St. Marks Avenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Former New York City Subway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Address | 5th Avenue and St. Marks Place Brooklyn, NY 11201 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Park Slope | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°40′51.04″N 73°58′38.85″W / 40.6808444°N 73.9774583°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | B (BMT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | BMT Fifth Avenue Line BMT Culver Line BMT West End Line (−1916) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | June 22, 1889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | May 31, 1940[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | out of 423[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Next north | Atlantic Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Next south | Union Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Saint Marks Avenue station was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. Served by trains of the BMT Culver Line[4] and BMT Fifth Avenue Line, it had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms.[5] The station was opened on June 22, 1889, at Fifth Avenue and St. Marks Place, which is renamed St. Marks Avenue east of Fifth Avenue. It also had a connection to the Bergen Street Line trolleys. It closed on May 31, 1940.[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Plans Pushed to Mark Fulton 'L's" Last Run". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 27, 1940. p. 12. Retrieved October 16, 2019 – via Brooklyn Public Library; newspapers.com
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- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ Culver Line (Original Route)
- ^ Culver Line train at St. Marks Avenue station (NYCSubway.org; George Conrad Collection)
- ^ "B.M.T. 'El' Lines to Shift Service; City to Close 2 Sections This Week; New Schedules Affect Fulton St., Lexington Ave. and Culver Roads—Free Transfers to the Independent System at Some Stations". The New York Times. May 27, 1940. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ "LAST TRAIN IS RUN ON FULTON ST.'EL'; Mayor, Cashmore, Officials and Civic Leaders Make Trip to Brooklyn Terminus RAZING TO START SOON 'Funeral' Services for Line, Built in 1888, Are Held in Kings During Afternoon". The New York Times. June 1, 1940. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 2, 2016.