13th Avenue station (BMT Culver Line) explained

Type:former
13th Avenue
Service Custom:BMT Culver Line
Connection:Church Avenue Line
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:3
Address:37th Street & 13th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
Borough:Brooklyn
Locale:Borough Park
Coordinates:40.6413°N -73.9845°W
Division:BMT
Structure:Elevated
Open Date:[1]
Close Date:[2]
Next North:Fort Hamilton Parkway
Next South:Ditmas Avenue

The 13th Avenue station 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.

History

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Legislative Documents. January 1, 1920. J.B. Lyon Company. en.
  2. News: Kelly . John . End of Line for Culver Shuttle . October 16, 2019 . . May 9, 1975 . KL7. Brooklyn Public Library; newspapers.com .