BMT West End Line

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.

BMT West End Line
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 ridership46,068
History
Opened1916–1917
Technical
Line length4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Number of tracks3–6
CharacterOpen Cut (Ninth Avenue only) /Surface along Coney Island Yard/
Elevated
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification600 V DC third rail
Route map
South Brooklyn Railway
Fourth Avenue Line
5th Avenue El
36th–38th Street Yard
Ninth Avenue
(lower level abandoned)
Culver Line
 Fort Hamilton Parkway
 50th Street
 55th Street
 62nd Street
(Sea Beach Line)
 71st Street
 79th Street
 18th Avenue
 20th Avenue
 Bay Parkway
 25th Avenue
Bay 50th Street
Coney Island Complex
Stillwell Avenue Yard
Sea Beach Line
Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
Brighton and Culver Lines

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

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