Fulton Street station (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)

For other uses, see Fulton Street.

 Fulton Street
 
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
AddressHudson Avenue and Fulton Street
Brooklyn, New York 11201
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleDowntown Brooklyn
Coordinates40°41′19.15″N 73°58′49.03″W / 40.6886528°N 73.9802861°W / 40.6886528; -73.9802861
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
ServicesBMT Fifth Avenue Line
BMT Culver Line
BMT West End Line (−1916)
StructureElevated
Platforms1 island platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedJuly 27, 1889; 135 years ago (July 27, 1889)
ClosedMay 31, 1940; 84 years ago (May 31, 1940)[2]
Traffic
2023[3]
Rank out of 423[3]
Station succession
Next northBridge–Jay Streets
Next southAtlantic Avenue
Location
Fulton Street station (BMT Fifth Avenue Line) is located in New York City Subway
Fulton Street station (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)
Fulton Street station (BMT Fifth Avenue Line) is located in New York City
Fulton Street station (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)
Fulton Street station (BMT Fifth Avenue Line) is located in New York
Fulton Street station (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)
Street map

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Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops in station at all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops late nights and weekends Stops late nights and weekends only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day
Stops weekends during the day Stops weekends during the day
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Station closed Station is closed
(Details about time periods)

The Fulton Street station was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. Served by trains of the BMT Culver Line and BMT Fifth Avenue Line, it had two tracks and one island platform. The station was opened on July 27, 1889, at Hudson Avenue and Fulton Street, and was the northernmost Fifth Avenue Line station before the line merged with the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line.[4] It also had connections to the Fulton Street, DeKalb Avenue, and Flatbush Avenue Line streetcars. The next stop to the north was Bridge–Jay Streets. The next stop to the south was Atlantic Avenue, which still exists today as the Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center subway station complex. It closed on May 31, 1940.

  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. ^ "Plans Pushed to Mark Fulton 'L's" Last Run". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 27, 1940. p. 12. Retrieved October 16, 2019 – via Brooklyn Public Library; newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Fulton Street BMT Fifth Avenue Line (NYCSubway.org; George Conrad Collection)