# Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue

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**Borough:** Brooklyn  
**URL:** https://standing-on-history.com/coney-island-stillwell-avenue

Where the trains end and the ocean begins.

## 1. Where the subway ends and the boardwalk begins.

Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue is the only station in the entire system where four subway lines—the D, F, N, and Q—all terminate. Located next to the iconic amusement park and beach, it's both a major transit hub and the front door to one of New York's best-known summertime escapes.

**Why it matters:** It's both a major transit hub and the front door to one of New York's best-known summertime escapes.

**Source:** Lynch, Andrew. "NYC_FULL_TRACKMAP.PDF." Vanshnookenraggen, www.vanshnookenraggen.com/_index/docs/NYC_full_trackmap.pdf. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025., "Fun Guide Area Map." Coney Island Fun Guide, www.coneyislandfunguide.com/fun-guide-area-map. Accessed 6 July 2025.

## 2. The roof here does more than keep out the rain.

It's covered in solar panels that power parts of the station and are built to withstand hurricane-force winds. Installed in 2004, this was one of the subway system's first moves toward green energy—designed to last, even when the weather doesn't.

**Why it matters:** This was one of the subway system's first moves toward green energy—designed to last, even when the weather doesn't.

**Source:** Lisi, Clemente. "NEW SOLAR SYSTEM WILL POWER CONEY I. SUBWAY STATION." New York Post, 24 Nov. 2003.

## 3. The first stop on the road to free transfers.

In 1980, Coney Island became the very first place in New York City where riders could switch from the subway to the B36 or B74 bus without paying a second fare. thanks to years of community pressure.

**Why it matters:** This pilot program's success set the stage for today's citywide free bus–subway transfers.

**Source:** Sullivan, Sheila. "Coney Wins One-Fare Plan on 2 Routes." Daily News, 7 Nov. 1980, p. 434.

## 4. Before the subway, Coney Island was the end of the line for steam trains.

The D, N, Q, and F trains trace the paths of four private railroads that once brought steam-powered trains to Coney Island. It was such a massive draw that each company built its own profitable line to deliver New Yorkers to the shore—even before subways existed!

**Why it matters:** It was such a massive draw that each company built its own profitable line to deliver New Yorkers to the shore—even before subways existed!

**Source:** Hoffman, Laura J. "Coney Island: Postcard History Series." Google Books, Arcadia Publishing, 2014, books.google.com/books?id=OACbAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA87#v=onepage&q&f=false.