25th Street station (BMT Fifth Avenue Line) explained

Type:former
25th 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 25th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11218
Borough:Brooklyn
Locale:Greenwood Heights
Coordinates:40.6591°N -73.9958°W
Division:BMT
Structure:Elevated
Close Date:[1]
Next South:36th Street

The 25th Street station was a station on the now demolished 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. It had two tracks and one island platform. The station was opened on August 15, 1889, at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street, and was the southern terminus of the line until 1890. The next stop to the north was 20th Street. The next stop to the south was 36th Street. The station closed on May 31, 1940. Current rapid transit service in this area can be found one block west at the 25th Street station on the underground BMT Fourth Avenue Line.

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)