8 Avenue
R46N train arriving at the northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Eighth Avenue & 62nd Street Brooklyn, New York
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Sunset Park
Coordinates	40°38′4.41″N74°0′38.5″W / 40.6345583°N 74.010694°W /40.6345583; -74.010694
Division	B (BMT)[1]
Line	BMT Sea Beach Line
Services	N  (all times) ​  W  (selected rush-hour trips)
Transit	NYCT Bus:B9 (on 60th Street),B70
Structure	Open-cut / at-grade
Platforms	2side platforms
Tracks	4 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	June 22, 1915; 110 years ago (1915-06-22)[2]
Accessible	ADA-accessible
Traffic
2024	2,632,321[3]  2.8%
Rank	134 out of 423[3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station 59th Street N  ​W  towardAstoria–Ditmars Boulevard Local Fort Hamilton Parkway N  ​W  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 Bay Ridge Branch to65th Street Yard orBrooklyn Army Terminal   to59th Street toFort Hamilton Parkway Bay Ridge Branch toFresh Pond Junction
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

TheEighth Avenue station is a localstation on theBMT Sea Beach Line of theNew York City Subway. It is located inSunset Park, Brooklyn, at the intersection ofEighth Avenue and 62nd Street. It is served by theN train at all times. During rush hours, severalW trains also serve this station.

Eighth Avenue is the northernmost stop on the Sea Beach Line. West of this station, the tracks curve northward, enter a tunnel, and become the express tracks of theBMT Fourth Avenue Line.

The station serves theSunset Park Chinatown, the oldest Chinatown in Brooklyn, which is centered around Eighth Avenue.^[4]

This station opened on June 22, 1915.^[2]

This station, along with eight others along the Sea Beach Line, was renovated from 2016 to 2019, which initially included installation of twoADA-accessible elevators (original plans were to construct two wheelchair ramps to each platform).^[5] The Manhattan-bound platform was closed from January 18, 2016 to May 22, 2017 and a temporary platform was set up on the Coney Island express track for Manhattan-bound service.^[6][7] The Coney Island-bound platform was closed from July 31, 2017^[8][9] to July 1, 2019. During this time, southbound trains used the northbound express track and the temporary platform.^[10]

A project to make the station ADA-accessible was originally expected to be completed in December 2018,^[11] but was repeatedly delayed. An elevator to the northbound platform opened on November 4, 2019.^[12] Another elevator to the southbound platform was planned to be opened in May 2020.^[13] The southbound elevator was not completed, but funding had been committed to completing the elevator.^[14] In December 2021, the MTA awarded a contract for the installation of elevators at eight stations, including the Eighth Avenue station's southbound platform.^[15][16] The elevator to the southbound platform finally opened on July 20, 2023.^[17]

Plans for theInterborough Express, alight rail line using theBay Ridge Branch right of way, were announced in 2023.^[18] As part of the project, a light rail station at Eighth Avenue has been proposed next to the existing subway station.^[19][20]

Ground	Street level	Station building, entrance/exit, station agent,MetroCard andOMNY vending machines Elevators inside station house at northwest corner of Eighth Avenue and 62nd Street.
Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← towardAstoria–Ditmars Boulevard or96th Street (select weekday trips)(59th Street) ← toward Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard (select weekday trips)(59th Street)
	Northbound express	← No regular service
	Southbound express	→ Trackbed
	Southbound local	→ towardConey Island–Stillwell Avenue(Fort Hamilton Parkway) → → toward86th Street (select weekday trips)(Fort Hamilton Parkway) →
	Side platform

Thisopen-cut station has four tracks and twoside platforms, but the two center express tracks are not normally used. TheConey Island-bound track has been disconnected from the line and theManhattan-bound track is signaled for trains in both directions.^[21] The platforms have windscreens with beige panels.^[22] The platforms have brown canopies with green support columns and frames. The station signs are at the standard black name plate in whiteHelvetica lettering.^[23]

TheLIRR Bay Ridge Branch crosses underneath and is visible from the north end of the station.^[21]

This is the northernmost station on the Sea Beach Line. North of here, the Coney Island-bound express track dead ends while the Manhattan-bound express track merges with the local tracks as the line curves north and enters the tunnel into theBMT Fourth Avenue Line.^[21]

The station has an entrance at the extreme east (railroad south) end, which is a beige street-level station house on the Eighth Avenue overpass at 62nd Street above the platforms and tracks. A single staircase from each platform goes up to a crossover, where a set of doors lead to the waiting area above the station house. Aturnstile bank leads to the token booth and exit doors.^[24]

The station also has an entrance at the extreme west (railroad north) end, with two staircases from each platform leading up to Seventh Avenue and 62nd Street. In the past, it was closed due to high crime and repurposed into a maintenance shop.^[25] The staircases and overpass above the tracks remained intact, and the entrances were reopened in February 2019 as part of the reconstruction of this station.^{[26][27]: 129}

Wikimedia Commons has media related toEighth Avenue (BMT Sea Beach Line).

• nycsubway.org –BMT Sea Beach Line: 8th Avenue
• The Subway Nut —8th Avenue Pictures
• Eighth Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Seventh Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Uptown & Temporary Platforms from Google Maps Street View

• Accessible New York City Subway stations
• BMT Sea Beach Line stations
• New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1915
• 1915 establishments in New York City
• Sunset Park, Brooklyn

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