Franklin Avenue station (BMT Lexington Avenue Line)
New York City Subway station in Brooklyn, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Franklin Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. The station was originally built on May 13, 1885. It was located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Franklin Avenue in Brooklyn. The station had connections to two trolley lines; One was the Franklin Avenue Line and other was the Greene and Gates Avenues Line. It closed on October 13, 1950. The next southbound stop was Greene Avenue. The next northbound stop was Nostrand Avenue.
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Address | Lexington Avenue and Franklin Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Bedford-Stuyvesant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.6870°N 73.9568°W / 40.6870; -73.9568 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | B (BMT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | BMT Lexington Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transit | Franklin, and Greene & Gates Avenue Streetcars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | May 13, 1885; 139 years ago (May 13, 1885)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | October 13, 1950; 73 years ago (October 13, 1950)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | out of 423[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Next west | Greene Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next east | Nostrand Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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