71 Street
View from southbound platform
Station statistics
Address	71st Street & New Utrecht Avenue Brooklyn, New York
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bensonhurst
Coordinates	40°37′09″N73°59′56″W / 40.619165°N 73.998992°W /40.619165; -73.998992
Division	B (BMT)[1]
Line	BMT West End Line
Services	D  (all times)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	June 24, 1916 (109 years ago) (1916-06-24)
Traffic
2024	1,107,830[2]  3.6%
Rank	275 out of 423[2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station 62nd Street towardNorwood–205th Street Local 79th Street towardConey 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 to62nd Street to79th Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

The71st Street station is a localstation on theBMT West End Line of theNew York City Subway, located at the intersection of 71st Street and New Utrecht Avenue inBensonhurst, Brooklyn. It is served by theD train at all times.

The 71st Street station opened on June 24, 1916 along with the first portion of the BMT West End Line from36th Street on theBMT Fourth Avenue Line to18th Avenue station.^[3][4] The line was originally a surface excursion railway toConey Island, called theBrooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad, which was established in 1862, but did not reach Coney Island until 1864.^[5] Under theDual Contracts of 1913, an elevated line was built over New Utrecht Avenue, 86th Street andStillwell Avenue. The section of the West End Line between62nd Street and 18th Avenue 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 1950s to accommodate the current standardB Division train length of 615 feet (187 m).^[7]

In 2012, the station was rehabilitated with funding from theAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.^[8]

Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← towardNorwood–205th Street(62nd Street)
	Peak-direction express	→ do not stop here →
	Southbound local	→ towardConey Island–Stillwell Avenue(79th Street) →
	Side platform
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent,MetroCard andOMNY machines
Ground	Street level	Entrance/exit

This elevated station has three tracks and twoside platforms. The center express track is not normally used. Both platforms have beige windscreens along their entire lengths and brown canopies with green frames and support columns in the center. The station signs are in the standard black plates with white lettering.

The station has twofare control areas, both of which are elevated station houses beneath the platforms and tracks. The full-time one is at the south end. A single staircase from each platform go down to a waiting area/crossunder, where aturnstile bank provides access to/from the system. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and four staircases going down to all corners of New Utrecht Avenue and 71st Street. The two southern staircases face south while the two northern ones face east or west.^[9]

The station's other fare control area towards the north end is un-staffed. A single staircase from each platform goes down to a landing around a now-closed station house. A singlefull height turnstile provides access to/from the station before another staircase goes down to either southern corners of New Utrecht Avenue and 69th Street. Nearby is theLieutenant Joseph Petrosino Park.^[9]

• nycsubway.org –BMT West End Line: 71st Street
• Station Reporter —D Train
• 71st Street on TheSubwayNutArchived 2016-09-19 at theWayback Machine
• 71st Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Bay Ridge Avenue (69th Street) entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View

• BMT West End Line stations
• New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1916
• 1916 establishments in New York City
• Bensonhurst, Brooklyn

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