Ninth Street station (BMT Fifth Avenue Line) explained

Type:former
Ninth 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 9th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Borough:Brooklyn
Locale:Park Slope
Coordinates:40.6692°N -73.9863°W
Division:BMT
Structure:Elevated
Close Date:[1]
Next North:Third Street

The Ninth Street station was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. 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 opened on August 15, 1889, at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Ninth Street and had connections to the Smith and Ninth Streets Line and Hamilton Avenue Line streetcars. The next stop to the north was Third Street. The next stop to the south was 16th 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)