The Bay Parkway station (formerly Bay Parkway–22nd Avenue station) is an express
station on the
BMT West End Line of the
New York City Subway, located in
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
Bensonhurst is a residential neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is bordered on the northwest by 14th Avenue, on the northeast by 60th Street, on the southeast by Avenue P and 22nd ...
at the intersection of
Bay Parkway and 86th Street. The station is served by the
D train at all times.
History
Bay Parkway opened on July 29, 1916, as part of an extension of the BMT West End Line from
18th Avenue to
25th Avenue. The line was originally a surface excursion railway to
Coney Island, called the
Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad
The West End Line or New Utrecht Avenue Line was a surface transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running along New Utrecht Avenue and other streets between Coney Island and Sunset Park. Built by the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney I ...
, which was established in 1862, but did not reach Coney Island until 1864. Under the
Dual Contracts
The Dual Contracts, also known as the Dual Subway System, were contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of rapid transit lines in the City of New York. The contracts were signed on March 19, 1913, by the Interborough Ra ...
of 1913, an elevated line was built over New Utrecht Avenue, 86th Street and Stillwell Avenue, replacing the surface railway.
The platforms were extended in the 1950s to accommodate the current standard
B Division B Division, Division B, or variant may refer to:
* ''B Division'' (New York City Subway)
* ''B Division'' (Irish League), association football
* ''Division B'' (Scottish Football League)
* ''Divizia B'' (Romanian Football League)
* Moldovan "B ...
train length of .
This station was the southern terminal for
M service during rush hours until June 28, 2010.
In 2012, the station was rehabilitated and three passenger elevators (one from each platform to the mezzanine, and one from the mezzanine to street level) were added with funding from the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (), nicknamed the Recovery Act, was a stimulus package enacted by the 111th U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama in February 2009. Developed in response to the Gr ...
.
Station layout
This elevated station has two
island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
s and three tracks. The center track is not normally used in revenue service. Both platforms have brown canopies with green frames and support columns in their center as well as wooden benches surrounded by green windscreens. On either sides, there are windscreen-style station signs and round lampposts. There is a
signal tower
On a rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate safely, over the correct route and to the proper timetab ...
at the south end of the station, at the end of the northbound platform.
This station was the
terminus
Terminus may refer to:
* Bus terminus, a bus station serving as an end destination
* Terminal train station or terminus, a railway station serving as an end destination
Geography
*Terminus, the unofficial original name of Atlanta, Georgia, United ...
for the
M train from 1987 to 2010 during rush hours. Although both platforms had signs indicating M trains used the center express track, they actually operated from the local tracks because there are no switches north of the station to allow trains to switch to the express track.
South of the platforms, two
diamond crossover
A railroad switch (), turnout, or ''set ofpoints () is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another, such as at a railway junction or where a spur or siding branches off.
The most common ty ...
s were used for M trains to relay or be stored on the center track before switching to the Manhattan-bound local one for the trip northbound.
A concrete structure was built over the steel at this station. On July 6, 2005, it was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
.
Exits
This station has one metal station house with concrete floors below the platforms and tracks. Two staircases from each platform go down to a waiting area/crossover, where a
turnstile
A turnstile (also called a turnpike, gateline, baffle gate, automated gate, turn gate in some regions) is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. A turnstile can be configured to enforce one-way human traffic. In addition, a ...
bank provides access to and from the station. Outside
fare control
In rail transport, the paid area is a dedicated "inner" zone in a railway station or metro station, accessible via turnstiles or other barriers, to get into which, visitors or passengers require a valid ticket, checked smartcard or a pass. A sys ...
, there is a token booth and four staircases going down to all corners of Bay Parkway and 86th Street. The station house formerly had windows on all four sides. However, all of them except the ones on the west side have been covered with tar.
Gallery
File:Bay Parkway 83d St BMT sta jeh.jpg, Elevated station house and structure
File:Bay Parkway (West End) - SE street stair.JPG, Southeastern street stair
File:Bay Pkwy WE BMT stair jeh.JPG, Street stair before M train service to the station was discontinued
File:Bay Parkway Station from 20th Avenue Station.jpg, The station as seen from the 20th Avenue station down the line
File:Bay Parkway rehab vc.jpg, One of three new elevators
File:NYCSubway2590.jpg, Manhattan-bound D train at the station
References
External links
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* Station Reporter â€
D TrainBay Parkway entrance from Google Maps Street ViewPlatforms from Google Maps Street View
{{National Register of Historic Places in New York
BMT West End Line stations
Railway and subway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City
New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1916
1916 establishments in New York City
National Register of Historic Places in Brooklyn