86th Street Line (Brooklyn)
# 86th Street Line (Brooklyn)

The 86th Street Line or Streetcar Line #31 was a streetcar line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, mostly running along Bath Avenue and other Streets between Coney Island and Sunset Park. Built by the Brooklyn and Queens Transit Corporation as a Streetcar line this route has now been entirely replaced by the B1 and B64 buses.

## History

The streetcar line was built by the Nassau Electric Railroad in 1894 to make more profits for the company. The company was later leased by the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation. In 1929 the company made a subsidiary company, the Brooklyn and Queens Transit Corporation, to run multiple Streetcar lines one of which was the 86th Streetcar Line. The line ran entirely on surface level except for the northern terminal where it went onto an island platform. The 86th Streetcar Line had connections to multiple lines including the Bay Ridge Line, West End Line and the Fifth Avenue Line. In 1930, new tracks were made that split from the West End Line at 24th Avenue and went onto a right of way path used by trolleys to get to the Unionville Depot and onto Crospey Avenue. The 86th Street line would then later merge back with the West End Line at the intersection of Crospey and Stillwell avenue. The line closed on August 12, 1948 and was demolished some time later.

## Pre-1930 Stations list

| Neighborhood | Station | Type | Tracks | Services | Opened | Transfers and notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bay Ridge |
| Bay Ridge | 65th Street Terminal Station | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Demolished 1948 |
| Ramp down from elevated station ||||||
| Bay Ridge | 67th Street | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Demolished 1948 |
| Bay Ridge | Bay Ridge Avenue | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Transfer to Bay Ridge Avenue line |
| Bay Ridge | 4th Avenue | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Demolished 1948 |
| Bay Ridge | 5th Avenue | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Demolished 1948 |
| Bay Ridge | 72nd Street | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Demolished 1948 |
| Bay Ridge | Bay Ridge Parkway | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Demolished 1948 |
| Bay Ridge | 77th Street | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Demolished 1948 |
| Bay Ridge | 80th Street | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Demolished 1948 |
| Bay Ridge | 83rd Street | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Demolished 1948 |
| Bay Ridge | Fifth Avenue | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Demolished 1948 |
| Bay Ridge | Fort Hamilton Parkway | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Demolished 1948 |
| Dyker Heights |
| Dyker Heights | 7th Avenue | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Demolished 1948 |
| Dyker Heights | 12th Avenue | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Demolished 1948 |
| Dyker Heights | 14th Avenue-86th Street | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Demolished 1948 |
| Dyker Heights | Benson Avenue | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Demolished 1948 |
| Dyker Heights | 14th Avenue | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Demolished 1948 |
| Bath Beach |
| Bath Beach | 15th Avenue | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Demolished 1948 |
| Bath Beach | 16th Avenue | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Demolished 1948 |
| Bath Beach | 17th Avenue | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Demolished 1948 |
| Tracks Merge at Bay 19th Street with the West End Line ||||||
| Bath Beach | Bay 18th Street | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Connections to the West End Line surface |
| Bath Beach | 20th Avenue | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Connections to the West End Line surface |
| Bath Beach | 21st Avenue | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Connections to the West End Line surface |
| Bath Beach | Bay Parkway | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Connections to the West End Line surface |
| Bath Beach | 23rd Avenue | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Connections to the West End Line surface |
| Bath Beach | 24th Avenue | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Connections to the West End Line surface |
| Bath Beach | 25th Avenue | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Connections to the West End Line surface |
| Track Splits to Unionville Depot ||||||
| Bath Beach | Bay 41st Street | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Connections to the West End Line surface |
| Bath Beach | Bay 44th Street | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Connections to the West End Line surface |
| Gravesend |
| Gravesend | 28th Avenue | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Connections to the West End Line surface |
| Gravesend | Harway Avenue | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Demolished 1948 |
| Gravesend | Avenue Z | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Demolished 1948 |
| Coney Island |
| Coney Island | Neptune Avenue | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Demolished 1948 |
| Coney Island | Stillwell Avenue | local | all | 86th Street Line | 1894 | Connections to the West End Line surface, Sea Gate, Norton's Point and Sea Beach Line (As of 1948) |
