Fort Hamilton Parkway station (BMT Culver Line)

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 Fort Hamilton Parkway
 
Former New York City Subway station
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The former site of the Fort Hamilton Parkway Culver Shuttle station
Station statistics
Address37th Street & Fort Hamilton Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11218
Borough Brooklyn
Locale Borough Park
Coordinates 40°38′38.83″N73°59′20.57″W / 40.6441194°N 73.9890472°W / 40.6441194; -73.9890472
Division B (BMT) [1]
Services BMT Culver Line
Structure Elevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedMarch 16, 1919;106 years ago (1919-03-16) [2]
ClosedMay 11, 1975;50 years ago (1975-05-11) [3]
Station succession
Next north Ninth Avenue
Next south 13th Avenue
Location
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Fort Hamilton Parkway 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
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The Fort Hamilton Parkway station was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Culver Line. It was located at the intersection of 37th Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway in Brooklyn, New York City.

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History

This station opened on March 16, 1919, as part of the BMT Culver Line. When the IND South Brooklyn Line was extended to Ditmas Avenue and converted most of the line to the Independent Subway System in 1954, 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 closed on May 11, 1975, and the structure was demolished in the 1980s. The freight line that ran beneath the station and currently leads to the 36th–38th Street Yard can still be found embedded in the pavement across Fort Hamilton Parkway.

Station layout

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

References

  1. "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.
  2. Legislative Documents. J.B. Lyon Company. January 1, 1920.
  3. Kelly, John (May 9, 1975). "End of Line for Culver Shuttle". New York Daily News . p. KL7. Retrieved October 16, 2019 via Brooklyn Public Library; newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .