Beverley Road station facts for kids

Quick facts for kids  Beverley Road
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Looking north towards the station house from the Coney Island-bound platform
Station statistics
Address	Beverley Road & East 16th Street Brooklyn, NY 11226
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Ditmas Park, Flatbush
Coordinates	40°38′41″N 73°57′52″W / 40.644625°N 73.964472°W / 40.644625; -73.964472
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Brighton Line
Services	Q alltimes (all times)
Structure	Open-cut
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	original station:
Rebuilt	current station: 1907; 118 years ago (1907)
Station code	045
Opposite-direction transfer available	Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2019)	1,048,249   1.2%
Rank	352 out of 425
Station succession
Next north	Church Avenue: Q alltimes
Next south	Cortelyou Road: Template:NYCS Cortelyou Road
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
Beverley Road Subway Station (BRT pre-Dual System)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPS	New York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.	04001024
Added to NRHP	July 17, 2004

Beverley Road is a local station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. It is located in Brooklyn, New York City. The station is on Beverley Road between Marlborough Road/East 15th Street and East 16th Street. The Q train serves this station at all times.

History of Beverley Road Station

The first station at this spot opened around 1900. It had two tracks and platforms at street level. This station was built to serve the new and fancy community called Prospect Park South.

The station building you see today and the platforms below street level were finished in late 1907. This station has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2004. This means it's an important historical site.

Between 1964 and 1965, the platforms at Beverley Road were made longer. They were extended to 615 feet (187 meters). This change allowed the station to fit longer trains. These longer trains could have ten cars, each 60 feet (18 meters) long.

Station Layout

G	Street level	Station building, entrance/exit, station agent, MetroCard machines
P Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← toward 96th Street (Church Avenue)
	Northbound express	← does not stop here
	Southbound express	→ does not stop here →
	Southbound local	→ toward Coney Island (Cortelyou Road) →
	Side platform

This station is built in an open-cut area. This means it's in a trench below ground level. It has four tracks and two side platforms. This is a common setup for local subway stations in New York City.

The name of this station, "Beverley," has three "e"s. This is different from the "Beverly Road" station on the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line, which has only two "e"s. This spelling difference shows how the street's name was originally spelled.

The station building from 1907 was updated in the early 1990s. From the north end of the platforms, you can see a gentle curve in the tracks. You can also see where the platforms were extended. This allows passengers to watch trains moving between the Church Avenue and Cortelyou Road stations.

Station Exit

The only way to enter or exit the station is through the station house. This building is on Beverly Road, between Marlborough Road and East 16th Streets. Inside the station house, you'll find artwork called Garden Stops by Patsy Norvell.

This artwork features etched images of leaves on the glass windows. These windows are inside the fare control area and face south. You can see the artwork from the mezzanine level. You can also see it from both platforms when looking south. Similar artwork is also at the nearby Cortelyou Road station. The main colors used at this station are green and beige.

Images for kids

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  Looking south toward Cortelyou Road station

See also

In Spanish: Beverley Road (línea Brighton) para niños