Sands Street station

Sands Street was a station on the demolished BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. It was a large complex with two levels.

Sands Street
Former New York City Subway station
Aerial view of Sands Street station in 1936
Station statistics
Address	Brooklyn Bridge Boulevard and Sands Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Brooklyn Heights
Coordinates	40.699943°N 73.988345°W / 40.699943; -73.988345
Division	B (BMT)[1]
Services	BMT Brighton Line (–1920) BMT Culver Line BMT Myrtle Avenue Line BMT Fulton Street Line BMT Fifth Avenue Line BMT Lexington Avenue Line BMT West End Line (–1916)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 island platforms (upper level) 5 island platforms and 5 side platforms (lower level)
Tracks	12 (4 upper level, 8 lower level)
Other information
Opened	September 1, 1888; 136 years ago (September 1, 1888)
Closed	March 5, 1944; 80 years ago (March 5, 1944)
Former/other names	Brooklyn Bridge
Traffic
2023	[2]
Rank	out of 423[2]
Station succession
Next north	Park Row (Brooklyn Bridge)
Next south	Adams Street (Myrtle, 5th, Lexington, Culver, West End) Court Street (Fulton, Brighton) Clark Street (Fulton, Brighton originally)
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Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekends during the day Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

The lower level served trains going to Park Row in Manhattan via the Brooklyn Bridge Elevated Line. It had four tracks and two island platforms, with the outer platform faces serving streetcars.

The upper level had a terminal and a loop for terminating trains. The Sands Street Terminal had four tracks and three island platforms and a side platform located to the east. This was to the west of the loop tracks and platforms.

The Sands Street Loop had platforms on High Street (one island and two side platforms with two tracks) and on Sands Street (also two tracks and one island and two side platforms).^[3]

The next stop to the south was:

• Adams Street for trains that used the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line, including the BMT West End Line until 1916, the BMT Lexington Avenue Line, until the close of the station, the BMT Sea Beach Line's predecessor, until 1913, and the BMT Fifth Avenue Line until its closure in 1940 and
• Court Street for trains using the BMT Fulton Street Line, until 1940, including, until 1920, BMT Brighton Line trains.

The next stop and terminal to the north was Park Row for trains serving Manhattan. Trains on the upper level loop terminated at Sands Street.

It closed on March 5, 1944.^[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. "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
3. Downtown Brooklyn Elevated Lines (TheJoeKorNer)
4. Sparberg, Andrew (2014). From a Nickel to a Token: The Journey from Board of Transportation to MTA. Fordham University Press. ISBN 978-0823261925. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

External links

• "Sands Street Complex". StationReporter.net. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24.
• "Fulton Street El". StationReporter.net. Archived from the original on 2014-10-19.
• Sands Street BMT Station (NYCSubway.org)
• Long Island Rail Road Odds & Ends; Scroll down for Sands Street Terminal (TrainsAreFun)