Eighth Avenue (BMT Sea Beach Line)
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Eighth Avenue
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| New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||||||
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| Address | Eighth Avenue & 62nd Street Brooklyn, NY 11220 |
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| Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||
| Locale | Sunset Park | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°38′4.41″N 74°0′38.5″W / 40.6345583°N 74.010694°WCoordinates: 40°38′4.41″N 74°0′38.5″W / 40.6345583°N 74.010694°W | ||||||||||
| Division | B (BMT) | ||||||||||
| Line | BMT Sea Beach Line | ||||||||||
| Services |
N  (all times)W  (selected rush-hour trips) |
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| Transit connections |
 New York City Bus: B9 (on 60th Street), B70
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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 | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2015) | 3,796,909  1.4% |
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| Rank | 132 out of 425 | ||||||||||
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| Next north |
59th Street: N W
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| Next south |
Fort Hamilton Parkway: N W
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Eighth Avenue is a local station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway, located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and 62nd Street. It is served by the N train at all times, as well as some W trains during rush hours. A temporary platform was built over the southbound express track to allow Manhattan-bound trains that are running on the northbound express track to stop at this station.
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 have beige concrete fences in the lower half and green metal windscreens in the upper half. Brown canopies with green support columns and frames run along the entire length and the station signs are at the standard black name plate in white Helvetica lettering.
The LIRR Bay Ridge Branch crosses underneath and is visible from the north end of the station.
This is the northernmost station on the Sea Beach Line. North of here, the Coney Island-bound express track dead ends while the Manhattan-bound express track merges with the local tracks as the line curves north and enters the tunnel into the BMT Fourth Avenue Line.
This station, along with eight others along the Sea Beach Line, is scheduled for a rehabilitation, which began in 2016. The renovation will include the installation of 2 ADA-accessible wheelchair ramps and elevators at the 8th Avenue and New Utrecht Avenue stations, respectively. As of July 2016[update], a temporary platform has been set up on the Coney Island express track to accommodate passengers while the station is being renovated.
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