staircases going down to either side of Brighton Beach Avenue between Brighton Fifth and Brighton Sixth Streets. The token booth and regular turnstile bank here is only open weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Two HEET turnstiles provide access to/from this entrance at other times. Between this station and Ocean Parkway, the line becomes six tracks. The local and express tracks split into an extra storage track in-between them in both directions. These tracks are commonly used for storing B trains during midday hours or at the start or end of service, and they end at bumper blocks next to the platforms at Ocean Parkway. East of this station, there are crossovers and switches used by terminating B trains. The Brighton Line curves north and becomes an embankment after crossing Neptune Avenue on the approach to Sheepshead Bay. This station was renovated in the mid to late 1990s and included installation of decorative awnings on all street stairs. The 1999 artwork here is called Mermaid/Dionysus and the Pirates by Dan George and features aluminum sculptures on both platforms. Exits The station has two mezzanines under the platforms and tracks, each of which has four sets of stairs to the street and one to each platform. The eastern, and staffed entrances are located between Brighton 7th Street and Coney Island Avenue. There is an up-only escalator in place of one of the stairs on the northern side of Brighton Beach Avenue at Coney Island Avenue. The western exit, which is unstaffed, is located between Brighton 5th and 6th Streets. Gallery References External links Station Reporter — B Train Station Reporter — Q Train MTA's Arts For Transit — Brighton Beach (BMT Brighton Line) The Subway Nut — Brighton Beach Pictures Brighton Seventh Street — Coney Island Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View Brighton Fifth Street — Brighton Sixth Street entrance from Google Maps Street View Platforms from Google Maps Street View BMT Brighton Line stations New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn New York City Subway terminals Railway stations in the United States opened in 1878 Railway stations in the United States opened in 1907 Brighton Beach 1878 establishments in New York (state) 1907 establishments in New York City