65th Street Terminal station

The 65th Street Terminal station was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It was served by trains of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line, and despite the name of the line was actually located at Third Avenue and 65th Street. It had two tracks and one island platform. The station had connections to the Bay Ridge Suburban Line, Bay Ridge Line, Third Avenue Line,[3] and 86th Street Suburban Line trolleys. Today, the western terminus of the Belt Parkway at the interchange with the Gowanus Expressway can be found in the vicinity.

For other uses, see 65th Street.
 65th Street Terminal
 
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address3rd Avenue and 65th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11220
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleSunset Park
Coordinates40°38′21.25″N 74°1′24.9″W
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
ServicesBMT Fifth Avenue Line
StructureElevated
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedOctober 1, 1893 (October 1, 1893)
ClosedMay 31, 1940 (May 31, 1940)[2]
Station succession
Next north58th Street
Next south(Terminus)
Location
65th Street Terminal station is located in New York City Subway
65th Street Terminal station
65th Street Terminal station is located in New York City
65th Street Terminal station
65th Street Terminal station is located in New York
65th Street Terminal station
Street map

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)

History

An extension of the Fifth Avenue Elevated, along Fifth Avenue, 38th Street, and Third Avenue, opened to 65th Street on October 1, 1893.[4][5]

At midnight on June 1, 1940, service on the Fifth Avenue Elevated ended as required by the unification of the city's three subway companies.[6]

On September 15, 1941, the demolition of the Fifth Avenue Elevated started at 35th Street and Fifth Avenue, and it was completed by November of that year.[7] The section of the elevated on Third Avenue from 38th Street to 65th Street was used as part of the elevated highway approach, the Gowanus Expressway, to the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel. In total, three miles of the elevated was scrapped, with the work being done by the Harris Structural Steel Company.[8]

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 open access.
  3. District, New York (State) Public Service Commission First (January 1, 1912). Reports of Decisions of the Public Service Commission, First District , of the State of New York. commission.
  4. "Trial Trip on the Sea Side". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. September 30, 1893. p. 10.
  5. "Through Trains To-day". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. October 1, 1893. p. 1.
  6. "B.M.T. 'El' Lines to Shift Service; City to Close 2 Sections This Week; New Schedules Affect Fulton St., Lexington Ave. and Culver Roads—Free Transfers to the Independent System at Some Stations". The New York Times. May 27, 1940. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  7. "Razing of Elevated Started". The New York Times. September 16, 1941. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  8. "RAZING WILL BEGIN ON BROOKLYN 'EL'; Demolition of Fifth Avenue Line Will Start Monday – Surface Cars Rerouted". The New York Times. September 9, 1941. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
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