Sands Street station
Sands Street | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 New York City Subway station (rapid transit) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Aerial view of Sands Street Station in 1936 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Kensington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | BMT Myrtle Avenue Line BMT Fulton Street Line BMT Fifth Avenue Line BMT Lexington Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms (upper level) 5 island platforms and 5 side platforms (lower level) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 12 (4 upper level, 8 lower level) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | September 1, 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | March 5, 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opposite- direction transfer | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | out of 423[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Next north | Template:Nycs (Brooklyn Bridge) Template:Nycs (Ferry) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Next south | Template:Nycs (Myrtle, 5th, Lexington) Template:Nycs (Fulton, Brighton) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sands Street was a station on the demolished BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. It was a large complex with two levels.
The upper level served trains going to Template:Nycs and Manhattan. It had four tracks and two island platforms, with the outer platform faces serving streetcars.
The lower level had a terminal and a loop for terminating trains. The Sands Street Terminal had four tracks and three island platforms and a side platform located to the east. This was to the west of the loop tracks and platforms.
The Sands Street Loop had platforms on High Street (one island and two wall with two tracks) and on Sands Street (also two tracks and one island and two wall platforms).[3]
The next stop to the south was:
- Template:Nycs for trains that used the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line, including the BMT West End Line until 1916, the BMT Lexington Avenue Line, until the close of the station, the BMT Sea Beach Line's predecessor, until 1913, and the BMT Fifth Avenue Line until its closure in 1940 and
- Template:Nycs for trains using the BMT Fulton Street Line, until 1940, including, until 1920, BMT Brighton Line trains.
The next stop to the north was:
- Template:Nycs for trains serving Manhattan, and
- Template:Nycs for trains serving Template:Nycs.
It closed on March 5, 1944.[4]
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.
- ^ Downtown Brooklyn Elevated Lines (TheJoeKorNer)
- ^ New York Times, Last Train is Run on Fulton St. 'El', June 1, 1940
External links
- "Sands Street Complex". StationReporter.net.
- "Fulton Street El". StationReporter.net.
- Sands Street BMT Station (NYCSubway.org)
- Long Island Rail Road Odds & Ends; Scroll down for Sands Street Terminal (TrainsAreFun)