The Third Street station was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line in

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. Served by trains of the BMT Culver LineCulver Line (Original Route)
/ref> and BMT Fifth Avenue Line, and had 2 tracks and 1

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. The station was opened on June 22, 1889 at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Third Street. The next stop to the north was Union Street. The next stop to the south was

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. It closed on May 31, 1940.

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BMT Fifth Avenue Line stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1889 Railway stations closed in 1940 Former elevated and subway stations in Brooklyn {{Brooklyn-railstation-stub