Services BMT Fifth Avenue Line Platforms 1 island platform Opened 1 October 1893 Tracks 2 | Structure Elevated Next north 36th Street Borough Brooklyn | |
Address Third Avenue and 40th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11232 Closed May 31, 1940; 76 years ago (May 31, 1940) Similar Prospect Park Zoo, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York Aquarium, Brooklyn Bridge, Green‑Wood Cemetery |
40th Street was a station on the now demolished BMT Fifth Avenue Line. It was served by trains of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line. It had two tracks and one island platform. The station was built on October 1, 1893, and despite the name of the line was actually located on Third Avenue and 40th Street. It was the northernmost station on Third Street before the line shifted to the street that bore its name. The station had connections to four streetcar lines; The Church Avenue Line, 39th Street and Coney Island Line, 39th Street and Manhattan Beach Line, and 39th Street and Ulmer Park Line. The next stop to the north was 36th Street. The next stop to the south was 46th Street. The station closed on May 31, 1940.
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