Saint Marks Avenue (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)

St. Marks Avenue
Former New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address Fifth Avenue and St. Marks Place
Brooklyn, New York
Borough Brooklyn
Coordinates 40°40′51.04″N 73°58′38.85″W / 40.6808444°N 73.9774583°W / 40.6808444; -73.9774583Coordinates: 40°40′51.04″N 73°58′38.85″W / 40.6808444°N 73.9774583°W / 40.6808444; -73.9774583
Services BMT Fifth Avenue Line
BMT Culver Line
Structure Elevated
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened June 22, 1889 (June 22, 1889)
Closed May 31, 1940 (May 31, 1940)
Station succession
Next north Atlantic Avenue
Next south Union Street

Saint Marks Avenue was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line. Served by trains of the BMT Culver Line[1] and BMT Fifth Avenue Line, it had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms.[2] The station was opened on June 22, 1889 at Fifth Avenue and St. Marks Place, which is renamed St. Marks Avenue east of Fifth Avenue. It also had a connection to the Bergen Street Line trolleys. The next stop to the north was Atlantic Avenue, which still exists today as the Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center subway station complex. The next stop to the south was Union Street. It closed on May 31, 1940.

References

  1. ↑ Culver Line (Original Route)
  2. ↑ Culver Line train at St. Marks Avenue station (NYCSubway.org; George Conrad Collection)


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