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86th Street Station · Opened 4/14/1916

Local stop with two tracks and one island platforms. 86th Street station was planned to be an express station. The plan for conversion had the present platform acting as the downtown local and express and new works to the east would contain the uptown tracks and platform. The platforms once had tile walls (see ends of platform) but has been without tile for ages. Paint color is all sea foam green on the west wall; the east wall is brown on the lower two thirds, and sea foam green on the upper third. There is a closed tower on the extreme north end of the island platform.

Exits are at the north end and the center. The 85th St. exit has a part-time token booth and a high exit; while the main exit at 86th St. has a crossover and full-time booth. Also observed was a closed exit of 3 steps leading to an unknown location at the north end. A closed work stairway was also found at this end.

This station served as a temporary terminal from 1916 to 1925.

Exit here for bus service to Staten Island and the main Bay Ridge shopping district.


(image 87110) (194k, 930x618)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT 4th Avenue
Location: 86th Street
Photo by: Peter Ehrlich
Date: 7/29/2009
Notes: North end of the inbound track, This is the only place on the platform level where there is still parts of a tiled wall, and it shows the station's general decrepitude.
Viewed (this week/total): 4 / 276


(image 77708) (236k, 930x615)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT 4th Avenue
Location: 86th Street
Route: R
Car: R42 (St. Louis Car, 1969-1970) 4771
Photo by: Peter Ehrlich
Date: 7/29/2009
Notes: Outbound
Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 149


(image 77329) (223k, 930x614)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT 4th Avenue
Location: 86th Street
Route: R
Car: R42 (St. Louis Car, 1969-1970) 4752
Photo by: Peter Ehrlich
Date: 7/29/2009
Notes: Inbound
Viewed (this week/total): 7 / 200


(image 77397) (214k, 930x618)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT 4th Avenue
Location: 86th Street
Route: R
Car: R42 (St. Louis Car, 1969-1970) 4752
Photo by: Peter Ehrlich
Date: 7/29/2009
Notes: Inbound
Viewed (this week/total): 4 / 211


(image 86670) (194k, 930x605)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT 4th Avenue
Location: 86th Street
Route: R
Car: R46 (Pullman-Standard, 1974-75) 5556
Photo by: Peter Ehrlich
Date: 7/29/2009
Notes: Outbound
Viewed (this week/total): 5 / 129


(image 95574) (223k, 1044x791)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT 4th Avenue
Location: 86th Street
Photo by: Roberto C. Tobar
Date: 1/17/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 5 / 482


(image 95575) (203k, 1044x791)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT 4th Avenue
Location: 86th Street
Photo by: Roberto C. Tobar
Date: 1/17/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 4 / 470


(image 95576) (207k, 1044x791)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT 4th Avenue
Location: 86th Street
Photo by: Roberto C. Tobar
Date: 1/17/2009
Notes: Station entrance.
Viewed (this week/total): 9 / 764


(image 59769) (160k, 1044x788)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT 4th Avenue
Location: 86th Street
Photo by: Michael Hodurski
Date: 2/21/2007
Notes: Platform view.
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 1734


(image 59770) (152k, 1044x788)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT 4th Avenue
Location: 86th Street
Photo by: Michael Hodurski
Date: 2/21/2007
Notes: Platform view.
Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 1359


(image 59773) (149k, 1044x788)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT 4th Avenue
Location: 86th Street
Photo by: Michael Hodurski
Date: 2/21/2007
Notes: Platform view.
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 1211


(image 59772) (142k, 1044x788)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT 4th Avenue
Location: 86th Street
Photo by: Michael Hodurski
Date: 2/21/2007
Notes: Platform view.
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 1108


(image 59774) (176k, 1044x788)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT 4th Avenue
Location: 86th Street
Photo by: Michael Hodurski
Date: 2/21/2007
Notes: Platform view with closed stairwell.
Viewed (this week/total): 4 / 1571


(image 59767) (162k, 1044x788)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT 4th Avenue
Location: 86th Street
Route: R
Car: R46 (Pullman-Standard, 1974-75) 5893
Photo by: Michael Hodurski
Date: 2/21/2007
Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 2120


(image 59771) (151k, 1044x788)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT 4th Avenue
Location: 86th Street
Photo by: Michael Hodurski
Date: 2/21/2007
Notes: Platform view.
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 1221


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT 4th Avenue
Location: 86th Street
Photo by: Wayne Whitehorne
Date: 1/15/2000
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 3916


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT 4th Avenue
Location: 86th Street
Photo by: Wayne Whitehorne
Date: 1/15/2000
Notes: Globe icons
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 2272


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT 4th Avenue
Location: 86th Street
Photo by: Wayne Whitehorne
Date: 1/15/2000
Notes: Globe icon
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 2163


(image 1143) (79k, 747x485)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT 4th Avenue
Location: 86th Street
Photo by: Wayne Whitehorne
Date: 1/15/2000
Notes: Mezzanine and shops
Viewed (this week/total): 6 / 4141

 
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