Montauk Avenue station

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 Montauk Avenue
 
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
AddressPitkin Avenue & Montauk Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11208
Borough Brooklyn
Locale East New York
Coordinates 40°40′28″N73°52′41″W / 40.674514°N 73.878040°W / 40.674514; -73.878040
Division B (BMT) [1]
Line BMT Fulton Street Line
ServicesNone
Structure Elevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedMarch 21, 1892;132 years ago (1892-03-21)
ClosedApril 26, 1956;68 years ago (1956-04-26)
Traffic
2023 [2]
Rank out of 423 [2]
Station succession
Next west Linwood Street
Next east Chestnut Street
Location
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Montauk Avenue station

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 Montauk Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. [3] It was served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line. The station was opened on March 21, 1892, and was the eastern terminus of the Fulton Street Line until 1894, when the line was extended to Grant Avenue. On November 28, 1948, the Independent Subway System opened the underground Shepherd Avenue Subway station three blocks west after years of war-time construction delays. This station rendered both Montauk Avenue station and the nearby Linwood Street station obsolete, and it closed on April 26, 1956. [4]

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References

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