B B line, New York subway
Looking for a map of the B line on the New York subway? It serves 37 stations over roughly 37.4 km. It runs between Bedford Park Boulevard and Brighton Beach. This page gathers its route, its stations in running order and its interchanges.
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37 of its stations interchange with another line. For the record, its oldest station is Brighton Beach (1878), its busiest is 34th Street – Herald Square (25,080,629 passengers a year) and its best connected is Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center (9 lines).
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Key facts
- Number of stations37
- TerminiBedford Park Boulevard · Brighton Beach
- Oldest stationBrighton Beach · 1878
- Route length≈ 37.4 km
- Busiest station34th Street – Herald Square
- Interchanges12345ACDEFMNQRSW
Length estimated from station coordinates, accurate to a few hundred metres.
When each stop on line B opened
Every station on its real position, coloured by the year it opened and sized by annual ridership. The drawing assembles itself in opening order.
Interchanges on the B line
- 103rd StreetC
- 116th StreetAC
- 125th StreetACD
- 135th StreetAC
- 145th StreetACD
- 155th StreetD
- 161st Street River Avenue Yankee StadiumD
- 167th StreetD
- 170th StreetD
- 174th–175th StreetsD
- 182nd–183rd StreetsD
- 34th Street – Herald SquareDFMNQRW
- 42nd Street–Bryant Park/Fifth AvenueDFM
- 47th–50th Streets – Rockefeller CenterDFM
- 59th Street–Columbus Circle1ACD
- 72nd StreetC
- 81st Street – Museum of Natural HistoryC
- 86th StreetC
- 96th StreetC
- Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center2345DNQR
- Bedford Park BoulevardD
- Brighton BeachQ
- Broadway – Lafayette StreetDFM
- Cathedral Parkway–110th StreetC
- Church AvenueQ
- DeKalb AvenueQR
- Fordham RoadD
- Grand StreetD
- Kings HighwayQ
- Kingsbridge RoadD
- Newkirk PlazaQ
- Prospect ParkQS
- Seventh AvenueDE
- Seventh AvenueQ
- Sheepshead Bay stationQ
- Tremont AvenueD
- West Fourth Street – Washington SquareACDEFM
All 37 stations in order
- 1Bedford Park Boulevardterminus D
- 2Kingsbridge Road D
- 3Fordham Road D
- 4182nd–183rd Streets D
- 5Tremont Avenue D
- 6174th–175th Streets D
- 7170th Street D
- 8167th Street D
- 9161st Street River Avenue Yankee Stadium D
- 10155th Street D
- 11145th Street ACD
- 12135th Street AC
- 13125th Street ACD
- 14116th Street AC
- 15Cathedral Parkway–110th Street C
- 16103rd Street C
- 1796th Street C
- 1886th Street C
- 1981st Street – Museum of Natural History C
- 2072nd Street C
- 2159th Street–Columbus Circle 1ACD
- 22Seventh Avenue ED
- 2347th–50th Streets – Rockefeller Center DFM
- 2442nd Street–Bryant Park/Fifth Avenue DFM
- 2534th Street – Herald Square DFMNQRW
- 26West Fourth Street – Washington Square ACEDFM
- 27Broadway – Lafayette Street DFM
- 28Grand Street D
- 29DeKalb Avenue QR
- 30Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center 2345DNQR
- 31Seventh Avenue Q
- 32Prospect Park QS
- 33Church Avenue Q
- 34Newkirk Plaza Q
- 35Kings Highway Q
- 36Sheepshead Bay station Q
- 37Brighton Beachterminus Q
Frequently asked questions
- How many stations are on the B line?
- The B line on the New York subway serves 37 stations.
- What are the termini of the B line?
- The B line terminates at Bedford Park Boulevard and Brighton Beach.
- What is the oldest station on the B line?
- The oldest station still served by the B line entered service in 1878.
- What is the busiest station on the B line?
- 34th Street – Herald Square, with roughly 25,080,629 passengers a year.
- How long is the B line?
- The B line runs for roughly 37.4 km.
- Which lines does the B line connect with?
- The B line meets lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, D, E, F, M, N, Q, R, S and W.