Brooklyn–Tompkins Avenues station

Brooklyn–Tompkins Avenues was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line. It was originally opened on May 30, 1888, and had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms.[1] It was served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line. Eastbound trains stopped at Brooklyn Avenue, while westbound trains stopped at Tompkins Avenue. The station had connections to the Tompkins Avenue Line streetcars. The next stop to the east was Albany Avenue, which was replaced by Troy Avenue at some point.[2][3] The next stop to the west was Nostrand Avenue. In 1936, the Independent Subway System built an underground Fulton Street subway station at Kingston–Throop Avenues between here and the site of the former Albany–Sumner Avenues station.[4][5] The el station became obsolete, and it closed on May 31, 1940.[6]

Brooklyn-Tompkins Avenues
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	Fulton Street, Brooklyn and Tompkins Avenues, Brooklyn, NY 11213
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bedford-Stuyvesant
Coordinates	40.680068°N 73.943691°W / 40.680068; -73.943691
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Fulton Street Line
Services	None
Transit connections	Tompkins Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	May 30, 1888 (1888-05-30)
Closed	May 31, 1940 (1940-05-31)
Station succession
Next west	Nostrand Avenue
Next east	Albany Avenue (originally) Troy Avenue (replacement)
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Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

References

1. "Fulton Street El". StationReporter.net. Archived from the original on 2013-04-08.
2. 1912 BRT Map
3. 1924 BMT map
4. "Two Subway Links Start Wednesday". The New York Times. April 6, 1936. p. 23. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
5. "NEW SUBWAY LINK OPENED BY MAYOR; He Tells 15,000 in Brooklyn It Will Be Extended to Queens When Red Tape Is Cut". The New York Times. April 9, 1936. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
6. "Fulton Street 'L' Was Last Word In Progreess at '88 opening". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 31, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.