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Third Street (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)

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Structure
  
Elevated

Opened
  
22 June 1889

Next north
  
Union Street

Tracks
  
2

Platforms
  
1 island platform

Borough
  
Brooklyn

Next south
  
Ninth Street

Address
  
Fifth Avenue and Third Street Brooklyn, NY 11215

Services
  
BMT Fifth Avenue Line BMT Culver Line

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

3rd Street was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line. Served by trains of the BMT Culver Line and BMT Fifth Avenue Line, and had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. The station was opened on June 22, 1889 at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Third Street. The next stop to the north was Union Street. The next stop to the south was Ninth Street. It closed on May 31, 1940.

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Third Street (BMT Fifth Avenue Line) Wikipedia