Line BMT Fulton Street Line Structure Elevated Opened 18 November 1889 Locale East New York Next south Linwood Street | Services None Platforms 2 side platforms Borough Brooklyn Next north Pennsylvania Avenue Tracks 2 | |
Address Pitkin Avenue & Van Siclen Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11207 Closed April 26, 1956; 60 years ago (1956-04-26) Similar Prospect Park Zoo, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York Aquarium, Brooklyn Bridge, Green‑Wood Cemetery | ||
Van Siclen Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. It was served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line. The station was built on November 18, 1889, and was the eastern terminus of the line until it was expanded to Linwood Street in February 1892, and Montauk Avenue a month later. The next stop to the east was Linwood Street. The next stop to the west was Pennsylvania Avenue. On November 28, 1948, the Independent Subway System built the underground Van Siclen Avenue Subway station beneath the el station after years of war-time construction delays. This station rendered the Van Siclen el station obsolete, and it closed on April 26, 1956.
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