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58th 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
  
52nd Street

Borough
  
Brooklyn

Address
  
Third Avenue and 58th 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

58th Street was the penultimate station on the demolished section of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line. It was served by trains of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line, and had two tracks and one island platform. The station was built on October 1, 1893. The next stop to the north was 52nd Street. The next stop to the south was the 65th Street Terminal. 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 59th Street Station on the underground BMT Fourth Avenue Line and BMT Sea Beach Line.

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58th Street (BMT Fifth Avenue Line) Wikipedia