13th Avenue station (BMT Culver Line)

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 13th Avenue
 
Former New York City Subway station
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View of the former station heading west from Ditmas Avenue [1]
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Address37th Street & 13th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
Borough Brooklyn
Locale Borough Park
Coordinates 40°38′28.5″N73°59′4.08″W / 40.641250°N 73.9844667°W / 40.641250; -73.9844667
Division B (BMT) [2]
Services BMT Culver Line
Transit Church Avenue Line
Structure Elevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedMarch 16, 1919(104 years ago) (1919-03-16) [3]
ClosedMay 11, 1975(48 years ago) (1975-05-11) [4]
Station succession
Next north Fort Hamilton Parkway
Next south Ditmas Avenue
Location
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13th Avenue station (BMT Culver Line)

Station service legend
SymbolDescription
NYCS-SSI-alltimes.svg Stops in station at all times
NYCS-SSI-allexceptnights.svg Stops all times except late nights
NYCS-SSI-nightsonly.svg Stops late nights only
NYCS-SSI-nightsweekends.svg Stops late nights and weekends only
NYCS-SSI-weekdaysonly.svg Stops weekdays during the day
NYCS-SSI-weekendsonly.svg Stops weekends during the day
NYCS-SSI-allexceptrush.svg Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
NYCS-SSI-allexceptrush.svg Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
NYCS-SSI-allexceptrush.svg Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction
NYCS-SSI-rushonly.svg Stops rush hours only
NYCS-SSI-rushpeak.svg Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
NYCS-SSI-closed.svg Station is closed
(Details about time periods)

The 13th Avenue station was a New York City Subway station on the demolished section of the BMT Culver Line. This station was located at the intersection of 37th Street and 13th Avenue in Brooklyn.

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History

Location of the former site as of 2019 13th Avenue & 37th Street; Ex BMT Culver Line.jpg
Location of the former site as of 2019

This station opened on March 16, 1919, and had a connection to the B&QT Church Avenue Line streetcar. When the IND South Brooklyn Line was extended to Ditmas Avenue and converted most of the line to the Independent Subway System, the station's service was replaced by the Culver Shuttle.

On May 28, 1959, the station and the line were reduced from three tracks to two. By December 1960, the shuttle was reduced to a single track and platform due to the December 1960 nor'easter and low ridership. The station finally closed on May 11, 1975. The line was demolished in the 1980s.

Station layout

This elevated station originally had three tracks and two side platforms, although, near the end of its life, only used one track and one of the side platforms, due to the removal of the other two tracks.

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References

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