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W 8 St-NY Aquarium Station

West 8th Street–NY Aquarium

FQ

Not accessible

Next trains

FQ Broadway - Brighton platforms

Manhattan

  • FJamaica-179 StLive5 min10:18 PM
  • Q96 StLive7 min10:20 PM
  • FJamaica-179 StLive15 min10:28 PM
  • Q96 StLive23 min10:36 PM

Coney Island

  • QConey Island-Stillwell AvLive · 14 min latenow10:13 PM
  • QConey Island-Stillwell AvLive · 6 min latenow10:13 PM
  • FConey Island-Stillwell AvLive · 1 min early3 min10:16 PM
  • FConey Island-Stillwell AvLive · 13 min early6 min10:19 PM

Data may not be real time. “Live” times come from MTA real-time feeds as processed by our trip planner; “Scheduled” times come from published timetables. This site is independent and not affiliated with the MTA. Updated 10:12 PM ET; refreshes every 30 seconds.

Service alerts

Planned work coming up

UpcomingPlanned - Stops SkippedQIn Brooklyn, Manhattan-bound Q skips W 8 St-NY Aquarium - take the F instead

Oct 17 - 18, Sat 6:45 AM to Sun 10:00 PM

Additional travel alternative:

For service from this station, take the F or Q to Coney Island-Stillwell Av and transfer to a Manhattan-bound Q.

What's happening?

Station maintenance

Posted Oct 14, 2026, 7:37 AM

UpcomingReduced ServiceQQ runs every 10 minutes

Oct 17 - 18, Sat and Sun, days and evenings

What's happening?

We're replacing tracks

Posted Oct 13, 2026, 2:00 PM

UpcomingPlanned - Part SuspendedQIn Brooklyn, no Q between Brighton Beach and Coney Island-Stillwell Av

Oct 26, Monday, 9:45 AM to 3:00 PM

Q runs between 96 St and Brighton Beach, the last stop.

shuttle bus Free B109 shuttle buses make stops between Brighton Beach and Coney Island.

Transfer between trains and shuttle bus buses at Brighton Beach or Coney Island accessible | DF or N.

For direct service between Coney Island and Manhattan/Downtown Brooklyn, take the DF or N.

Transfer at Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr | DNQ or 34 St-Herald Sq accessible | DFNQ

When exiting Brighton Beach or Coney Island-Stillwell Av, get a GO ticket for re-entry into the subway.

What's happening?

Track maintenance

accessible This service change affects one or more ADA accessible stations and these travel alternatives may not be fully accessible. Please contact 511 to plan your trip.

Posted Oct 13, 2026, 12:53 PM

Alerts from MTA service alert feeds, shown as published (English). Data may not be real time.

Elevators & escalators

  • No outage Escalator ES335 · F/Q
    mezzanine (W 5 St & Brighton Ave) to Manhattan-bound Q platform

Last 30 days: 5 outages recorded (≈ 6 hours out of service in total). Tracking since Oct 11, 2026.

Status from the MTA elevator & escalator feed, checked every 5 minutes. “No outage” means the unit is not listed as out of service; it does not guarantee it is working. All outages.

First & last trains (scheduled)

Line & directionWeekdaySatSun
F Jamaica-179 St 24 hours24 hours24 hours
F Coney Island-Stillwell Av 24 hours24 hours24 hours
Q 96 St 24 hours24 hours24 hours
Q Coney Island-Stillwell Av 24 hours24 hours24 hours

From the published schedule (reference dates Oct 20, 2026, Oct 24, 2026, Oct 18, 2026). Late-night service may differ; overnight trips after midnight are shown as early-morning times.

Map & entrances

4 entrances: 3 stairs, 1 ramp.

Entrance locations: MTA Subway Entrances and Exits (data.ny.gov). Blue dots = stairs/escalators, green = elevators.

Directions to this station

Accessibility

  • FQ W 8 St-NY Aquarium (Broadway - Brighton) Not accessible

ADA status from MTA Subway Stations (data.ny.gov). Check elevator status above before you travel.

Transfers nearby

  • BusRoutes within 800 ft: B36

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