Greene Avenue station
(Redirected from Greene Avenue (BMT Lexington Avenue Line))
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Greene Avenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former New York City Subway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Address | Grand Avenue and Greene Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Clinton Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°41′14″N 73°57′45″W / 40.687090°N 73.962548°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | B (BMT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | BMT Lexington Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transit | Greene and Gates Avenues Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | May 13, 1885[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | October 13, 1950[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023 | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | out of 423[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Next west | DeKalb Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next east | Franklin Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Greene Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It was originally built on May 13, 1885, and had two tracks and two side platforms. It was located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Greene Avenue, and had a connection to the former Green and Gates Avenue trolley line. The station was close to the current Clinton and Washington Avenues station on the underground IND Crosstown Line. It closed on October 13, 1950. The next southbound stop was DeKalb Avenue. The next northbound stop was Franklin Avenue.
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.
- ^ "Rapid Transit at Last". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 13, 1885. p. 4. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brooklyn 'El' Link Dies With Aplomb". The New York Times. October 14, 1950. p. 16. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
External links
- "Lexington Avenue El". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
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