Reid Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line) explained

Type:former
Reid Avenue
Line:BMT Fulton Street Line
Connection:Reid Avenue Line
Service Custom:None
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Former:Utica Avenue
Address:Fulton Street, Reid and Utica Avenues, Brooklyn, NY 11233
Borough:Brooklyn
Locale:Weeksville, Bedford–Stuyvesant
Coordinates:40.6793°N -73.9291°W
Division:BMT
Structure:Elevated
Next Topwest:Troy Avenue
Next East:Ralph Avenue

Reid Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms.[1] It was served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line. The station was opened in 1888 and was originally named Utica Avenue station. Sometime between 1912 and 1924, the name of the station was changed to Reid Avenue.[2] [3] The station was also served by a streetcar line with the same name both before and after the name change. The next stop to the east was Ralph Avenue. The next stop to the west was Troy Avenue. In 1936, the Independent Subway System built their own Fulton Street subway and added an underground subway station with the old name.[4] [5] The el station became obsolete, and it closed on May 31, 1940.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fulton Street El . StationReporter.net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130408045756/http://stationreporter.net/fultonel.htm . 2013-04-08 .
  2. http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/caption.pl?/img/maps/bmt_1912.jpg 1912 BRT Map
  3. http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/caption.pl?/img/maps/bmt_1924.gif 1924 BMT map
  4. News: Two Subway Links Start Wednesday . . April 6, 1936 . 23 . October 7, 2011.
  5. News: New Subway Link Opened by Mayor; He Tells 15,000 in Brooklyn It Will Be Extended to Queens When Red Tape Is Cut.. April 9, 1936. The New York Times. 0362-4331. August 15, 2016.
  6. News: Fulton Street 'L' Was Last Word In Progreess at '88 opening. May 31, 1940. February 19, 2016. Newspapers.com. Brooklyn Daily Eagle.