Saint Marks Avenue (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)

St. Marks Avenue
St. Marks Avenue
	Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	5th Avenue and St. Marks Place; Brooklyn, NY 11201
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Park Slope
Coordinates	40°40′51.04″N 73°58′38.85″W / 40.6808444°N 73.9774583°WCoordinates: 40°40′51.04″N 73°58′38.85″W / 40.6808444°N 73.9774583°W
Division	B (BMT)
Services	BMT Fifth Avenue Line; BMT Culver Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	June 22, 1889
Closed	May 31, 1940
Station succession
Next north	Atlantic Avenue
Next south	Union Street
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops in station at all times
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops late nights only
	Stops late nights and weekends only
	Stops weekdays only
	Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
	Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
	Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction
	Stops rush hours only
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
	Station is closed
	(Details about time periods)

Saint Marks Avenue was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line. Served by trains of the BMT Culver Line^[1] and BMT Fifth Avenue Line, it had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms.^[2] The station was opened on June 22, 1889 at Fifth Avenue and St. Marks Place, which is renamed St. Marks Avenue east of Fifth Avenue. It also had a connection to the Bergen Street Line trolleys. It closed on May 31, 1940.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ Culver Line (Original Route)
↑ Culver Line train at St. Marks Avenue station (NYCSubway.org; George Conrad Collection)
↑ "B.M.T. 'El' Lines to Shift Service; City to Close 2 Sections This Week; New Schedules Affect Fulton St., Lexington Ave. and Culver Roads--Free Transfers to the Independent System at Some Stations". The New York Times. 1940-05-27. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
↑ "LAST TRAIN IS RUN ON FULTON ST.'EL'; Mayor, Cashmore, Officials and Civic Leaders Make Trip to Brooklyn Terminus RAZING TO START SOON 'Funeral' Services for Line, Built in 1888, Are Held in Kings During Afternoon". The New York Times. 1940-06-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-08-02.

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[1] Culver Line (Original Route)

[2] Culver Line train at St. Marks Avenue station (NYCSubway.org; George Conrad Collection)

[:1-3] "B.M.T. 'El' Lines to Shift Service; City to Close 2 Sections This Week; New Schedules Affect Fulton St., Lexington Ave. and Culver Roads--Free Transfers to the Independent System at Some Stations". The New York Times. 1940-05-27. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-08-02.

[:2-4] "LAST TRAIN IS RUN ON FULTON ST.'EL'; Mayor, Cashmore, Officials and Civic Leaders Make Trip to Brooklyn Terminus RAZING TO START SOON 'Funeral' Services for Line, Built in 1888, Are Held in Kings During Afternoon". The New York Times. 1940-06-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-08-02.