Lafayette Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line)

For the station at South Portland Avenue & Fulton Street, see Lafayette Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line).
 Lafayette Avenue
 
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
AddressFulton Street and Lafayette Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleFort Greene
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Fulton Street Line
BMT Brighton Line (until 1920)
ServicesNone
StructureElevated
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedApril 24, 1888; 136 years ago (1888-04-24)
ClosedJune 1, 1940; 84 years ago (1940-06-01)
Traffic
2023[2]
Rank out of 423[2]
Station succession
Next westFlatbush Avenue
Next eastCumberland Street
Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops in station at all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops late nights and weekends Stops late nights and weekends only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day
Stops weekends during the day Stops weekends during the day
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Station closed Station is closed
(Details about time periods)

Lafayette Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line. The Fulton Street Elevated was built by the Kings County Elevated Railway Company and this station started service on April 24, 1888.[3][4][5] The station had 2 tracks and 1 island platform.[6] It was served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line, and until 1920, trains of the BMT Brighton Line. The station was located east of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line, but had no connection to that elevated line. It was also located north of the Flatbush Avenue station of the Long Island Rail Road, now known as the Atlantic Terminal, and had no connections there either.[7]

This station was served by steam locomotives between 1888 and 1899. In 1898, the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) absorbed the Kings County Elevated Railway, and it took over the Fulton Street El, and it was electrified on July 3, 1899.[8] It closed on June 1, 1940,[4] when all service from Fulton Ferry and Park Row to Rockaway Avenue was abandoned, as it came under city ownership.[5] Though the Fulton Street subway became the replacement for the Fulton Street Elevated, the closest station to the site of Lafayette Avenue station is actually Fulton Street station on the IND Crosstown Line.

References

[edit]
  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. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "General Jourdan Congratulated on an Anspicious Opening of His Line–Rapid Transit on Fulton Street at Last". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. April 24, 1888. Retrieved February 19, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "Fulton Street 'L' Was Last Word In Progress at '88 opening". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 31, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b "www.nycsubway.org: The Fulton Street Elevated (Brooklyn)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  6. ^ "Fulton Street Elevated Line". 2013-04-08. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  7. ^ 1912 BMT Route Map (NYCSubway.org)
  8. ^ "THE FULTON EL (A TRAIN)". www.robertkopolovicz.com. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lafayette_Avenue_station_(BMT_Fulton_Street_Line)&oldid=1253309568"