16th Street station (BMT Fifth Avenue Line) explained

Type:former
16th Street
Service Custom:BMT Fifth Avenue Line
BMT Culver Line
BMT West End Line ( - 1916)
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Address:5th Avenue and 16th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Borough:Brooklyn
Locale:Park Slope
Coordinates:40.6649°N -73.9899°W
Structure:Elevated
Division:BMT
Close Date:[1]
Next North:Ninth Street

The 16th Street station was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It was served by trains of the BMT Culver Line[2] and BMT Fifth Avenue Line and had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. The station was built on August 15, 1889, at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 16th Street, and had a connection to the 15th Street Line trolleys. The next stop to the north was Ninth Street. The next stop to the south was 20th Street. It closed on May 31, 1940.

Notes and References

  1. News: Plans Pushed to Mark Fulton 'L's" Last Run . October 16, 2019 . . May 27, 1940 . 12. Brooklyn Public Library; newspapers.com .
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20141024045354/http://stationreporter.net/culver.htm Culver Line (Original Route)