53rd Street station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)

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.

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

 53 Street
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Northbound R train arriving at the station
Station statistics
Address53rd Street & Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11220
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleSunset Park
Coordinates40°38′41″N 74°00′52″W
DivisionB (BMT)
LineBMT Fourth Avenue Line
Services   N  (late nights, and limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction)
​   R  (all times)
​   W  (limited rush hour service only)
Transit NYCT Bus: B11; B37 (on Third Avenue); B63 (on Fifth Avenue)
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
OpenedSeptember 22, 1915 (1915-09-22)
ClosedMarch 27, 2017 (2017-03-27) (reconstruction)
RebuiltSeptember 8, 2017 (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  8%
Rank163 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
45th Street
N  ​R  ​W 
toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue
Local		 59th Street
N  ​R  ​W 
toward Bay Ridge–95th Street
Location
Track layout

to 45th Street
to 59th Street
Street map

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

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. The station's platforms were lengthened in 1926–1927, and again during a renovation in 1968–1970. The station was renovated again in 2017.

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