DeKalb Avenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former New York City Subway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Address | Grand Avenue and DeKalb Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Clinton Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°41′24″N 73°57′48″W / 40.6900°N 73.9633°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | B (BMT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | BMT Lexington Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transit | DeKalb Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | May 13, 1885[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | October 13, 1950[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station succession | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next west | Myrtle Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next east | Greene Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The DeKalb Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It was opened on May 13, 1885 and had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. It was located at the intersection of Grand Avenue and DeKalb Avenue, and had connections to the streetcar line with the same name. It closed on October 13, 1950. The next southbound stop was Myrtle Avenue. The next northbound stop was Greene Avenue.
References
- ↑ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ↑ "Rapid Transit at Last". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 13, 1885. p. 4. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Brooklyn 'El' Link Dies With Aplomb". The New York Times. October 14, 1950. p. 16. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
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