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52nd Street (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)

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Services
  
BMT Fifth Avenue Line

Platforms
  
1 island platform

Opened
  
1 October 1893

Tracks
  
2

Structure
  
Elevated

Next north
  
46th Street

Borough
  
Brooklyn

Address
  
Third Avenue and 52nd Street Brooklyn, NY 11220

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

52nd Street was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line. It was served by trains of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line, it had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. The station was opened on October 1, 1893 at the intersection of Third Avenue and 52nd Street. The next stop to the north was 46th Street. The next stop to the south was 58th Street. It closed on May 31, 1940. Current rapid transit service in this area can be found one block east and then another block south at the 53rd Street Station on the underground BMT Fourth Avenue Line.

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52nd Street (BMT Fifth Avenue Line) Wikipedia