59th Street station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)

The 59th Street station is an express station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at 59th Street and Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, it is served by the N and R trains at all times. During rush hours, several W trains also serve the station.

For the stations in Manhattan that are also named "59th Street" and served by the N, ​R, and ​W trains, see Fifth Avenue–59th Street (BMT Broadway Line) and Lexington Avenue/59th Street (BMT Broadway Line). For other uses, see 59th Street (disambiguation).

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New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Looking south on the southbound platform. An R160 R train is visible on the southbound local track.
Station statistics
Address59th Street & Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11220
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleSunset Park
Coordinates40°38′29″N 74°01′04″W
DivisionB (BMT)
LineBMT Fourth Avenue Line
Services   N  (all times)
​   R  (all times)
​   W  (limited rush hour service only)
Transit
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 island platforms
cross-platform interchange
Tracks4
Other information
OpenedJune 22, 1915 (1915-06-22)
Accessible ADA-accessible
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
20222,640,485  20.6%
Rank110 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
36th Street
N 
toward Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard
Express		 Eighth Avenue
N  ​W 
toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
53rd Street
N  ​R  ​W 
toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue
Local		 Bay Ridge Avenue
R 
toward Bay Ridge–95th Street
Location
Track layout

to 36th Street
to 53rd Street
to Bay Ridge Avenue
to Eighth Avenue
Street map

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

The 59th 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 59th Street started on March 15, 1913, and was completed in 1915. The station opened on June 22, 1915, as the southernmost station of the initial portion of the BMT Fourth Avenue Line. The station's platforms were lengthened in 1926–1927, and again during the 1960s. Elevator access was added in late 2020, in tandem with a station renovation between 2018 and 2020 to make the station compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

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