Division B (BMT) Services N (all times) Passengers (2015) 1,279,525 2% Structure Cut Locale Bensonhurst | Line BMT Sea Beach Line Platforms 2 side platforms Borough Brooklyn Opened 22 June 1915 | |
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Tracks 4 (2 in regular service) Address Brooklyn, NY 11204, United States Similar 18th Avenue, Kings Highway, Eighth Avenue, Avenue U, Fort Hamilton Parkway | ||
20th Avenue is a local station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway, located in Brooklyn on 20th Avenue between 63rd and 64th Streets. It is served by the N train at all times.
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Station layout
This open-cut station opened on June 22, 1915. It has four tracks and two side platforms, but the two center express tracks are not normally used. The Coney Island-bound track has been disconnected from the line and the Manhattan-bound track is signaled for trains in both directions. Both platforms are carved within the Earth's crust and made of concrete. They have beige walls and blue-green columns and the station signs are in the standard black plates in white lettering. There are also some non-working old lights and 1960s-era benches.
By September 2013, the Coney Island-bound tracks had been replaced with a new trackbed and rubber board protection. This station, along with eight others along the Sea Beach Line, is scheduled for a rehabilitation starting in 2015. The Manhattan-bound platform at this station was closed on January 18, 2016, with an expected reopening in spring 2017.
Exit
This station has one entrance/exit towards the east (railroad south) end. Two staircases from each platform go up to an enclosed concrete crossover before a set of doors lead to the waiting area of the stucco and tile station house. Outside the turnstile bank, there is a token booth and a set of doors leading to the east side of the 20th Avenue overpass/tunnel above the platforms and tracks.