Troy Avenue station

Troy Avenue
Troy Avenue
	Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	Fulton Street & Troy Avenue; Brooklyn, NY 11213
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Weeksville, Bedford–Stuyvesant
Coordinates	40.679582°N 73.934947°W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Fulton Street Line
Services	None
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	1888
Closed	May 31, 1940
Station succession
Next west	Sumner Avenue(originally); Tompkins Avenue(replacement)
Next east	Reid Avenue
Location
Street map

Troy Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms.[1] It was opened sometime during the middle of 1888, and served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line. Sometime between 1912 and 1924, the nearby Albany–Sumner Avenues station was closed[2][3] due to the Dual Contracts addition of a third track between Nostrand Avenue and Hinsdale Street. Commuters from that station were redirected here. It was served by BMT 13 trains throughout its existence.

The next stop to the west was originally Sumner Avenue, and then replaced by Tompkins Avenue. In 1936, the Independent Subway System built their own Fulton Street subway but did not install a subway station at Troy Avenue. The nearest subway stations to replace the el station were Utica Avenue to the east and Kingston and Throop Avenues to the west.[4][5] The el station became obsolete, and it closed on May 31, 1940.[6]

References

"Fulton Street El". StationReporter.net. Archived from the original on 2013-04-08.
1912 BRT Map
1924 BMT map
"Two Subway Links Start Wednesday". The New York Times. April 6, 1936. p. 23. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
"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.
"Fulton Street 'L' Was Last Word In Progreess at '88 opening". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 31, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "Fulton Street El". StationReporter.net. Archived from the original on 2013-04-08.

[2] 1912 BRT Map

[3] 1924 BMT map

[Rutgers-4] "Two Subway Links Start Wednesday". The New York Times. April 6, 1936. p. 23. Retrieved October 7, 2011.

[nyt19360409-5] "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.