The 13th Avenue station was a New York City Subway station on the demolished section of the BMT Culver Line. This station was located at the intersection of 37th Street and 13th Avenue in Brooklyn.
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| Former New York City Subway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 View of the former station heading west from Ditmas Avenue[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Address | 37th Street & 13th Avenue Brooklyn, NY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Borough Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°38′28.5″N 73°59′4.08″W / 40.641250°N 73.9844667°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | B (BMT)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | BMT Culver Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transit | Church Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | March 16, 1919[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | May 11, 1975[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | out of 423[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Next north | Fort Hamilton Parkway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Next south | Ditmas Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History edit
This station opened on March 16, 1919, and had a connection to the B&QT Church Avenue Line streetcar. When the IND South Brooklyn Line was extended to Ditmas Avenue and converted most of the line to the Independent Subway System, the station's service was replaced by the Culver Shuttle.
On May 28, 1959, the station and the line were reduced from three tracks to two. By December 1960, the shuttle was reduced to a single track and platform due to the December 1960 nor'easter and low ridership. The station finally closed on May 11, 1975. The line was demolished in the 1980s.
Station layout edit
This elevated station originally had three tracks and two side platforms, although, near the end of its life, only used one track and one of the side platforms, due to the removal of the other two tracks.
References edit
- ^ "Culver Shuttle". Culver Shuttle Photos. Joseph D. Korman. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ Legislative Documents. J.B. Lyon Company. January 1, 1920.
- ^ Kelly, John (May 9, 1975). "End of Line for Culver Shuttle". New York Daily News. p. KL7. Retrieved October 16, 2019 – via Brooklyn Public Library; newspapers.com
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- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- nycsubway.org – BMT Culver Line: 13th Avenue
- nycsubway.org – BMT Culver Line:
- nycsubway.org – The New York City Transit Authority in the 1970s:
External links edit
- Street view of abandoned 13th Avenue station and Station entrance in 1976
- Photos of 13th Avenue station
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