Ninth Street station (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)

For the station actually at Ninth Street & Fourth Avenue, see Fourth Avenue/Ninth Street (New York City Subway).

Ninth St.
General information
Location	5th Avenue and 9th Street Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates	40°40′9.01″N73°59′10.68″W / 40.6691694°N 73.9863000°W / 40.6691694; -73.9863000
Line(s)	BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	August 15, 1889;135 years ago (August 15, 1889)
Closed	May 31, 1940;85 years ago (May 31, 1940) [1]
Former services
Preceding station BMT Lines Following station Atlantic Avenue toward Sands Street 5: Culver "L" service Express 36th Street toward Stillwell Avenue Third Street toward Sands Street 5: Culver "L" service Local 16th Street toward Stillwell Avenue 6: Fifth Avenue–Bay Ridge 16th Street toward 65th Street

The Ninth Street 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 ^[2] and BMT Fifth Avenue Line, and had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. The station was opened on August 15, 1889, at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Ninth Street and had connections to the Smith and Ninth Streets Line and Hamilton Avenue Line streetcars. The next stop to the north was Third Street. The next stop to the south was 16th Street. It closed on May 31, 1940.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

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 .
2. Culver Line (Original Route)