Union Street (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)

Union Street
Former New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address Fifth Avenue and Union Street
Brooklyn, New York
Borough Brooklyn
Coordinates 40°40′35.07″N 73°58′49.67″W / 40.6764083°N 73.9804639°W / 40.6764083; -73.9804639Coordinates: 40°40′35.07″N 73°58′49.67″W / 40.6764083°N 73.9804639°W / 40.6764083; -73.9804639
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 St. Mark's Avenue
Next south Third Street

Union Street 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. The station was opened on June 22, 1889 at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Union Street, and had a connection to the Union Street Line trolleys. The next stop to the north was Saint Marks Avenue. The next stop to the south was Third Street. It closed on May 31, 1940.

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