenue & 64th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11204
Borough Brooklyn
Locale Bensonhurst, Mapleton
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Division B (BMT)
Line BMT Sea Beach Line
Services       N all times (all times)
Transit connections Bus transport New York City Bus: B8
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)[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 1,784,992[2] Increase 0.5%
Rank 274
Station succession
Next north New Utrecht Avenue: N all times
Next south 20th Avenue: N all times

18th Avenue is a local station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway, located in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn at the intersection of 18th Avenue and 64th Street. It is served by the N train at all times.

Station layout

G Station house Entrances/Exits
Station agent, MetroCard vending machines
P
Platform level		 Side platform, not in service
Northbound local → No regular service (New Utrecht Avenue)
Northbound express ← NYCS-bull-trans-N.svg does not stop here
Southbound express → No regular service
Southbound local → NYCS-bull-trans-N.svg toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (20th Avenue) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
16th Avenue Powerhouse north of the station.

This open-cut station opened on June 22, 1915.[1] It 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 are made of concrete and carved in the Earth's crust. The rectangular columns are painted light blue while the platform walls are painted beige.

This station has two fare control areas, one at each end of the platforms. The full-time side is at the east (railroad south) end. A single staircase from each platform goes up to a metal crossover, where a short staircase goes up to a set of doors that lead to the station house's waiting area. A turnstile bank provides access to and from the station. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and doors leading to the west side of 18th Avenue between 63rd and 64th Streets. The station house is shared with several businesses.

On the west (railroad north) end of the station, one staircase from each platform goes up to a metal crossover, where a set of doors lead to an un-staffed station house with one exit only turnstile and one High Entry/Exit Turnstile providing access to and from the station. The doors lead to the west side of 17th Avenue between 63rd and 64th Streets.

This station was renovated with cream colored tiles and a light blue and red trim line.

This station, along with eight others along the Sea Beach Line, is scheduled for a rehabilitation starting in 2015.[3] The Manhattan-bound platform at this station was closed on January 18, 2016, with an expected reopening in spring 2017.[4]

References

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