Cumberland Avenue (BMT Fulton Street Line)
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Cumberland Avenue
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| Former New York City Subway rapid transit station | |
| Station statistics | |
| Address | Fulton Street and Cumberland Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238 |
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Line |
BMT Fulton Street Line BMT Brighton Line (until 1920) |
| Services | None |
| Transit connections | Greene and Gates Avenues Line |
| Structure | Elevated |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Opened | April 24, 1888 |
| Closed | June 1, 1940 |
| Station succession | |
| Next north | Lafayette Avenue |
| Next south | Vanderbilt Avenue |
Cumberland Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line. The Fulton Street Elevated was built by the Kings County Elevated Railway Company and this station started service on April 24, 1888. The station had 2 tracks and 2 offset side platforms. 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, Brooklyn Rapid Transit (BRT) absorbed the Kings County Elevated Railway, and it took over the Fulton Street El, and it was electrified on July 3, 1899. It also had a connection to the Greene and Gates Avenues Line trolleys. It closed on June 1, 1940, when all service from Fulton Ferry and Park Row to Rockaway Avenue was abandoned, as it came under city ownership.
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