Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue

Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station building as seen from Surf Avenue
Station statistics
Address	Stillwell Avenue & Surf Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11224
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Coney Island
Coordinates	40°34′38.43″N 73°58′52.10″W / 40.5773417°N 73.9811389°W / 40.5773417; -73.9811389Coordinates: 40°34′38.43″N 73°58′52.10″W / 40.5773417°N 73.9811389°W / 40.5773417; -73.9811389
Division	B (BMT/IND)
Line	BMT Brighton Line IND Culver Line BMT Sea Beach Line BMT West End Line
Services	D  (all times)      F  (all times)      N  (all times)      Q  (all times)
Connection	New York City Bus: B36, B64, B68, B74, B82
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	4 island platforms
Tracks	8
Other information
Opened	May 29, 1919 (formal opening) December 23, 1918 (Sea Beach and West End) May 29, 1919 (Brighton) May 1, 1920 (Culver) May 23, 2004 (reconstructed station opening)[1]
Accessible
Traffic
Passengers (2008)	4.483 million[2][3] ▲ 5.27%
Rank	96 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	West Eighth Street – New York Aquarium (Brighton/Culver): F  Q  Gravesend – 86th Street (Sea Beach): N  Bay 50th Street (West End): D
Next south	(Terminal)
Next north	Prospect Park (via Brighton): Q  Church Avenue (via Culver): F  Atlantic Avenue – Pacific Street (via Sea Beach): N  Atlantic Avenue – Pacific Street (via West End): D
Next south	none
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (also known as Coney Island Terminal) is a major rapid transit station in Coney Island, Brooklyn, serving as the terminal for four New York City Subway services. It is the world's largest above-ground terminal facility, and notable as the most energy-efficient mass transit facility in the United States.

The station is located at the corner of Stillwell and Surf Avenues in Coney Island, the site of the former West End Terminal; it is the southernmost terminal in the New York system. It has eight tracks and four island platforms, with trains entering from both compass north and south; however, it serves as the railroad-south terminal for all trains. This large facility was designed at a time when Coney Island was the primary summer resort area for the New York region, with all of the rail lines in southern Brooklyn funneling service to the area.

History

In 1919, a completely reconstructed New West End Terminal was built on an elevated structure to consolidate the terminals of all the former steam railroad lines terminating at Coney Island except the Long Island Rail Road-controlled New York and Manhattan Beach Railway. "West End" was gradually dropped from the terminal's name, and it is now known as Stillwell Avenue Terminal or Coney Island Terminal. Station signage reads Stillwell Avenue – Coney Island.

Beginning in late 2001, Coney Island Terminal was entirely reconstructed, and the new terminal opened May 23, 2004 with 6 tracks. The project completed on May 29, 2005, with full restoration of N service and all 8 tracks in service. A new entrance building was constructed, with a terra cotta facade in imitation of the former terminal, including restored BMT signs and logos. The former steel and concrete station, badly corroded by the effects of salt water and poor maintenance, was replaced with a new infrastructure, including a soaring roof with arches reminiscent of classic European train sheds. The roof is glazed with photovoltaic (solar electric) panels, consisting of 2,800 thin-film modules from SCHOTT (Germany) and covering a surface of 76,000 square feet (7,100 m²). The solar panel system has a nominal power of about 210 kWp, which generates an annual output of 250,000 kW hours, which the station can use to offset power needs. It is the largest renewable-energy enabled mass transit station in the United States.

While labeled a terminal, six of the eight tracks could provide through service in either direction. The station has been used as a terminal for most of its history, but at least two through services have been offered:

• 7 Brighton–Franklin service, via the BMT Franklin Avenue Line and BMT Brighton Line, through Stillwell Avenue to Manhattan (summer Sundays 1924–1952)
• NX Sea Beach "super-express" service (rush hours 1967–1968)

In 2006, through service was offered during several weekends while track maintenance shut down portions of the BMT Brighton Line west of Kings Highway.

The terminal is the new home of Transit District 34 of the New York City Police Department.

Services

The track configuration around Stillwell Avenue

Gallery

A D train terminates at Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue Station

Interior of the station

Track 8 platform with the Parachute jump in the background

See also

• Transportation to Coney Island

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue

External links

• nycsubway.org — : Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue
• Station Reporter — D Train
• Station Reporter — F Train
• Station Reporter — N Train
• Station Reporter — Q Train
• The Subway Nut — Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue Pictures
• Brooklyn's New Coney Island Terminal (The Third Rail)
• Franklin–Nassau through service ("My Recollection")
• MTA's Arts For Transit — Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue

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