BY KEVIN DUGGAN
The MTA will slash D
train service in southern
Brooklyn for more than three
months this fall so transit offi
cials can fl ood-proof the Coney
Island Yard, offi cials announced
Tuesday, Aug. 17.
D trains won’t operate between
Bay 50th Street and
Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue
for 15 weeks from Sept.
18-Jan. 3 allowing the Metropolitan
Transportation
Authority to shore up the
massive complex that was inundated
during Superstorm
Sandy in 2012.
“Superstorm Sandy showed
us that we need to ensure that
all of our NYC Transit facilities
need to be protected, resilient
and fortifi ed against
future natural disasters,”
said New York City Transit
Interim President Craig Cipriano
in a statement.
MTA workers require full
access to the stretch between
the two stops in order to install
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a new fl ood barrier system;
add a debris shield to
the drawbridge crossing the
Coney Island Creek; build a
2,900-foot fl ood wall; and upgrade
communication cables
and switches to withstand severe
weather.
The southern Brooklyn
train yard is one of the largest
in North America and can
house up to 881 subway cars.
The facility is also home to a
car wash, maintenance and
repair, substations powering
the trains, signal towers, and
communications cables to
run the transit system.
Superstorm Sandy fl ooded
the adjacent Coney Island
Creek in 2012, drenching the
yard with more than 27 million
gallons of saltwater and
debris, damaging tracks and
The Coney Island Yard in southern Brooklyn. Marc Hermann / MTA
power cables.
MTA previously completed
fl ood mitigation work for the
N line in May 2020, and will
now work on the yard’s western
side along the D line.
Service changes and
alternatives
For the repair period, D
trains will run every 10 minutes
to the Bay 50th Street station,
with more trains to and
from Bay Parkway and 25th
Avenue during rush hours.
On weekends, service will
be every 12 minutes to Bay
50th Street, and every 20 minutes
overnight.
A free shuttle bus will go
between Bay 50th Street and
Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue,
and there are free MetroCard
transfers for the following
bus lines connecting
nearby subway lines:
B64 between near Bay 50th
Street D station and Coney Island
B1 between Bay Parkway
and 25th Avenue D stations
and 86th Street on the N and
Avenue X on the F
B82 between Bay Parkway
and Coney Island-Stillwell
Av. F, N, Q
For uninterrupted subway
service to and from Coney Island
Stillwell Avenue, transfer
from the D to the N or Q
at Atlantic Avenue-Barclays
Center, 36th Street, or 62nd
Street-New Utrecht Avenue,
or transfer between D and F
at West Fourth Street.
Since Bay 50th Street is
not wheelchair-accessible,
the nearest stations that comply
with the Americans with
Disabilities Act are 62nd
Street-New Utrecht Avenue
D, N, Bay Parkway D, and Coney
Island-Stillwell Avenue F,
N, Q.
D train service
cuts coming to
southern Bklyn
Sept 6 Monday eve 6PM
SEpt 7 Tuesday 930 AM and 6:30 PM
Sept. 8 Wednesday 930 AM and 630 PM
Sept. 15 Wednesday eve 6 PM
Sept 16 Thursday 9AM Yizkor 12 noon
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