The 53rd Street station is a local station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at 53rd Street and Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, it is served by the R train at
Northbound R train arriving at the station
The station before renovation
A former station name mosaic
An original mosaic, directing passengers toward the 95th Street-bound platform, is located above modern signage.
The 59th Street station is an express station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at 59th Street and Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, it is served by the N and R
53rd Street station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
…1913, and was completed in 1915. The station opened on September 22, 1915, after the opening of the initial portion of the BMT Fourth Avenue Line to 59th Street. The station's platforms were lengthened in 1926–1927, and again during a renovation in 1968–1970. The station was renovated again in 2017. The 53rd…
Looking south on the southbound platform. An R160 R train is visible on the southbound local track.
A Coney Island-bound N train of R160s leaving the station
A view of the former tunnel wall at the north end of the station, where the platforms were extended in 1970
Northwestern street stairs at 59th Street and Fourth Avenue prior to elevator installation