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18th Avenue station (BMT West End Line)

18 Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
View of northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	18th Avenue & New Utrecht Avenue Brooklyn, NY
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bensonhurst
Coordinates	40°36′31″N 74°00′08″W / 40.608667°N 74.002115°W / 40.608667; -74.002115
Division	B (BMT)[1]
Line	BMT West End Line
Services	D  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B1, B8
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	June 24, 1916 (108 years ago) (1916-06-24)
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	1,336,402[2]  7.3%
Rank	233 out of 423[2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station 79th Street toward Norwood–205th Street Local 20th Avenue toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to79th Street to20th Avenue
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

The 18th Avenue station is a local stationonBMT West End Line of the New York City SubwayinBensonhurst, Brooklyn. It is served by the D train at all times. The station opened in 1916 as part of the BMT West End Line, which was upgraded into an elevated line as part of the Dual Contracts. Its platforms were extended to accommodate ten-car trains in the 1960s, and the station was renovated in 2012. The station is scheduled to become compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 through the installation of elevators.

The 18th Avenue station opened on June 24, 1916, as the terminal of the first portion of the BMT West End Line, which extended from 36th Street on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line.^[3][4] The line was originally a surface excursion railway to Coney Island, called the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad, which was established in 1862, but did not reach Coney Island until 1864.^[5] Under the Dual Contracts of 1913, an elevated line was built over New Utrecht Avenue, 86th Street and Stillwell Avenue. The section of the West End Line between 62nd Street and this station originally opened with only one track in service. The second track between 62nd Street and 18th Avenue opened on July 8, 1916.^[6]

The platforms were extended in the 1960s to accommodate the current standard B Division train length of 615 feet (187 m).

In 2012, the station was rehabilitated with funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.^[7]

In 2019, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that this station would become compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 through the installation of elevators as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.^[8] The project was to be funded by congestion pricing in New York City, but it was postponed in June 2024 after the implementation of congestion pricing was delayed.^[9]

Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← toward Norwood–205th Street (79th Street}})
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	→ toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (20th Avenue}}) →
	Side platform
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Ground	Street level	Entrance/exit

This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is not normally used. The station is situated in between two curves and the platforms have been extended to the north on both sides.^[10]

Both platforms have beige windscreens along their entire length and brown canopies with green frames and support columns in the center. The exposed section of the platforms have black, full-height lampposts at regular intervals. The station signs feature the standard black station name plate with white lettering.

The 2012 artwork here is called Bensonhurst Gardens by Francesco Simeti. It features laminated glass windows on the platform windscreens, depicting imaginary flowery landscapes.^[11]

There is a single mezzanine with three stairs to the street (two to the northeast corner of 18th Avenue and 85th Street, and one to the southeast corner) as well as two to each platform.^[12]

Some exterior scenes of the 1991 Steven Seagal film Out for Justice were shot outside this station.

• nycsubway.org – BMT West End Line: 18th Avenue
• Station Reporter — D Train
• 18th Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View