55th Street (BMT West End Line)
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55th Street is a local station
on the BMT West End Line
of the New York City Subway
, located at the intersection of 55th Street and 13th Avenue in Borough Park, Brooklyn
. It is served by the D
train at all times.
This elevated station, opened on June 24, 1916, has three tracks and two side platform
s. The center express track is not normally used. Both platforms have beige windscreens along the entire length and beige canopies with green frames and support columns in the center. The station signs are in the standard black plates in white lettering.
The station's only entrance/exit is an elevated station house beneath the tracks. It has three staircases from the streets, one on the northeast corner of 55th Street and New Utrecht Avenue and two to either southern corners. Inside the station house, there is a token booth, turnstile
s and two staircases to each platform at the center. The waiting area inside fare control allows free transfer between directions.
The station house was renovated as part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's
2005-09 Capital Construction Program
. Square windows were installed in the mezzanine
and chain link fences separate the street stairs with the platform ones.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on the BMT West End Line
BMT West End Line
The BMT West End Line is a line of the New York City Subway, serving the Brooklyn, communities of Borough Park, New Utrecht, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Coney Island. The D train operates on the line at all times, providing service to Manhattan and the Bronx via the IND Sixth Avenue Line...
of the New York City Subway
New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
, located at the intersection of 55th Street and 13th Avenue in Borough Park, Brooklyn
Borough Park, Brooklyn
Borough Park , is a neighborhood in the southwestern part of the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City in the United States....
. It is served by the D
D (New York City Subway service)
The D Sixth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored orange on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it uses the IND Sixth Avenue Line through Manhattan....
train at all times.
This elevated station, opened on June 24, 1916, has three tracks and two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s. The center express track is not normally used. Both platforms have beige windscreens along the entire length and beige canopies with green frames and support columns in the center. The station signs are in the standard black plates in white lettering.
The station's only entrance/exit is an elevated station house beneath the tracks. It has three staircases from the streets, one on the northeast corner of 55th Street and New Utrecht Avenue and two to either southern corners. Inside the station house, there is a token booth, turnstile
Turnstile
A turnstile, also called a baffle gate, is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. It can also be made so as to enforce one-way traffic of people, and in addition, it can restrict passage only to people who insert a coin, a ticket, a pass, or similar...
s and two staircases to each platform at the center. The waiting area inside fare control allows free transfer between directions.
The station house was renovated as part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the U.S...
2005-09 Capital Construction Program
MTA Capital Construction
MTA Capital Construction was formed in July 2003 to manage major capital projects for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York, USA. It mainly focuses on improving transportation infrastructure and facilities in the New York City, the Hudson Valley, and Long Island areas.-External...
. Square windows were installed in the mezzanine
Mezzanine (architecture)
In architecture, a mezzanine or entresol is an intermediate floor between main floors of a building, and therefore typically not counted among the overall floors of a building. Often, a mezzanine is low-ceilinged and projects in the form of a balcony. The term is also used for the lowest balcony in...
and chain link fences separate the street stairs with the platform ones.
External links
- Station Reporter — D Train
- The Subway Nut — 55th Street Pictures
- 55th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View