Brooklyn–Tompkins Avenues station

Brooklyn–Tompkins Avenues was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line. It was originally opened on May 30, 1888, and had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. It was served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line. Eastbound trains stopped at Brooklyn Avenue, while westbound trains stopped at Tompkins Avenue. The station had connections to the Tompkins Avenue Line streetcars. The next stop to the east was Albany Avenue, which was replaced by Troy Avenue at some point. The next stop to the west was Nostrand Avenue. In 1936, the Independent Subway System built an underground Fulton Street subway station at Kingston–Throop Avenues between here and the site of the former Albany–Sumner Avenues station. The el station became obsolete, and it closed on May 31, 1940.

 Brooklyn–Tompkins Avenues
 
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
AddressFulton Street, Brooklyn and Tompkins Avenues, Brooklyn, NY 11213
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBedford-Stuyvesant
Coordinates40.680068°N 73.943691°W / 40.680068; -73.943691
DivisionB (BMT)
LineBMT Fulton Street Line
ServicesNone
TransitTompkins Avenue Line
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedMay 30, 1888 (1888-05-30)
ClosedMay 31, 1940 (1940-05-31)
Station succession
Next westNostrand Avenue
Next eastAlbany Avenue (originally)
Troy Avenue (replacement)
Location
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)
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