ðə lˈaɪn wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɐ sˈɜːfɪs ɛkskˈɜːʃən ɹˈeɪlweɪ tə kənˈaɪ ˈaɪlənd, kˈɔːld ðə bɹˈʊklɪn, bˈæθ ænd kənˈaɪ ˈaɪlənd ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, bˌʌt dɪdnˌɑːt ɹˈiːtʃ kənˈaɪ ˈaɪlənd ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ.
The line was originally a surface excursion railway to Coney Island, called the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad, which was established in 1862, but did not reach Coney Island until 1864.