BMT West End Line
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The D train serves the entire BMT West End Line at all times. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overview | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Brooklyn, New York City | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stations | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | Rapid transit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | New York City Subway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator(s) | New York City Transit Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daily ridership | 49,737 (2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1916–1917 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line length | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of tracks | 3–6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Character | Open Cut (Ninth Avenue only)
/Surface along Coney Island Yard/ Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrification | 600 V DC third rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The BMT West End Line is a line of the New York City Subway, serving the Brooklyn communities of Sunset Park, Borough Park, New Utrecht, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Coney Island. The D train operates local on the entire line at all times. There is a center express track and three express stations along the line, but there is no regular express service. The center track is used during the morning rush hour by one southbound R train and two southbound W trains.
The elevated line, originally mapped as the New Utrecht Avenue Line (though the common name prevailed after construction), replaced the surface West End Line.