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Brooklyn–Tompkins Avenues station

Coordinates: 40°40′48″N 73°56′37″W / 40.680068°N 73.943691°W / 40.680068; -73.943691
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 Brooklyn–Tompkins Avenues
 
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
AddressFulton Street, Brooklyn and Tompkins Avenues, Brooklyn, NY 11213
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBedford-Stuyvesant
Coordinates40°40′48″N 73°56′37″W / 40.680068°N 73.943691°W / 40.680068; -73.943691
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Fulton Street Line
ServicesNone
TransitTompkins Avenue Line
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedMay 30, 1888; 136 years ago (1888-05-30)
ClosedMay 31, 1940; 84 years ago (1940-05-31)
Traffic
2023[2]
Rank out of 423[2]
Station succession
Next westNostrand Avenue
Next eastAlbany Avenue (originally)
Troy Avenue (replacement)
Location
Brooklyn–Tompkins Avenues station is located in New York City Subway
Brooklyn–Tompkins Avenues station
Brooklyn–Tompkins Avenues station is located in New York City
Brooklyn–Tompkins Avenues station
Brooklyn–Tompkins Avenues station is located in New York
Brooklyn–Tompkins Avenues station
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Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops in station at all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops late nights and weekends Stops late nights and weekends only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day
Stops weekends during the day Stops weekends during the day
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Station closed Station is closed
(Details about time periods)

Brooklyn–Tompkins Avenues was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line. It was originally opened on May 30, 1888, and had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms.[3] It was served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line. Eastbound trains stopped at Brooklyn Avenue, while westbound trains stopped at Tompkins Avenue. The station had connections to the Tompkins Avenue Line streetcars. The next stop to the east was Albany Avenue, which was replaced by Troy Avenue at some point.[when?][4][5] The next stop to the west was Nostrand Avenue. In 1936, the Independent Subway System built an underground Fulton Street subway station at Kingston–Throop Avenues between here and the site of the former Albany–Sumner Avenues station.[6][7] The el station became obsolete, and it closed on May 31, 1940.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Fulton Street El". StationReporter.net. Archived from the original on 2013-04-08.
  4. ^ 1912 BRT Map
  5. ^ 1924 BMT map
  6. ^ "Two Subway Links Start Wednesday". The New York Times. April 6, 1936. p. 23. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  7. ^ "NEW SUBWAY LINK OPENED BY MAYOR; He Tells 15,000 in Brooklyn It Will Be Extended to Queens When Red Tape Is Cut". The New York Times. April 9, 1936. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  8. ^ "Fulton Street 'L' Was Last Word In Progress at '88 Opening". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 31, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.