50th Street (BMT West End Line)

50th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	50th Street & New Utrecht Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11219
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Borough Park
Coordinates	40°38′10″N 73°59′42″W / 40.63611°N 73.99498°WCoordinates: 40°38′10″N 73°59′42″W / 40.63611°N 73.99498°W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT West End Line
Services	D  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: B11 Private Transit: B110
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	June 24, 1916
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	968,612[1]  4.1%
Rank	368 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Fort Hamilton Parkway: D
Next south	55th Street: D
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
Location

50th Street is a local station on the BMT West End Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 50th Street and New Utrecht Avenue in Borough Park, Brooklyn. It is served by the D train at all times.

Station layout

Track layout
Legend
to Ft Hamilton Pkwy to 55 St

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound local	← toward Norwood – 205th Street (Fort Hamilton Parkway)
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	→ toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (55th Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits

Southwestern street stair

This elevated station, opened on June 24, 1916,^[2][3] has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is not normally used.

The platforms have beige windscreens and brown canopies with green frames at their center and waist-high black steel fences at either ends. They are offset as the Manhattan-bound platform is more to the north than the Coney Island-bound one and both have electrical distribution rooms at either ends.

The station's only entrance is via an elevated station house beneath the tracks that has four street stairs, two to either side of New Utrecht Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets. The station house has cherry red doors, a clad wood trim exterior, and beige interior. There are also glass block windows and heaters. The fare control consists of a token booth, turnstile bank, waiting area, and two staircases to each platform at their center.

References

1. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
2. "Realty Boom Is Predicted for Borough Park Section". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 24, 1916. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
3. "Parade, Pageant Mark Celebration: Borough Park Civic Bodies and School Children Join in Festivities: West End Line Opened: First Train From Manhattan Over New "L" Extension of Dual System to Sixty-Second Street". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 24, 1916. Retrieved 16 September 2015.

External links

• nycsubway.org – BMT West End Line: 50th Street
• Station Reporter — D Train
• The Subway Nut — 50th Street Pictures
• 50th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View