86th Street station (BMT Sea Beach Line)

86 Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
North end of the station
Station statistics
Address	86th Street & West Seventh Street Brooklyn, New York
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Gravesend
Coordinates	40°35′33.56″N 73°58′41.74″W / 40.5926556°N 73.9782611°W / 40.5926556; -73.9782611
Division	B (BMT)[1]
Line	BMT Sea Beach Line
Services	N  (all times) ​   W  (selected rush-hour trips)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B1, B4
Structure	Open-cut
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	June 22, 1915 (109 years ago) (1915-06-22)[2]
Closed	January 18, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-01-18) (northbound reconstruction) July 31, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-07-31) (southbound reconstruction)
Rebuilt	May 22, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-05-22) (northbound reopening) October 29, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-10-29) (southbound reopening)
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Former/other names	Gravesend–86th Street
Traffic
2023	557,808[3]  5%
Rank	372 out of 423[3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Avenue U N  ​W  toward Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard Local Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue N  Terminus
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to Avenue U to Coney Island Complex to Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

The 86th Street station (also known as Gravesend–86th Street station) is a local station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 86th Street and West Seventh Street in Gravesend, Brooklyn.^[4] It is served by the N train at all times. During rush hours, several W trains also serve the station, which serves as the southern terminus for W trips to Brooklyn.^[5]