Sumner Avenue station (BMT Lexington Avenue Line)

For the demolished station actually at Sumner Avenue and Myrtle Avenue, see Sumner Avenue (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line).

Sumner Ave.
General information
LocationLexington Avenue and Sumner Avenue
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates40°41′20″N 73°56′21″W / 40.6890°N 73.9392°W / 40.6890; -73.9392
Operated byCity of New York (from 1940)
Line(s)BMT Lexington Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
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
Tompkins Avenue
toward Park Row
 12: Lexington Avenue Reid Avenue
toward Eastern Parkway

The Sumner Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. It was opened on May 13, 1885, and was located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Sumner Avenue. It also had connections to the Sumner Avenue Line streetcars. The station closed on October 13, 1950. The next southbound stop was Tompkins Avenue. The next northbound stop was Reid 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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