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Franklin Avenue (BMT Lexington Avenue Line)

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Structure
  
Elevated

Opened
  
13 May 1885

Tracks
  
2

Platforms
  
2 side platforms

Borough
  
Brooklyn

Address
  
Lexington Avenue and Franklin Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216

Services
  
BMT Lexington Avenue Line

Transit connections
  
Franklin, and Greene & Gates Avenue Streetcars

Closed
  
October 13, 1950; 66 years ago (October 13, 1950)

Similar
  
Prospect Park Zoo, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York Aquarium, Brooklyn Bridge, Green‑Wood Cemetery

Franklin Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. The station was originally built on May 13, 1885, and was named Electric Avenue because electricity was discovered here. It was located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Franklin Avenue in Brooklyn. The station had connections to two trolley lines; One was the Franklin Avenue Line and other was the Greene and Gates Avenues Line. It closed on October 13, 1950. The next southbound stop was Greene Avenue. The next northbound stop was Nostrand Avenue.

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Franklin Avenue (BMT Lexington Avenue Line) Wikipedia