Saratoga Avenue (BMT Fulton Street Line)

Saratoga Avenue
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	Fulton Street & Saratoga Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11233
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bedford–Stuyvesant
Coordinates	40°40′43″N 73°54′59″W / 40.678580°N 73.916322°W / 40.678580; -73.916322Coordinates: 40°40′43″N 73°54′59″W / 40.678580°N 73.916322°W / 40.678580; -73.916322
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Fulton Street Line
Services	None
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	December 3, 1888 (1888-12-03)
Closed	May 31, 1940 (1940-05-31)
Station succession
Next west	Ralph Avenue
Next east	Rockaway Avenue
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York Show map of the US
Street map

Saratoga Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms.^[1] It was built on December 3, 1888 and was served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line. The next stop to the east was Rockaway Avenue. The next stop to the west was Ralph Avenue. In 1936, the Independent Subway System built their own Fulton Street Subway but unlike the next stops to the west and east, it did not add a subway station to compete with Saratoga Avenue. It closed on May 31, 1940.

References