Home<N.Y.C. Subway Stations<Bay Ridge Avenue/4th Avenue Subway

Bay Ridge Avenue is a typical two side platform station towards the southern terminus of the currently two tracked BMT 4th Avenue Subway Line. The station got the awful 1970s cinderblock renovation that covered all of the original trim line along the station's platforms. There are the standard grey blocks with little bright blue indentation areas where the station's name signs are and text painted onto the walls that mostly say exit and an arrow pointing towards the station's main exit, a small mezzanine area south of center of the platform. This mezzanine still has white tiled walls for some of it; with a original non-descript trim line above it. This mezzanine has a single staircase to either side of 4 Avenue and Bay Ridge Avenue. There is a secondary High Exit only turnstile exit towards the southern end of the uptown, Bay Ridge-bound platform. In the little area before the long, double floor staircase up to the street, the original 1915 trim band is visible (the only place it is, along the platforms), with B.R. tiled within it. Only the 95 Street-bound platform has columns along it, all are painted blue and are round for most of the platform's length except towards the ends where the platform was extended to accommodate ten-car trains and those are the standard I-bean ones. These columns all have round Bay Ridge Av signs on them.

(bay_ridger1) Looking down the columned Bay Ridge-bound platform at Bay Ridge Av, a painted arrow says 68 Street beneath a platform sign on one of the blue indentation areas. 9 June, 2009 (bay_ridger2) A close up of a Bay Ridge Av column sign. 9 June, 2009 (bay_ridger3) Looking across the tracks to the columnless Manhattan-bound platform at Bay Ridge Av 9 June, 2009 (bay_ridger4) Approaching the High Exit gate exit to 68 St & 4 Avenue at Bay Ridge Avenue. 9 June, 2009 (bay_ridger5) A close up of the letters BR in the platform's only intact trim area, on the outside area of the High Exit Turnstile exit only exit to 68 St at Bay Ridge Avenue. 9 June, 2009 (bay_ridger6) The area outside of the High Exit Turnstile at the exit to 68 Street, still with its original trim line at Bay Ridge Avenue. 9 June, 2009 (bay_ridger7) A view of almost all of the trim-line left on the Brooklyn-bound platform, outside of fare control at the 68 Street exit at Bay Ridge Avenue. 9 June, 2009 (bay_ridger8) The No entry exit at Street level at 68 Street is in desperate need of a paint job. 9 June, 2009 (bay_ridger9) One of the two entrance staircases to Bay Ridge Avenue, down to the station's small mezzanine area. 9 June, 2009 (bay_ridger10) Approaching the turnstiles outside of fare control at Bay Ridge Avenue, in the small mezzanine area. 9 June, 2009 (bay_ridger11) Looking towards a boring 1970s cinderblocked wall and the two staircases down to the 95 St-bound platform at Bay Ridge Avenue. 9 June, 2009 (bay_ridger12) The mezzanine at Bay Ridge Avenue also has a closed newsstand, this view is about to descend a staircase down to the 95 Street-bound platform. 9 June, 2009 (bay_ridger13) Looking down the 95 St-bound platform at Bay Ridge Avenue with its lines of Blue columns 9 June, 2009 (bay_ridger14) The times of service sign on the 95 St-bound platform at Bay Ridge Avenue, says R To 95 Street, all times. 9 June, 2009 (bay_ridger15) Looking across to the Manhattan-bound platform with the two staircases that lead up to the mezzanine at Bay Ridge Avenue visible. 9 June, 2009 (bay_ridger16) A view back down the 95 St-bound platform at Bay Ridge Avenue, towards one of two staircases up to the token booth and main mezzanine level. 9 June, 2009

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