40th Street (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)

40th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Third Avenue and 40th Street Brooklyn, New York
Borough	Brooklyn
Coordinates	40°39′11.22″N 74°0′33.18″W / 40.6531167°N 74.0092167°W / 40.6531167; -74.0092167Coordinates: 40°39′11.22″N 74°0′33.18″W / 40.6531167°N 74.0092167°W / 40.6531167; -74.0092167
Services	BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	October 1, 1893 (October 1, 1893)
Closed	May 31, 1940 (May 31, 1940)
Station succession
Next north	36th Street
Next south	46th Street
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 weekdays only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekends and weekend late nights Stops weekdays and weekday late nights Stops weekdays only Stops weekends 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)

40th Street was a station on the now demolished BMT Fifth Avenue Line. It was served by trains of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line. It had two tracks and one island platform. The station was built on October 1, 1893, and despite the name of the line was actually located on Third Avenue and 40th Street. It was the northernmost station on Third Street before the line shifted to the street that bore its name. The station had connections to four streetcar lines; The Church Avenue Line, 39th Street and Coney Island Line, 39th Street and Manhattan Beach Line, and 39th Street and Ulmer Park Line. The next stop to the north was 36th Street. The next stop to the south was 46th Street. The station closed on May 31, 1940.

References

• Fifth Avenue El