Reid Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line)

Reid Ave.
General information
Location	Fulton Street, Reid and Utica Avenues, Weeksville, Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates	40°40′45″N73°55′45″W / 40.679276°N 73.929100°W / 40.679276; -73.929100
Line(s)	BMT Fulton Street Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Reid Avenue Line
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	September 20, 1888;136 years ago (1888-09-20)
Closed	May 31, 1940;85 years ago (1940-05-31)
Previous names	Utica Avenue
Former services
Preceding station BMT Lines Following station Troy Avenue toward Park Row or Fulton Ferry 13: Fulton Street Local Ralph Avenue toward Lefferts Avenue

Reid Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. ^[1] It was served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line. The station was opened in 1888 and was originally named Utica Avenue station. Sometime between 1912 and 1924, the name of the station was changed to Reid Avenue. ^{[2] [3]} The station was also served by a streetcar line with the same name both before and after the name change. The next stop to the east was Ralph Avenue. The next stop to the west was Troy Avenue. In 1936, the Independent Subway System built their own Fulton Street subway and added an underground subway station with the old name. ^{[4] [5]} The el station became obsolete, and it closed on May 31, 1940. ^[6]

References

1. "Fulton Street El". StationReporter.net. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013.
2. 1912 BRT Map
3. 1924 BMT map
4. "Two Subway Links Start Wednesday". The New York Times . April 6, 1936. p. 23. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
5. "New Subway Link Opened by Mayor; He Tells 15,000 in Brooklyn It Will Be Extended to Queens When Red Tape Is Cut". The New York Times. April 9, 1936. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved August 15, 2016.
6. "Fulton Street 'L' Was Last Word In Progress at '88 opening". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 31, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2016– via Newspapers.com.