Division B (BMT) Services R (all times) Platforms 2 side platforms Opened 15 January 1916 Tracks 2 | Line BMT Fourth Avenue Line Structure Underground Borough Brooklyn Locale Bay Ridge | |
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Transit connections New York City Bus: B9, B63 (on Fifth Avenue), B64, B70 Address Brooklyn, NY 11220, United States Similar Prospect Avenue, 53rd Street, Bay Ridge–95th Street, 36th Street, 77th Street | ||
Bay Ridge Avenue is a station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Bay Ridge Avenue and Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. It is served by the R train at all times.
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Station layout
This underground station, which opened on January 15, 1916, has two tracks and two side platforms. The station's mezzanine is above the platforms with two staircases leading to each. Only the 95th Street-bound platform has columns, except for the extreme ends of the platform, which have no columns. All of the columns are painted blue and are standard I-beams. All columns have "Bay Ridge Av" signs on them.
There is space for an additional trackway under the northbound platform. The station is built on the west side of Fourth Avenue due to plans for a possible extension of the express tracks south of 59th Street. As a result of the possibility of the extension of the express tracks, there is space underneath the northbound platform for an additional trackway at this station for the Bay Ridge-bound express track. This also can be found at 77th Street. Further evidence of the provisions for tracks on the east side of Fourth Avenue can be seen north of this station, where the subway is carried in the lower deck of a bridge (Fourth Avenue) over the LIRR Bay Ridge Branch cut. On this cut it can be seen that the bridge has four trackways of which only the western two are used. The tunnel leading up to each side of the bridge was built for two tracks only.
This station was overhauled in the late 1970s, which included fixing the station's structure and overall appearance. The original trim lines were replaced with gray and blue cinderblock tiles. The staircases were repaired and new platform edges were installed. The blue cinderblock field contains the station signs and white text pointing to the exits. The landing in the southbound platform's exit-only is the only area in the station that contains the original 1915 trim line with "B.R." tiled on it.
Under the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Plan, the station, along with thirty other New York City Subway stations, will undergo a complete overhaul and would be entirely closed for up to six months. Updates would include cellular service, Wi-Fi, charging stations, improved signage, and improved station lighting. From January to May 2016, Grimshaw Architects worked on a design for the station's renovation, with Arup Group acting as a consultant. The award for Package 1 of the renovations, which will cover renovations at the Prospect Avenue, 53rd Street, and Bay Ridge Avenue stations on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line, was awarded on November 30, 2016. The station will be closed from April 2017 to December 2017 for these renovations.
Exits
From the mezzanine outside of fare control, two staircases lead to either southern corners of Bay Ridge and Fourth Avenues. The 95th Street-bound platform has an additional exit-only near the north end; a single-platform level turnstile leads to a small landing, where a double-flight staircase goes up to the northwest corner of 68th Street and Fourth Avenue.