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Union Street (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)

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Structure
  
Elevated

Opened
  
22 June 1889

Next north
  
Saint Marks Avenue

Tracks
  
2

Platforms
  
2 side platforms

Borough
  
Brooklyn

Next south
  
Third Street

Address
  
Fifth Avenue and Union 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

Union 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, it had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. The station was opened on June 22, 1889 at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Union Street, and had a connection to the Union Street Line trolleys. The next stop to the north was Saint Marks Avenue. The next stop to the south was Third Street. It closed on May 31, 1940.

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Union Street (BMT Fifth Avenue Line) Wikipedia