40th Street station (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)

For other uses, see 40th Street (disambiguation).

The 40th Street station was a station on the now demolished BMT Fifth Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It was served by trains of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line. It had two tracks and one island platform. The station was built on October 1, 1893, and despite the name of the line was actually located on Third Avenue and 40th Street. It was the northernmost station on Third Street before the line shifted to the street that bore its name. The station had connections to four streetcar lines; The Church Avenue Line, 39th Street and Coney Island Line, 39th Street and Manhattan Beach Line, and 39th Street and Ulmer Park Line. The next stop to the north was 36th Street. The next stop to the south was 46th Street. The station closed on May 31, 1940.

40th Street
Former New York City Subway station
Gowanus Expressway on the pillars of the former station
Station statistics
Address	3rd Avenue and 40th Street Brooklyn, NY 11232
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Sunset Park
Coordinates	40°39′11.22″N 74°0′33.18″W
Division	B (BMT)[1]
Services	BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	October 1, 1893; 130 years ago (October 1, 1893)
Closed	May 31, 1940; 84 years ago (May 31, 1940)[2]
Traffic
2023	[3]
Rank	out of 423[3]
Station succession
Next north	36th Street
Next south	46th Street
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekends during the day Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

References

1. "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
2. "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 .
3. "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

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