Third Street station (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)
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Third Street | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former New York City Subway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Address | 5th Avenue and 3rd Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Park Slope | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°40′22.04″N 73°58′59.85″W / 40.6727889°N 73.9832917°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | B (BMT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | BMT Fifth Avenue Line BMT Culver Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | June 22, 1889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | May 31, 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023 | [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | out of 423[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Next north | Union Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next south | Ninth Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Third Street was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line. Served by trains of the BMT Culver Line[3] and BMT Fifth Avenue Line, and had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. The station was opened on June 22, 1889 at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Third Street. The next stop to the north was Union Street. The next stop to the south was Ninth Street. It closed on May 31, 1940.
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.
- ^ Culver Line (Original Route)