Saint Marks Avenue (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)

St. Marks Avenue
Former New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Fifth Avenue and St. Marks Place Brooklyn, New York
Borough	Brooklyn
Coordinates	40°40′51.04″N 73°58′38.85″W / 40.6808444°N 73.9774583°WCoordinates: 40°40′51.04″N 73°58′38.85″W / 40.6808444°N 73.9774583°W
Services	BMT Fifth Avenue Line BMT Culver Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	June 22, 1889
Closed	May 31, 1940
Station succession
Next north	Atlantic Avenue
Next south	Union Street

Saint Marks Avenue was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line. Served by trains of the BMT Culver Line^[1] and BMT Fifth Avenue Line, it had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms.^[2] The station was opened on June 22, 1889 at Fifth Avenue and St. Marks Place, which is renamed St. Marks Avenue east of Fifth Avenue. It also had a connection to the Bergen Street Line trolleys. It closed on May 31, 1940.^[3][4]

References

1. Culver Line (Original Route)
2. Culver Line train at St. Marks Avenue station (NYCSubway.org; George Conrad Collection)
3. "B.M.T. 'El' Lines to Shift Service; City to Close 2 Sections This Week; New Schedules Affect Fulton St., Lexington Ave. and Culver Roads--Free Transfers to the Independent System at Some Stations". The New York Times. 1940-05-27. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
4. "LAST TRAIN IS RUN ON FULTON ST.'EL'; Mayor, Cashmore, Officials and Civic Leaders Make Trip to Brooklyn Terminus RAZING TO START SOON 'Funeral' Services for Line, Built in 1888, Are Held in Kings During Afternoon". The New York Times. 1940-06-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-08-02.