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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, NY 11201
Borough Brooklyn
Coordinates 40°40′51.04″N 73°58′38.85″W / 40.6808444°N 73.9774583°W / 40.6808444; -73.9774583Coordinates: 40°40′51.04″N 73°58′38.85″W / 40.6808444°N 73.9774583°W / 40.6808444; -73.9774583
Services BMT Fifth Avenue Line
BMT Culver Line
Structure Elevated
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened June 22, 1889; 128 years ago (June 22, 1889)
Closed May 31, 1940; 77 years ago (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 and BMT Fifth Avenue Line, it had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. 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.



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