page_title: Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue station
section_title: Station house
hierarchical_section_title: Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue station / Station layout / Station house
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Haupteingang des U-Bahnhofs Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue auf Coney Island. Diese Station wurde 1919 als Endpunkt vierer U-Bahn-Strecken des Doppelsystems eröffnet und 2001 bis 2005 in dieser Form völlig neu gebaut. Obwohl die heutige Fassade entgegen dem ersten Eindruck nichts mit dem ursprünglichen Bahnhof zu tun hat, geht sie doch auf zwei wesentliche Gegebenheiten der Geschichte ein: Bis 1940 fuhren ausschließlich die Züge der BMT dorthin, deren Logo über dem Eingang Platz gefunden hat, und das stilisierte Türmchen und die Lichterketten an den Fenstern zitieren den einstigen Vergnügungspark auf Coney Island, der einst der Grund für die Errichtung dieses gewaltigen Bauwerks war. English: Main entrance of the Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue station on Coney Island. This station has been built in 1919 as a terminal of four Dual-Contract lines and was totally rebuilt between 2001 and 2005. Although this facade is completely different from the original construction, it features two essential historical facts: Until 1940, this station exclusively saw BMT service, the logo of which company is still shown above the entrance, and the stylized tower and the lighting along the windows remind of the long-gone Coney Island amusement resort, which once gave reason to erect this massive complex. Français&#160;: Entrée principale du terminus à Coney Island, dit Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue.
context_page_description: Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue is a New York City Subway terminal in Coney Island, Brooklyn. It is the railroad-south terminus for the D, F, N, and Q trains at all times and for the <F> train during rush hours in the peak direction.
  Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue has eight tracks and four island platforms, with trains entering from both compass north and south. Opened in 1919–20, the large facility was designed at a time when Coney Island was the primary summer resort area for the New York metropolitan area, with all of the rail lines in southern Brooklyn funneling service to the area. The station has seen many service patterns throughout its history, and was completely renovated from 2001 to 2004.
  The station is located at the corner of Stillwell and Surf Avenues in Coney Island, the site of the former West End Terminal. Geographically, the station is the southernmost terminal in the New York City Subway system. In addition, it is one of the largest elevated transportation terminals in the world.
context_section_description: The station house, called the Portal Building, was designed by di Domenico + Partners and built by Vertex Engineering Services. The three-floor, 34,000-square-foot (3,200 m²) Portal Building, located at 1243 Surf Avenue, has a terra cotta facade in imitation of the former terminal, including restored BMT signs and logos, and a parapet salvaged from the original station house. The building's design is supposed to evoke the area's amusement park-based history, with small lights hanging from the narrow, articulated tower that rises next to the station entrance. There are also art deco lamps and a semicircular window that fills an arch above the station entrance.
  The Portal Building's main entrance is on Surf Avenue past the station's south end. From this entrance, there is a police precinct (Transit District 34 of the New York City Police Department), retail space, and the station's fare control area. There is also another entrance/exit to the bus shelter on Mermaid Avenue. The retail space and the new station entrance were built during the 2001–2005 renovation. There is also a side entrance from Stillwell Avenue itself.
  There are also High Entry-Exit Turnstiles that allow entry to the station during late night hours, when the station booth is closed.
caption: Main entrance through station house
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