Greene Avenue station

Greene Ave.
General information
LocationGrand Avenue and Greene Avenue
Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates40°41′14″N 73°57′45″W / 40.687090°N 73.962548°W / 40.687090; -73.962548
Operated byCity of New York (from 1940)
Line(s)BMT Lexington Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
ConnectionsGreene and Gates Avenues Line
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedMay 13, 1885 (May 13, 1885)[1]
ClosedOctober 13, 1950 (October 13, 1950)[2]
Former services
Preceding station BMT Lines Following station
DeKalb Avenue
toward Park Row
 12: Lexington Avenue Franklin Avenue
toward Eastern Parkway

The Greene Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It was originally built on May 13, 1885, and had two tracks and two side platforms. It was located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Greene Avenue, and had a connection to the former Green and Gates Avenue trolley line. The station was close to the current Clinton and Washington Avenues station on the underground IND Crosstown Line. It closed on October 13, 1950. The next southbound stop was DeKalb Avenue. The next northbound stop was Franklin Avenue.

References

  1. ^ "Rapid Transit at Last". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 13, 1885. p. 4. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Brooklyn 'El' Link Dies With Aplomb". The New York Times. October 14, 1950. p. 16. Retrieved November 7, 2022.


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