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Grant Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line)

Coordinates: 40°40′44″N 73°51′58″W / 40.678848°N 73.866082°W / 40.678848; -73.866082
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 Grant Avenue
 
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
AddressLiberty Avenue and Grant Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11208
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleCity Line
Coordinates40°40′44″N 73°51′58″W / 40.678848°N 73.866082°W / 40.678848; -73.866082
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
ServicesBMT Fulton Street Line
StructureElevated
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedJuly 16, 1894; 130 years ago (1894-07-16)
ClosedApril 26, 1956; 68 years ago (1956-04-26)
Former/other namesCity Line[2]
Traffic
2023[3]
Rank out of 423[3]
Station succession
Next westCrescent Street
Next eastHudson Street – 80th Street
Location
Grant Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line) is located in New York City Subway
Grant Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line)
Grant Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line) is located in New York City
Grant Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line)
Grant Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line) is located in New York
Grant Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line)
Street map

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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)

The Grant Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It had two tracks and one island platform.[4] The station opened on July 16, 1894, as City Line station, and was the eastern terminal of the line until September 25, 1915, when Hudson Street – 80th Street opened and the line was extended to Lefferts Avenue – 119th Street. The next stop to the west was Crescent Street. It closed on April 26, 1956, and was replaced by the nearby underground Grant Avenue station of the IND Fulton Street Line 1½ blocks south on April 29, 1956.[5][6] The remainder of the line east to Lefferts Avenue (today Lefferts Boulevard) was connected to the Fulton Street subway and continues to operate.[5][6]

When opened in 1894, the station was labeled as City Line station on some maps, as this station was close to the border of Queens County, and the train terminated a block short of where the City of Brooklyn (and Kings County) ended.

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. ^ 1912 BMT Route Map (NYCSubway.org)
  3. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Fulton Street El". StationReporter.net. Archived from the original on 2013-04-08.
  5. ^ a b "First Leg of Rockaways Transit Opened at Cost of $10,154,702" (PDF). The New York Times. April 30, 1956. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  6. ^ a b Raskin, Joseph B. (2013). The Routes Not Taken: A Trip Through New York City's Unbuilt Subway System. New York, New York: Fordham University Press. doi:10.5422/fordham/9780823253692.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-82325-369-2.
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