Fulton Ferry
 
Former New York City Subway station
1904 image of the Fulton Ferry station with the ferry terminal and the Brooklyn Bridge off to the right.
Station statistics
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleFulton Ferry
Coordinates40°42′12″N 73°59′42″W / 40.703281°N 73.995085°W / 40.703281; -73.995085
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
ServicesBMT Fulton Street Line
BMT Brighton Line (until 1920)
TransitFulton Street Trolley Line
Fulton Ferry
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedApril 24, 1888 (1888-04-24)
ClosedJune 1, 1940 (1940-06-01)
Station succession
Next north(Terminus)
Next southCourt Street (Fulton, Brighton)
Clark Street (Fulton, Brighton originally)
Location
Fulton Ferry station is located in New York City Subway
Fulton Ferry station
Fulton Ferry station is located in New York City
Fulton Ferry station
Fulton Ferry station is located in New York
Fulton Ferry station
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops in station at all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops late nights and weekends Stops late nights and weekends only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day
Stops weekends during the day Stops weekends during the day
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Station closed Station is closed
(Details about time periods)

The Fulton Ferry station was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line in Brooklyn, New York City. As the name implies, it was built to serve the Fulton Ferry between the two ferry slips in Brooklyn and Manhattan. The Fulton Street Elevated was built by the Kings County Elevated Railway Company and this station started service on April 24, 1888.[2][3][4] The station had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms.[5] It was served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line, and until 1920, trains of the BMT Brighton Line. This station was served by steam locomotives between 1888 and 1899. In 1898, the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) absorbed the Kings County Elevated Railway, and it took over the Fulton Street El, and it was electrified on July 3, 1899.[6] It also had a connection to the Fulton Street trolley. Despite the fact that the ferry ceased operation on January 19, 1924, partially due to the increased use of the Brooklyn Bridge,[7] it closed on June 1, 1940.[3] On June 1 all service from Fulton Ferry and Park Row to Rockaway Avenue was abandoned, as it came under city ownership.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "General Jourdan Congratulated on an Anspicious Opening of His Line–Rapid Transit on Fulton Street at Last". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. April 24, 1888. Retrieved February 19, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Fulton Street 'L' Was Last Word In Progreess at '88 opening". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 31, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 "www.nycsubway.org: The Fulton Street Elevated (Brooklyn)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  5. ↑ "Fulton Street Elevated Line". 2013-04-08. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  6. ↑ "THE FULTON EL (A TRAIN)". www.robertkopolovicz.com. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  7. ↑ Brian Cudahy, Over and Back, p229


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