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.
The original intention of the line was to provide a surface excursion railway service to Coney Island, which was called the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad. It took until 1864 for the line to actually reach Coney Island.