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Tompkins Avenue (BMT Lexington Avenue Line)

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Structure
  
Elevated

Opened
  
13 May 1885

Next north
  
Sumner Avenue

Tracks
  
2

Platforms
  
2 side platforms

Borough
  
Brooklyn

Next south
  
Nostrand Avenue

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Address
  
Lexington Avenue and Tompkins Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216

Services
  
BMT Lexington Avenue Line

Transit connections
  
Tompkins, Marcy, and Ocean 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

Tompkins Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line. It had two tracks and two side platforms. It was located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Tompkins Avenue in Brooklyn. The station was opened on May 13, 1885, and had connections to the Tompkins Avenue Line, Marcy Avenue Line, and Ocean Avenue Line streetcars. It closed on October 13, 1950. The next southbound stop was Nostrand Avenue. The next northbound stop was Sumner Avenue.

Map of Tompkins Ave, Brooklyn, NY, USA

References

Tompkins Avenue (BMT Lexington Avenue Line) Wikipedia