Fulton Street station (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)

Fulton 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 two tracks and one island platform. The station was opened on July 27, 1889 at Hudson Avenue and Fulton Street, and was the northernmost Fifth Avenue Line station before the line merged with the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line.[2] It also had connections to the Fulton Street, DeKalb Avenue, and Flatbush Avenue Line streetcars. The next stop to the north was Bridge–Jay Streets. The next stop to the south was Atlantic Avenue, which still exists today as the Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center subway station complex. It closed on May 31, 1940.

Fulton Street
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	Hudson Avenue and Fulton Street Brooklyn, New York 11201
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Downtown Brooklyn
Coordinates	40°41′19.15″N 73°58′49.03″W
Division	B (BMT)
Services	BMT Fifth Avenue Line BMT Culver Line BMT West End Line (–1916)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 island platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	July 27, 1889 (July 27, 1889)
Closed	May 31, 1940 (May 31, 1940)[1]
Station succession
Next north	Bridge–Jay Streets
Next south	Atlantic Avenue
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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. "Plans Pushed to Mark Fulton 'L's" Last Run". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 27, 1940. p. 12. Retrieved October 16, 2019 – via Brooklyn Public Library; newspapers.com .
2. Fulton Street BMT Fifth Avenue Line (NYCSubway.org; George Conrad Collection)

External links

• "Fifth Avenue El". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2009-01-26.