Reid Avenue station (BMT Lexington Avenue Line)

Reid Ave.
General information
Location	Lexington Avenue and Reid Avenue Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates	40°41′24″N73°55′50″W / 40.690055°N 73.930470°W / 40.690055; -73.930470
Operated by	City of New York (from 1940)
Line(s)	BMT Lexington Avenue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 (lower level)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	May 13, 1885;140 years ago (May 13, 1885) [1]
Closed	October 13, 1950;74 years ago (October 13, 1950) [2]
Former services
Preceding station BMT Lines Following station Sumner Avenue toward Park Row 12: Lexington Avenue Gates Avenue toward Eastern Parkway

The Reid Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It was opened on May 13, 1885, ^[1] and had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. It was located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Reid Avenue, and as such it had a connection to the Utica and Reid Avenues Line streetcars. It closed on October 13, 1950. ^[2] The next southbound stop was Sumner Avenue. The next northbound stop was Gates Avenue.

References

1. "Rapid Transit at Last". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . May 13, 1885. p. 4. Retrieved November 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Brooklyn 'El' Link Dies With Aplomb". The New York Times . October 14, 1950. p. 16. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

External links

• "Lexington Avenue El". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2009.