West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium station

The West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium station is a New York City Subway station, located on the BMT Brighton Line and IND Culver Line in the neighborhood of .
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  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: New York City subway station
  • Also known as: “8ème rue Ouest – New York Aquarium”, “Ocean Parkway”, “West 8 St–NY Aquarium”, “West 8th Street–New York Aquarium”, “West Eight Street-New York Aquarium”, “West Eight Street–New York Aquarium”, “West Eighth Street – New York Aquarium”, and “West Eighth Street New York Aquarium”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: New York Aquarium and Coney Island Cyclone.

Public aquarium
Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY 2.5.
The is the oldest continually operating aquarium in the , located on the Riegelmann Boardwalk in , Brooklyn, New York City. is situated 660 feet south of West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium station.

Roller coaster
Photo: FieldMarine, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cyclone, also called the , is a wooden roller coaster at Luna Park in the neighborhood of in . is situated 770 feet southwest of West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium station.

Ferris wheel
Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a 150-foot-tall eccentric Ferris wheel at at in the New York City borough of . is situated 1,200 feet southwest of West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brighton Beach and Coney Island and Brighton Beach.

Neighborhood
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also referred to as Little Odessa, or Little Russia, is a neighborhood in the southern portion of the borough of , within the greater area along the Atlantic Ocean coastline.

Photo: David Reilly, CC BY 2.0.
are in . In addition to those two neighborhoods, this article covers Manhattan Beach, Gravesend, and Sheepshead Bay.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the south-central section of the borough of , on the southwestern edge of in the state of .

West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium station

Latitude
40.57613° or 40° 34′ 34″ north
Longitude
-73.97594° or 73° 58′ 33″ west
Wheelchair access
no
Operator
New York City Transit Authority
Network
NYC Subway
Open location code
87G8H2GF+FJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2054217384
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q2615127
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “西八街-紐約水族館車站”
  • Dutch: “West Eighth Street-New York Aquarium”
  • Esperanto: “Stacio Okcidenta Oka Strato – Nov-Jorka Akvario”
  • French: “West Eighth Street – New York Aquarium”
  • Italian: “West Eighth Street-New York Aquarium”
  • Japanese: “西8丁目-ニューヨーク水族館駅”
  • Polish: “West Eighth Street – New York Aquarium”
  • Russian: “Уэст Восьмая улица – Нью-Йоркский аквариум”
  • Russian: “Уэст Восьмая улица — Нью-Йоркский аквариум”
  • Spanish: “West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium”
  • Ukrainian: “Західна 8-ма вулиця–Нью-йоркський акваріум”

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Highlights: NYPD 60th Precinct and FDNY Battalion 43, Engine 245 & Ladder 161.

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Places to explore: West 8th Street–New York Aquarium and West 8th Street–New York Aquarium.

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