History
When Ocean Parkway opened on April 22, 1917, it was served only by a single-track shuttle that ran to Brighton Beach, which was the southern terminal for all trains on the Brighton Line.
When West Eighth Street – New York Aquarium opened in 1919, all four tracks were extended west to serve the two-level station. The local tracks remained level and connected to the lower level (which was also served by the IND Culver Line) while the express tracks rose up and connected to the upper level. As a result, all Brighton Line train service was extended to Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue.
A reconfiguration in 1954 resulted in the discontinuation of Brighton Line service on the lower level of West Eighth Street as well as express service at Ocean Parkway. East of this station, the local tracks merge into the express tracks, which continue to serve the upper level of West Eighth Street. The structures connecting the Brighton Line to the lower level, which the Culver Line continues to serve, remain intact, but are trackless.
Read more about this topic: Ocean Parkway (BMT Brighton Line)
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