BMT West End Line

BMT West End Line
"D" train
The D train serves the entire BMT West End Line at all times.
Overview
OwnerCity of New York
Termini
Stations13
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemNew York City Subway
Operator(s)New York City Transit Authority
Daily ridership49,737 (2023)[1]
History
Opened1916–1917
Technical
Line length4.5 miles (7.2 km)[2]
Number of tracks3–6
CharacterOpen Cut (Ninth Avenue only) /Surface along Coney Island Yard/
Elevated
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification600 V DC third rail
Route map

Ninth Avenue
(lower level abandoned)
Fort Hamilton Parkway
50th Street
55th Street
62nd Street
71st Street
79th Street
18th Avenue
20th Avenue
Bay Parkway
25th Avenue
Bay 50th Street
Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue

The BMT West End Line is a line of the New York City Subway, serving the Brooklyn communities of Sunset Park, Borough Park, New Utrecht, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Coney Island. The D train operates local on the entire line at all times. Although there is a center express track and three express stations along the line, there is no regular express service.

The elevated line, originally mapped as the New Utrecht Avenue Line (though the common name prevailed after construction), replaced the surface West End Line.[3]

  1. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "BMT West End Line". BMT West End Line. Mark S. Feinman, Peggy Darlington, David Pirmann, and Ed Sachs. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  3. ^ Report of the Public Service Commission For The First District of the State of New York For The Year Ending December 31, 1916 Vol. 1. New York State Public Service Commission. 1917. p. 48.