13th Avenue station (BMT Culver Line)

13th Avenue was a New York City Subway station on the demolished section of the BMT Culver Line. This station was located at the intersection of 37th Street and 13th Avenue in Brooklyn.

 13th Avenue
 
Former New York City Subway station
View of the former station heading west from Ditmas Avenue[1]
Station statistics
Address37th Street & 13th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleKensington
Coordinates40°38′28.5″N 73°59′4.08″W
DivisionB (BMT)
ServicesBMT Culver Line
TransitChurch Avenue Line
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedMarch 16, 1919 (1919-03-16)[2]
ClosedMay 11, 1975 (1975-05-11)[3]
Station succession
Next northFort Hamilton Parkway
Next southDitmas Avenue

History

Location of the former site as of 2019

This station opened on March 16, 1919, and had a connection to the B&QT Church Avenue Line streetcar. When the IND South Brooklyn Line was extended to Ditmas Avenue and converted most of the line to the Independent Subway System, the station's service was replaced by the Culver Shuttle.

On May 28, 1959, the station and the line were reduced from three tracks to two. By December 1960, the shuttle was reduced to a single track and platform due to the December 1960 nor'easter and low ridership. The station finally closed on May 11, 1975. The line was demolished in the 1980s.

Station layout

This elevated station originally had three tracks and two side platforms, although, near the end of its life, only used one track and one of the side platforms, due to the removal of the other two tracks.

References

  1. "Culver Shuttle". Culver Shuttle Photos. Joseph D. Korman. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. Legislative Documents. J.B. Lyon Company. January 1, 1920.
  3. Kelly, John (May 9, 1975). "End of Line for Culver Shuttle". New York Daily News. p. KL7. Retrieved October 16, 2019 via Brooklyn Public Library; newspapers.com .


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