20 Avenue
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New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||||||
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Address | 20th Avenue & 64th Street Brooklyn, NY 11204 |
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Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||
Locale | Bensonhurst | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°37′1.79″N 73°59′5.4″W / 40.6171639°N 73.984833°WCoordinates: 40°37′1.79″N 73°59′5.4″W / 40.6171639°N 73.984833°W | ||||||||||
Division | B (BMT) | ||||||||||
Line | BMT Sea Beach Line | ||||||||||
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N (all times) W (selected rush-hour trips) |
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Structure | Open-cut | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 4 (2 in regular service) | ||||||||||
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Opened | June 22, 1915 | ||||||||||
Station code | 075 | ||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||
Passengers (2016) | 409,416 68% | ||||||||||
Rank | 411 out of 422 | ||||||||||
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Next north | 18th Avenue: N W | ||||||||||
Next south | Bay Parkway: temporarily closed for renovation | ||||||||||
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20th Avenue is a local station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway, located in Brooklyn on 20th Avenue between 63rd and 64th Streets. It is served by the N train at all times, as well as some W trains during rush hours.
This open-cut station opened on June 22, 1915. 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 carved within the Earth's crust and made of concrete. They have beige walls and blue-green columns and the station signs are in the standard black plates in white lettering. There are also some non-working old lights and 1960s-era benches.
By September 2013, the Coney Island-bound tracks had been replaced with a new trackbed and rubber board protection. From January 18, 2016 to May 22, 2017, the Manhattan-bound platform at this station was closed for renovations. The Coney Island-bound platforms closed on July 31, 2017, with an expected reopening in Fall 2018.
This station has one entrance/exit towards the east (railroad south) end. Two staircases from each platform go up to an enclosed concrete crossover before a set of doors lead to the waiting area of the stucco and tile station house. Outside the turnstile bank, there is a token booth and a set of doors leading to the east side of the 20th Avenue overpass/tunnel above the platforms and tracks.