The 13th Avenue station was a

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station on the demolished section of the BMT Culver Line. This station was located at the intersection of 37th Street and 13th Avenue in

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History

13th Avenue & 37th Street; Ex BMT Culver Line

This station opened on March 16, 1919, and had a connection to the B&QT Church Avenue Line streetcar. When the

IND South Brooklyn Line The IND Culver Line (formerly BMT Culver Line) is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway, extending from Downtown Brooklyn south to Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, United States. The local tracks of the Culv ...

was extended to Ditmas Avenue and converted most of the line to the Independent Subway System, the station's service was replaced by the

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. On May 28, 1959, the station and the line were reduced from three tracks to two. By December 1960, the shuttle was reduced to a single track and platform due to the

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and low ridership. The station finally closed on May 11, 1975. The line was demolished in the 1980s.

Station layout

This elevated station originally had three tracks and two

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, although, near the end of its life, only used one track and one of the side platforms, due to the removal of the other two tracks.

References

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External links

Street view of abandoned 13th Avenue station
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Railway stations in the United States opened in 1919 Railway stations closed in 1975 Defunct BMT Culver Line stations Former elevated and subway stations in Brooklyn Defunct New York City Subway stations located aboveground 1919 establishments in New York City 1975 disestablishments in New York (state) {{Brooklyn-railstation-stub