BMT Fourth Avenue Line
| BMT Fourth Avenue Line | |
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| Overview | |
| Type | Rapid transit line |
| System | New York City Subway |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Brooklyn, New York City, NY |
| Termini |
Court Street Bay Ridge–95th Street |
| Stations | 16 |
| Services | 3 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1915-1925 |
| Owner | New York City |
| Operator(s) | New York City Transit Authority |
| Character | Underground |
| Technical | |
| Number of tracks | 2-6 |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Electrification | 600V DC third rail |
The Fourth Avenue Line is a rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway, mainly running under Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn. Fourth Avenue never had a streetcar line or elevated railway due to the provisions of the assessment charged to neighboring property owners when the street was widened. The line is served by the D, N, and R. One station, Myrtle Avenue, was abandoned in 1956.
Coming south from DeKalb Avenue and off of Fulton Street, the four-track line runs entirely under Fourth Avenue to just past 59th Street. South of 36th Street, the West End Line (formerly the New Utrecht Avenue elevated line) branches off eastwards, running to its terminus at Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue. Until 1954, the BMT Culver Line also branched off from here, replaced by the Culver Shuttle until 1975. South of 59th Street, after the Sea Beach Line branches off eastwards towards Coney Island via an open-cut right-of-way, the line becomes two-tracked and continues under Fourth Avenue to its terminus at Bay Ridge–95th Street. While this section of the line was built with two tracks, there were provisions to add two additional express tracks between 59th and 85th Streets if the need was ever to arise.
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