Brighton Beach  ​
Southbound platform, with a museum train ofD-type Triplexes on the left
Station statistics
Address	Brighton Sixth Street & Brighton Beach Avenue Brooklyn, New York
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Brighton Beach
Coordinates	40°34′39″N73°57′42″W / 40.577598°N 73.961565°W /40.577598; -73.961565
Division	B (BMT)[1]
Line	BMT Brighton Line
Services	B  (weekday rush hours, middays and early evenings) ​  Q  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus:B1,B68
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	original station: July 2, 1878; 147 years ago (1878-07-02)
Rebuilt	current station: 1907; 118 years ago (1907)
Accessible	notADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Traffic
2024	2,493,646[2]  5.4%
Rank	137 out of 423[2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Sheepshead Bay B  ​Q  northbound Express Terminus Local Ocean Parkway Q  towardConey Island–Stillwell Avenue
Non-revenue services and lines Preceding station New York City Subway Following station   no service Ocean Parkway express
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend toSheepshead Bay layup tracks toOcean Parkway
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops weekdays during the day

TheBrighton Beach station is an elevated express and terminalstation on theBMT Brighton Line of theNew York City Subway. It is located over Brighton Beach Avenue between Brighton 5th Street and Brighton 7th Street inBrighton Beach,Brooklyn. The station is served by theQ train at all times and is the southern terminal for theB train on weekdays only.

This station opened on July 2, 1878, as part of an excursionrailroad—theBrooklyn, Flatbush and Coney Island Railway—to bringbeachgoers fromdowntown Brooklyn (via a connection with theLong Island Rail Road) to the seashore atConey Island on theAtlantic Ocean, at a location namedBrighton Beach at the same time the railroad arrived.

On August 1, 1920, a tunnel underFlatbush Avenue opened, connecting the Brighton Line to theBroadway subway in Manhattan.^[3][4] At the same time, the line's former track connections to theFulton Street Elevated were severed. Subway trains from Manhattan and elevated trains fromFranklin Avenue served Brighton Line stations, sharing the line toConey Island.^[4][5]

During the 1964–1965 fiscal year, work was underway to lengthen the platforms to 615 feet (187 m) to accommodate a ten-car train of 60 feet (18 m)-long cars, or a nine-car train of 67 feet (20 m)-long cars.^[6]

The station was renovated during the 1990s.^[7]

From September 8, 2002, to May 23, 2004, service was suspended west of Brighton Beach to allow rebuilding of theConey Island–Stillwell Avenue terminal station, which had deteriorated due to the effects of salt water corrosion and deferred maintenance.^[8]

As part of its 2025–2029 Capital Program, the MTA has proposed making the station wheelchair-accessible in compliance with theAmericans with Disabilities Act of 1990.^[9]

Platform level	Northbound local	← toward96th Street(Sheepshead Bay)
	Island platform
	Northbound express	← weekdays towardBedford Park Boulevard or145th Street(Sheepshead Bay)
	Northbound express	← Weekdays toward Bedford Park Boulevard or 145th Street(Sheepshead Bay)
	Island platform
	Southbound local	← towardConey Island–Stillwell Avenue(Ocean Parkway) →
Mezzanine'		Fare control, station agent, OMNY machines
Ground	Street level	Entrances/exits

Brighton Beach has twoisland platforms and four tracks.^[10] The weekday-only B train (Brighton Express/Sixth Avenue Express) originates and terminates here on the inner express tracks while the full-time Q train (Brighton Local/Broadway Express) stops here on the outer local tracks, and continues to and fromConey Island–Stillwell Avenue. The next stop to the west (railroad south) isOcean Parkway for Q trains, while the next stop to the east (railroad north) isSheepshead Bay for all service.^[11]

Between this station and Ocean Parkway, the line becomes six tracks. The local and express tracks split into an extra storage track in-between them in both directions. These tracks are commonly used for storing B trains during midday hours or at the start or end of service, and they end atbumper blocks next to the platforms at Ocean Parkway.^[10] East of this station, there arediamond crossovers used by originating and terminating B trains. The Brighton Line curves north and becomes anembankment after crossing Neptune Avenue on the approach to Sheepshead Bay.^[10]

The platforms are canopied for their entire length except for small portions at either ends. There are two elevated structures above the express tracks used for office and maintenance space.

This station has two entrances/exits, both of which are elevated station houses beneath the tracks. The full-time side is at the north end and has two staircases from each platform, a large waiting area insidefare control, regularturnstile bank, and token booth. Outside of fare control, there are three street stairs, two that join at the station house balcony and go down to either southern corners of Brighton 7th Street and Brighton Beach Avenue and one to the northwest corner. Instead of a staircase, the northeast corner has a narrow, enclosed escalator that always goes up and thus can only be used to enter the station.

The second station house has a single staircase from each platform and a pair of twin staircases going down to either side of Brighton Beach Avenue between Brighton Fifth and Brighton Sixth Streets. The token booth and regular turnstile bank here is only open weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. TwoHEET turnstiles provide access to/from this entrance at other times.

This station was renovated in the mid to late 1990s and included installation of decorative awnings on all street stairs. The 1999 artwork here is calledMermaid/Dionysus and the Pirates by Dan George and features aluminum sculptures on both platforms.^[12]

The station has two mezzanines under the platforms and tracks, each of which has four sets of stairs to the street and one to each platform. The eastern, and staffed entrances are located between Brighton 7th Street andConey Island Avenue. There is an up-only escalator in place of one of the stairs on the northern side of Brighton Beach Avenue at Coney Island Avenue. The western exit, which is unstaffed, is located between Brighton 5th and 6th Streets.^[13]

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  Street stair
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  Escalator to mezzanine
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  Original sign
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  Turnstiles on the part-time mezzanine
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  Looking down the northbound local tracks

Wikimedia Commons has media related toBrighton Beach (BMT Brighton Line).

• nycsubway.org –BMT Brighton Line: Brighton Beach
• Station Reporter —B Train
• Station Reporter —Q Train
• MTA's Arts For Transit —Brighton Beach (BMT Brighton Line)
• The Subway Nut —Brighton Beach PicturesArchived June 10, 2017, at theWayback Machine
• Brighton Seventh Street — Coney Island Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Brighton Fifth Street — Brighton Sixth Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View

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• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1878
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• Brighton Beach
• 1878 establishments in New York (state)
• 1907 establishments in New York City

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