Ralph Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line)
Ralph Avenue | |
|---|---|
 New York City Subway station (rapid transit) | |
| Station statistics | |
| Address | Fulton Street & Ralph Avenue Brooklyn, NY |
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Locale | Weeksville, Bedford–Stuyvesant |
| Division | [1] |
| Line | BMT Fulton Street Line |
| Services | None |
| Transit | Ralph Avenue Line |
| Structure | Elevated |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Opened | September 20, 1888 |
| Closed | May 31, 1940 |
| Opposite- direction transfer | Yes |
| Traffic | |
| 2023 | [2] |
| Rank | out of 423[2] |
| Station succession | |
| Next north | Reid Avenue |
| Next south | Saratoga Avenue |
Ralph Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms.[3] It was opened on September 20, 1888, and served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line. It also had a connection to the trolley lines of the same name. In 1936, the Independent Subway System built their own Fulton Street Subway and added an underground subway station with the same name. The next stop to the east was Saratoga Avenue. The next stop to the west was Utica Avenue. It closed on May 31, 1940, and was replaced by the aforementioned subway station.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "Fulton Street El". StationReporter.net.
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