Franklin Avenue (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)
Franklin Avenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | BMT Myrtle Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | December 19, 1889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | October 4, 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Next north | Nostrand Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next south | Grand Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Franklin Avenue was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. It had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. The next stop to the north was Nostrand Avenue. The next stop to the south was Grand Avenue. It was closed on October 4, 1969, after a fire on the elevated structure.
References
http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?214:395
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