Tompkins Avenue station (BMT Lexington Avenue Line)

For the demolished station actually at Tompkins Avenue and Myrtle Avenue, see Tompkins Avenue (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line).

Tompkins Ave.
General information
Location	Lexington Avenue and Tompkins Avenue Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates	40°41′18″N73°56′42″W / 40.6884°N 73.9449°W / 40.6884; -73.9449
Operated by	City of New York (from 1940)
Line(s)	BMT Lexington Avenue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Tompkins, Marcy, and Ocean Avenue streetcars.
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 Nostrand Avenue toward Park Row 12: Lexington Avenue Sumner Avenue toward Eastern Parkway

The Tompkins Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It had two tracks and two side platforms. It was located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Tompkins Avenue The station was opened on May 13, 1885, and had connections to the Tompkins Avenue Line, Marcy Avenue Line, and Ocean Avenue Line streetcars. It closed on October 13, 1950. The next southbound stop was Nostrand Avenue. The next northbound stop was Sumner 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.