Ralph Avenue (BMT Fulton Street Line)
Ralph Avenue | |
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Former New York City Subway rapid transit station | |
Station statistics | |
Address |
Fulton Street & Ralph Avenue Brooklyn, NY |
Borough | Brooklyn |
Locale | Weeksville, Bedford–Stuyvesant |
Line | BMT Fulton Street Line |
Services | None |
Transit connections | Ralph Avenue Line |
Structure | Elevated |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Tracks | 2 |
Other information | |
Opened | September 20, 1888 |
Closed | May 31, 1940 |
Station succession | |
Next north | Reid Avenue |
Next south | Saratoga Avenue |
Ralph Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms.[1] It was opened on September 20, 1888, and served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line. It also had a connection to the trolley lines of the same name. In 1936, the Independent Subway System built their own Fulton Street Subway and added an underground subway station with the same name. The next stop to the east was Saratoga Avenue. The next stop to the west was Utica Avenue. It closed on May 31, 1940, and was replaced by the aforementioned subway station.
References
- ↑ "Fulton Street El". StationReporter.net.
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