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86th Street (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)

86th Street
"R" train
New York City Subway rapid transit station
86th Street - Platform.jpg
Station platform
Station statistics
Address 86th Street & Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11209
Borough Brooklyn
Locale Bay Ridge
Coordinates 40°37′21.7″N 74°1′42.18″W / 40.622694°N 74.0283833°W / 40.622694; -74.0283833Coordinates: 40°37′21.7″N 74°1′42.18″W / 40.622694°N 74.0283833°W / 40.622694; -74.0283833
Division B (BMT)
Line BMT Fourth Avenue Line
Services       R all times (all times)
Transit connections Bus transport New York City Bus: B1, B16, B63 (on Fifth Avenue), S53, S79 SBS, S93
Structure Underground
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened January 15, 1916 (101 years ago) (1916-01-15)
Wireless service Wi-Fi and cellular service is provided at this station
Former/other names 86th Street - Bay Ridge
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 3,747,601 Decrease 0.1%
Rank 137 out of 422
Station succession
Next north 77th Street: R all times
Next south Bay Ridge–95th Street: R all times

86th Street is a station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at 86th Street and Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. It is served by the R train at all times.

This underground station, opened on January 15, 1916, was the original terminal for the BMT Fourth Avenue Line until Bay Ridge–95th Street opened on October 25, 1925. It has two tracks and a single island platform.

The platform and mezzanines above have dark green columns, some of which have the standard black station name plate with white lettering. The track walls are currently tiled, formerly black with dark green and brown paint except for a small section at the extreme north end. The platform has several employee-facilities that have a mosaic trim line.

The station was originally planned to be a four-track express station. The platform is located between what would be the two southbound tracks as north of this station, the current southbound track swings out around the platform while the northbound one remains straight. The additional two tracks would be built on the eastern side of Fourth Avenue. There are also large portions of the mezzanines that are now used for employees only.

This station has two entrances/exits. The full-time one is at the south end. Two staircases from the platform go up to a mezzanine that has a turnstile bank and bodega within fare control. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases going up to either southern corners of 86th Street and Fourth Avenue.

The station's other fare control area is unstaffed. Two staircases from the platform, one of which is now closed, go up to a mezzanine that has two High Entry/Exit Turnstiles and a single staircase going up to the southwest corner of 85th Street and Fourth Avenue. Both mezzanines have their original mosaic trim line.


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