Bay 50th Street (BMT West End Line)

Bay 50th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Manhattan bound platform
Station statistics
Address	Bay 50th Street & Stillwell Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11223
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Gravesend
Coordinates	40°35′21″N 73°59′03″W / 40.589279°N 73.984122°WCoordinates: 40°35′21″N 73°59′03″W / 40.589279°N 73.984122°W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT West End Line
Services	D  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: B64
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	December 21, 1917
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	872,953[1]  1.3%
Rank	375 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	25th Avenue: D
Next south	Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue: D
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
Location

Bay 50th Street is a local station on the BMT West End Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Bay 50th Street and Stillwell Avenue in the Gravesend neighborhood of Brooklyn. It is served by the D train at all times. It is in front of the campus of John Dewey High School and has been adopted by its students as part of the New York City Transit Authority's Adopt-a-Station Program.

Station layout

Track layout
Legend
to Bay Pkwy to 25 Av to CI Yard to CI Yard to Stillwell Av

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound local	← toward Norwood – 205th Street (25th Avenue)
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	→ toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (Terminus) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits

This station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is not normally used. The station opened in 1917 as part of the West End elevated structure, which was built by the BMT as part of the Dual Contracts expansion in the 1910s. Platform extensions dating back to the 1960s are visible to the north on the northbound platform and to the south on the southbound platform, providing views of the Coney Island Complex. Track leads from the West End Line to the Coney Island Complex are located both north and south of this station. An abandoned railroad tower is located above the center of the northbound platform; it has been replaced by a modern tower, about 20 feet to the south. South of this station, the center track merges with the other two tracks.

In 2012, the station was rehabilitated with funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.^[2]

In popular culture

Bay 50th Street was the starting point of the classic chase sequence in the 1971 movie The French Connection.

Gallery

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  Emergency gate on the southbound side of Bay 50th Street

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  Powerhouse, track to Coney Island Yard, and street stair

References

1. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
2. "MTA completes seven station rehabilitation projects along D Line". Railway Track & Structures. August 3, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.

External links

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