Park Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)
Park Avenue was a station on the BMT Jamaica Line located at the intersection of Park Avenue and Broadway in Brooklyn.
Park Avenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former New York City Subway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Address | Park Avenue & Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11206 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bushwick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°41′56.1″N 73°56′19.4″W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | B (BMT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line | BMT Jamaica Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | None (demolished) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | June 25, 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | June 5, 1916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Next east | Myrtle Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next west | Flushing Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
This station opened on June 25, 1888. It closed on June 5, 1916 due to its proximity to stations at Flushing Avenue and Myrtle Avenue, and to allow for the Dual Contracts rebuilding of the Jamaica Line. As part of the rebuilding, the line was given a third track, the remaining stations were given side platforms, a connection to the Myrtle Avenue Elevated was installed and the elevated was strengthened to allow subway cars to use the line.[1]
Station layout
This elevated station had two tracks and an island platform.[2]
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References
- Linder, Bernard (June 1997). "New York Division Bulletin". Electric Railroaders' Association. Missing or empty
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(help) - Paul Kahn, Alan; May, Jack (1975). The Tracks of New York Number 2 Brooklyn Elevated Railroads (PDF). Electric Railroaders' Association – via archive.org.
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