Union Street station (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)

For the station at Union Street & Fourth Avenue, see Union Street (BMT Fourth Avenue Line).

Union St.
General information
Location5th Avenue and Union Street
Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates40°40′35.07″N 73°58′49.67″W / 40.6764083°N 73.9804639°W / 40.6764083; -73.9804639
Line(s)BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedJune 22, 1889 (June 22, 1889)
ClosedMay 31, 1940 (May 31, 1940)[1]
Former services
Preceding station BMT Lines Following station
St. Marks Avenue
toward Sands Street
 5: Culver
"L" service
Local
 Third Street
toward Stillwell Avenue
6: Fifth Avenue–Bay Ridge Third Street
toward 65th Street

The Union 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[2] and BMT Fifth Avenue Line, it had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. The station was opened on June 22, 1889, at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Union Street, and had a connection to the Union Street Line trolleys. The next stop to the north was Saint Marks Avenue. The next stop to the south was Third 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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