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Reid Avenue (BMT Lexington Avenue Line)

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Structure
  
Elevated

Next south
  
Sumner Avenue

Borough
  
Brooklyn

Tracks
  
2 (lower level)

Next north
  
Gates Avenue

Opened
  
13 May 1885

Platforms in use
  
2

Address
  
Lexington Avenue and Reid Avenue (Malcolm X Boulevard) Brooklyn, NY 11221

Services
  
BMT Lexington Avenue Line

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

Reid Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line. It was opened on May 13, 1885, and had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. It was located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Reid Avenue in Brooklyn, and as such it had a connection to the Utica and Reid Avenues Line streetcars. It closed on October 13, 1950. The next southbound stop was Sumner Avenue. The next northbound stop was Gates Avenue.

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Reid Avenue (BMT Lexington Avenue Line) Wikipedia