Pennsylvania Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line)

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 Pennsylvania Avenue
 
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
AddressPitkin Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11207
Borough Brooklyn
Locale East New York
Coordinates 40°40′19″N73°53′45″W / 40.671904°N 73.895861°W / 40.671904; -73.895861
Division B (BMT) [1]
Line BMT Fulton Street Line
ServicesNone
Structure Elevated
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedNovember 18, 1889;134 years ago (1889-11-18)
ClosedApril 26, 1956;68 years ago (1956-04-26)
Traffic
2023 [2]
Rank out of 423 [2]
Station succession
Next west Eastern Parkway (1889–1918)
Hinsdale Street (1918–1956)
Next east Van Siclen Avenue
Location
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Pennsylvania Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street 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 Pennsylvania Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It had 2 tracks and 1 island platform, and was served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line. [3] The station was opened on November 18, 1889, one of three other stations to do so. The next stop to the east was Van Siclen Avenue. The next stop to the west was Eastern Parkway, until 1918, when it was replaced by Hinsdale Street. [4] [5] [6]

On November 28, 1948, the Independent Subway System built the underground Liberty Avenue Subway station two blocks north after years of war-time construction delays. This station rendered the elevated station obsolete, and it closed on April 26, 1956. [7]

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References

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