Bay Parkway station (BMT Sea Beach Line)

Bay Parkway (formerly known as 22nd Avenue) is a local station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway, located in Gravesend, Brooklyn at the intersection of Bay Parkway and West Seventh Street. It is served by the N train at all times and several W trains during rush hours.

Bay Parkway
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Bay Parkway headhouse
Station statistics
Address	Bay Parkway & West Seventh Street Brooklyn, NY 11223
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bensonhurst
Coordinates	40°36′46.39″N 73°58′55.17″W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Sea Beach Line
Services	N  (all times) ​   W  (selected rush-hour trips)
Transit	New York City Bus: B6
Structure	Open-cut
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	June 22, 1915[1]
Station code	076[2]
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Former/other names	22nd Avenue
Traffic
2019	2,071,452[3]  8.6%
Rank	229 out of 424[3]
Station succession
Next north	20th Avenue: N  ​W
Next south	Kings Highway: N  ​W
Location
Track layout to 20 Av to Kings Hwy
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

History

A view of the Manhattan-bound platform in 2009

This station opened on June 22, 1915, along with the rest of the Sea Beach Line.[1]

As of 2012, all three tracks have been replaced with a new track bed and new track panels.[4] From January 18, 2016 to May 22, 2017, the Manhattan-bound platform at this station was closed for renovations and a temporary wooden platform was placed over the Coney Island-bound express track for the Manhattan-bound service.[5][6][7] The Coney Island-bound platform was closed for a much longer period of time, from July 31, 2017[8][9] to July 1, 2019.[10] During this time, all southbound trains used the northbound express track and the temporary platform, with short-turn W trains terminating here instead of their normal terminus at Gravesend–86th Street.[11]

Station layout

G	Street level	Station building, entrance/exit, station agent, MetroCard machines
P Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← toward Ditmars Boulevard (20th Avenue) ← toward Ditmars Boulevard (select weekday trips) (20th Avenue)
	Northbound express	← No regular service
	Southbound express	→  Trackbed
	Southbound local	→ toward Coney Island (Kings Highway) → → toward 86th Street (select weekday trips) (Kings Highway) →
	Side platform

This open-cut station has four tracks and two side platforms. 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 into the earth with the concrete walls painted beige. Beige (previously blue-green) columns, a few of which being I-beams, run along both platforms for the entire length with every other one having the standard black station name plate with white lettering.

Exits

The temporary middle platform in 2016

This station has two entrances/exits at either extreme ends, both of which are station houses on the overpass above the tracks. The full-time one is at the west (railroad north) end. It has a single staircase from platform, a crossover, and waiting area. Outside the turnstiles, there is a token booth before doors lead out to Bay Parkway and 66th Street. The station house is made of tile and stucco and built within other businesses.[12]

The other station house at the south end is made of patchwork and is un-staffed, containing just HEET turnstiles and exit-only turnstiles. Inside fare control, there is a waiting area, crossover, and one staircase to each platform. The doors outside fare control lead to Avenue O.[12] The distance between Avenue O and Bay Parkway make the platforms much longer than the standard B Division train length of 600 feet (180 m).

References

1. "Through Tube to Coney, 48 Minutes: First Train on Fourth Avenue Route Beats West End Line Eleven Minutes". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 22, 1915. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
2. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
3. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
4. "Two elevators coming to the N line during massive rehabilitation". October 4, 2013. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
5. Romano, Denise (October 4, 2013). "Two elevators coming to the N line during massive rehabilitation". The Brooklyn Reporter. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
6. • Harshbarger, Rebecca (January 14, 2016). "9 Brooklyn N train stations to shut down for 14 months". am New York. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
   • "N Line Sea Beach - 2016". web.mta.info. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
   • Katinas, Paula (December 18, 2014). "Commuter headache: MTA to renovate N train stations". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
7. "New York City Subway Map" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 1, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
8. DeJesus, Jaime (May 17, 2017). "Manhattan-bound service to return to N stations on Sea Beach Line". The Brooklyn Reporter. Archived from the original on October 27, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
9. "Manhattan-Bound Service Returns to N Stations on Sea Beach Line". www.mta.info (Press release). New York City, NY: Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 17, 2017. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
10. "Planned Service Changes for: Monday, July 1, 2019". travel.mtanyct.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 1, 2019. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
11. "Transit & Bus Committee Meeting - November 2018" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. November 13, 2018. p. 164. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
12. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bensonhurst" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2016.

External links

• nycsubway.org – BMT Sea Beach Line: Bay Parkway (22nd Avenue)
• Station Reporter — N Train
• The Subway Nut — Bay Parkway Pictures
• Bay Parkway entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Avenue O entrance from Google Maps Street View