Bay 50 Street
 "D" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Northbound platform
Station statistics
AddressBay 50th Street & Stillwell Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11223
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleGravesend
Coordinates40°35′20″N 73°59′02″W / 40.58890°N 73.98377°W / 40.58890; -73.98377
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT West End Line
Services   D all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B64
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedJuly 21, 1917 (1917-07-21)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
2022563,601[2] Increase 30.5%
Rank365 out of 423[2]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
25th Avenue
toward Norwood–205th Street
Local		 Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
Terminus
Location
Bay 50th Street station is located in New York City Subway
Bay 50th Street station
Bay 50th Street station is located in New York City
Bay 50th Street station
Bay 50th Street station is located in New York
Bay 50th Street station
Track layout

to Bay Parkway
to 25th Avenue
to Coney Island Complex
to Coney Island Complex
to Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

The Bay 50th Street station 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.

History

Early history

View of track connecting to Coney Island Yard
Powerhouse, track to Coney Island Yard, and street stair

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]

Later years

The platforms were extended in the 1960s to accommodate the current standard B Division train length of 615 feet (187 m).

As part of an 18-month capital budget that took effect on January 1, 1963, the wooden platforms at the stations on the West End Line were replaced with concrete platforms.[6]

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

Station layout

Platform level Side platform
Northbound local ← "D" train toward Norwood–205th Street (25th Avenue)
Peak-direction express → No regular service
Southbound local → "D" train toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (Terminus) →
Side platform
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Ground 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.[8]

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

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. 1 2 "Annual Subway Ridership (2017–2022)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  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. ↑ "For Release Sunday, July 12, 1964" (PDF). New York City Office of the Mayor. July 12, 1964. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  7. ↑ "MTA completes seven station rehabilitation projects along D Line". Railway Track & Structures. August 3, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  8. ↑ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Coney Island" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
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