Type: | former |
Franklin Avenue | |
Service Custom: | BMT Lexington Avenue Line |
Connection: | Franklin, and Greene &<br>Gates Avenue Streetcars |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Address: | Lexington Avenue and Franklin Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216 |
Borough: | Brooklyn |
Locale: | Bedford-Stuyvesant |
Coordinates: | 40.687°N -73.9568°W |
Division: | BMT |
Structure: | Elevated |
Open Date: | [1] |
Close Date: | [2] |
Next East: | Nostrand Avenue |
Next Topwest: | Greene Avenue |
The Franklin Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. The station was originally built on May 13, 1885. It was located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Franklin Avenue in Brooklyn. The station had connections to two trolley lines; One was the Franklin Avenue Line and other was the Greene and Gates Avenues Line. It closed on October 13, 1950. The next southbound stop was Greene Avenue. The next northbound stop was Nostrand Avenue.