Van Siclen Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line)

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 Van Siclen Avenue
 
Former New York City Subway station
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AddressPitkin Avenue & Van Siclen Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11207
Borough Brooklyn
Locale East New York
Coordinates 40°40′22″N73°53′25″W / 40.672726°N 73.890348°W / 40.672726; -73.890348
Division B (BMT) [1]
Line BMT Fulton Street Line
ServicesNone
Structure Elevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedNovember 18, 1889;135 years ago (1889-11-18)
ClosedApril 26, 1956;68 years ago (1956-04-26)
Station succession
Next west Pennsylvania Avenue
Next east Linwood Street
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Van Siclen 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 Van Siclen Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. [2] It was served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line. The station was built on November 18, 1889, and was the eastern terminus of the line until it was expanded to Linwood Street in February 1892, and Montauk Avenue a month later. The next stop to the east was Linwood Street. The next stop to the west was Pennsylvania Avenue. On November 28, 1948, the Independent Subway System opened the underground Van Siclen Avenue Subway station as an extension of the IND Fulton Street Line directly underneath the el station after years of war-time construction delays. This station rendered the elevated station obsolete, and it closed on April 26, 1956. [3]

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References

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