St. Marks Avenue station

St. Marks Ave.
General information
Location	5th Avenue and St. Marks Place Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates	40°40′51.04″N73°58′38.85″W / 40.6808444°N 73.9774583°W / 40.6808444; -73.9774583
Line(s)	BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	June 22, 1889;135 years ago (June 22, 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 Local Union Street toward Stillwell Avenue 6: Fifth Avenue–Bay Ridge Union Street toward 65th Street

The St. Marks Avenue 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, it had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. ^[3] The station was opened on June 22, 1889, at Fifth Avenue and St. Marks Place, which is renamed St. Marks Avenue east of Fifth Avenue. It also had a connection to the Bergen Street Line trolleys. It closed on May 31, 1940. ^{[4] [5]}

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)
3. Culver Line train at St. Marks Avenue station (NYCSubway.org; George Conrad Collection)
4. "B.M.T. 'El' Lines to Shift Service; City to Close 2 Sections This Week; New Schedules Affect Fulton St., Lexington Ave. and Culver Roads—Free Transfers to the Independent System at Some Stations". The New York Times. May 27, 1940. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved August 2, 2016.
5. "LAST TRAIN IS RUN ON FULTON ST.'EL'; Mayor, Cashmore, Officials and Civic Leaders Make Trip to Brooklyn Terminus RAZING TO START SOON 'Funeral' Services for Line, Built in 1888, Are Held in Kings During Afternoon". The New York Times. June 1, 1940. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved August 2, 2016.