20th Street station (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)

20th St.
General information
Location5th Avenue and 20th Street
Greenwood Heights/South Slope, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates40°39′42.85″N 73°59′34.22″W / 40.6619028°N 73.9928389°W / 40.6619028; -73.9928389
Line(s)BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedAugust 15, 1889 (August 15, 1889)
ClosedMay 31, 1940 (May 31, 1940)[1]
Former services
Preceding station BMT Lines Following station
16th Street
toward Sands Street
 5: Culver
"L" service
Local
 25th Street
toward Stillwell Avenue
6: Fifth Avenue–Bay Ridge 25th Street
toward 65th Street

The 20th Street station was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It was served by trains of the BMT Culver Line[2] and BMT Fifth Avenue Line, and had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. The station was built on August 15, 1889, at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 20th Street. The next stop to the north was 16th Street. The next stop to the south was 25th Street. It closed on May 31, 1940.

References

  1. ^ "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 .
  2. ^ Culver Line (Original Route)


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