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36th Street station (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)

Coordinates: 40°39′10.42″N 74°0′7.88″W / 40.6528944°N 74.0021889°W / 40.6528944; -74.0021889
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36th St.
General information
Location5th Avenue and 36th Street
Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates40°39′10.42″N 74°0′7.88″W / 40.6528944°N 74.0021889°W / 40.6528944; -74.0021889
Line(s)BMT Fifth Avenue Line
BMT Culver Line
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedMay 29, 1890; 135 years ago (May 29, 1890)
ClosedMay 31, 1940; 85 years ago (May 31, 1940)[1]
Former services
Preceding station BMT Lines Following station
Ninth Street
Express
5: Culver
"L" service
Ninth Avenue
25th Street
Local
25th Street 6: Fifth Avenue–Bay Ridge 40th Street
Location
Map

The 36th Street station was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It was served by trains of the BMT Culver Line and BMT Fifth Avenue Line. It had four tracks and two island platforms. The station was opened on May 29, 1890, and was the southern terminus of the Fifth Avenue Line until 1893, as well as the southernmost station to be installed along Fifth Avenue itself. Stations built beyond this point were located along Third Avenue, and the line was sometimes called the BMT Third Avenue Line south of here.[2] The next stop to the north was 25th Street. The next stop to the south was Ninth Avenue for Culver Line trains[3] and 40th Street for Fifth Avenue Line trains. Ninth Avenue station still exists today exclusively for the BMT West End Line. The station closed on May 31, 1940. Current rapid transit service in this area can be found one block west at the 36th Street station on the underground BMT Fourth Avenue Line.

References

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  1. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  2. ^ 1912 BRT Route Map (NYCSubway.org)
  3. ^ Culver Line (Original Route)