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Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue Station · Opened 6/13/1919

Underneath the new European-styled train shed at Stillwell Avenue, R68A 5112 holds down a "Q" service, June 13, 2004. Photo by Rich Panse.

An overview by Mark S. Feinman (contact)
and Peggy Darlington (contact)

The Stillwell Avenue-Coney Island terminal is the confluence of the four major BMT routes (the Brighton, Culver, Sea Beach, and West End).

Cross section of the canopy and platforms at the rebuilt Stillwell Avenue station. (MTA diagram.)

Stillwell Avenue - Coney Island was a Dual Contracts-funded replacement for the private Culver and West End Depots. The station consists of four island platforms and eight tracks; from west to east (left to right if you're facing north), the platforms serve the West End, Culver, Sea Beach, and Brighton lines. Train access to the West End and Sea Beach platforms is from the north; Culver and Brighton from the south, although all tracks except those serving the West End platform pass through the station and can accept trains arriving from the north or south.

Stillwell Avenue underwent a massive reconstruction and fully reopened serving all lines in May, 2005. During the construction one platform at a time was closed to service and the respective line was cut back to a temporary terminus or routed to a different platform than usual. The new station features an arched canopy over most of the length of the platforms (they are exposed at the north end). Under the canopy but over the platforms at about the midway point is a pedestrian overpass and crew quarters built on a bridge-like structure. This overpass is ADA-accessible via elevator. Ramps and stairways lead from the platforms down to the lobby area although the ramps themselves are not fully accessible, a short flight of stairs at the bottom of each one.

The lobby area has the fare control turnstiles plus gates which are opened at times of peak traffic. There are ramps from the lobby to the bus lanes at the Mermaid Avenue end of the station. There is an old-style wooden token booth still used at this station at times of peak traffic.

Stillwell Avenue offers many varied opportunities for photos and should not be missed. The north end of the station has a pedestrian crossing over all 8 tracks, and the view from the West End side looking north towards Manhattan is the best. The view south from the overpass is now obscured by the canopy but still provides excellent photo opportunities. Exit the station at Stillwell Avenue and yet more opportunities are available to you along Stillwell Avenue on the west, Surf Avenue on the south and Neptune Ave on the north sides of the station.

Track map of the Stillwell Avenue/Coney Island station area. This map has been released into the public domain by its creator, SPUI.


(image 107229) (256k, 1044x700)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue
Route: F
Car: R160A (Option 1) (Alstom, 2008-2009, 5 car sets) 9408
Photo by: Zach Summer
Date: 10/23/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 86 / 332


(image 107227) (318k, 1044x700)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue
Route: F
Car: R160A (Option 1) (Alstom, 2008-2009, 5 car sets) 9387
Photo by: Zach Summer
Date: 10/23/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 51 / 173


(image 107235) (315k, 1044x700)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue
Photo by: Zach Summer
Date: 10/23/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 58 / 217


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue
Route: B Yard Move
Car: R68 (Westinghouse-Amrail, 1986-1988) 2868
Photo by: Zach Summer
Date: 10/23/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 51 / 171


(image 107231) (219k, 1044x700)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue
Route: B Yard Move
Car: R68 (Westinghouse-Amrail, 1986-1988) 2806
Photo by: Zach Summer
Date: 10/23/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 31 / 130


(image 107233) (281k, 1044x700)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue
Route: Q Yard Move
Car: R68A (Kawasaki, 1988-1989) 5194
Photo by: Zach Summer
Date: 10/23/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 50 / 195


(image 107228) (279k, 1044x700)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue
Route: F
Car: R160B (Option 1) (Kawasaki, 2008-2009) 9195
Photo by: Zach Summer
Date: 10/23/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 81 / 297


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue
Route: Q
Car: R68A (Kawasaki, 1988-1989) 5064
Photo by: Zach Summer
Date: 10/23/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 58 / 200


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue
Route: Q
Car: R68A (Kawasaki, 1988-1989)
Photo by: Zach Summer
Date: 10/23/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 46 / 160


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue
Photo by: Richard Chase
Date: 10/2009
Notes: Signage at entrance.
Viewed (this week/total): 286 / 286


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue
Route: N
Car: R160A/R160B
Photo by: Richard Chase
Date: 8/30/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 13 / 240


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue
Route: Q
Car: R68/R68A
Photo by: Richard Chase
Date: 8/30/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 13 / 241


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue
Route: D
Car: R68/R68A
Photo by: Richard Chase
Date: 8/30/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 13 / 286


(image 104681) (143k, 1024x686)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue
Route: Q
Car: R160A/R160B
Photo by: Richard Chase
Date: 8/30/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 10 / 294


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue
Photo by: Richard Chase
Date: 8/30/2009
Notes: Steps from entrance level to mid-level.
Viewed (this week/total): 262 / 262


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue
Car: R160B (Kawasaki, 2005-2008) 8723
Photo by: Peter Ehrlich
Date: 7/22/2009
Notes: 8723 is on the Q line, 9502 on the F Line.
Viewed (this week/total): 8 / 257


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue
Route: Q
Car: R160A-2 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 5 car sets) 8702
Photo by: Robert Mencher
Date: 7/19/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 8 / 345


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue
Route: Q
Car: R160B (Kawasaki, 2005-2008) 8732
Photo by: Robert Mencher
Date: 7/19/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 7 / 278


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue
Route: Q
Car: R160B (Option 1) (Kawasaki, 2008-2009) 9017
Photo by: Robert Mencher
Date: 7/18/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 4 / 229


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue
Route: G
Car: R46 (Pullman-Standard, 1974-75) 5560
Photo by: Robert Mencher
Date: 7/18/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 10 / 276


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Artwork: My Coney Island Baby, Robert Wilson (2004)
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