53rd Street station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)

For the demolished station serving the IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, see 53rd Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line).

 53 Street
 "R" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Northbound R train arriving at the station
Station statistics
Address53rd Street & Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleSunset Park
Coordinates40°38′41″N 74°00′52″W / 40.64472°N 74.01444°W / 40.64472; -74.01444
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Fourth Avenue Line
Services   N late nights, and limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction (late nights, and limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction)
​   R all times (all times)
​   W limited rush hour service only (limited rush hour service only)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B11; B37 (on Third Avenue); B63 (on Fifth Avenue)[2]
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
OpenedSeptember 22, 1915 (109 years ago) (1915-09-22)[3]
ClosedMarch 27, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-03-27) (reconstruction)
RebuiltSeptember 8, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-09-08)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Other entrances/
exits		Fourth Avenue and 53rd Street, Fourth Avenue and 52nd Street (southbound only)
Traffic
20232,018,914[4] Increase 8%
Rank165 out of 423[4]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
45th Street
N late nights, and limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction ​R all times ​W limited rush hour service only
toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue
Local 		59th Street
N late nights, and limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction ​R all times ​W limited rush hour service only
toward Bay Ridge–95th Street
Location
53rd Street station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line) is located in New York City Subway
53rd Street station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
53rd Street station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line) is located in New York City
53rd Street station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
53rd Street station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line) is located in New York
53rd Street station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
Track layout

Legend
to 45th Street
to 59th Street
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

The 53rd Street station is a local station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at 53rd Street and Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, it is served by the R train at all times. The N train also stops here during late nights, and some rush-hour W trains stop here in the peak direction.

The 53rd Street station was constructed as part of the Fourth Avenue Line, which was approved in 1905. Construction on the segment of the line that includes 53rd Street started on March 15, 1913, and was completed in 1915. The station opened on September 22, 1915, after the opening of the initial portion of the BMT Fourth Avenue Line to 59th Street.[3] The station's platforms were lengthened in 1926–1927,[5] and again during a renovation in 1968–1970.[6] The station was renovated again in 2017.

  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Brooklyn Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Station Opening2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference SU-Opens-1927 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).