77th Street station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)

77 Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Northbound R train arriving at the station
Station statistics
Address	77th Street & Fourth Avenue Brooklyn, New York
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bay Ridge
Coordinates	40°37′46″N 74°01′33″W / 40.62944°N 74.02583°W / 40.62944; -74.02583
Division	B (BMT)[1]
Line	BMT Fourth Avenue Line
Services	R  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B4; B37 (on Third Avenue); B63 (on Fifth Avenue)[2]
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	January 15, 1916 (108 years ago) (1916-01-15)[3]
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	1,194,631[4]  17%
Rank	260 out of 423[4]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Bay Ridge Avenue toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue 86th Street toward Bay Ridge–95th Street
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Track layout Legend to Bay Ridge Avenue to 86th Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

The 77th Street station is a station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at 77th Street and Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, it is served by the R train at all times.

The 77th Street station was constructed as part of the Fourth Avenue Line, which was approved in 1905 and subsequently modified. Construction on the segment of the line that includes 77th Street started on January 24, 1913, and was completed in 1915. The station opened on January 15, 1916, as part of an extension of the BMT Fourth Avenue Line from 59th Street to 86th Street. The station's platforms were lengthened in 1926–1927 and in 1968-1970.