Saint Marks Avenue (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)

St. Marks Avenue
Former New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Fifth Avenue and St. Marks Place Brooklyn, New York
Borough	Brooklyn
Coordinates	40°40′51.04″N 73°58′38.85″W / 40.6808444°N 73.9774583°WCoordinates: 40°40′51.04″N 73°58′38.85″W / 40.6808444°N 73.9774583°W
Services	BMT Fifth Avenue Line BMT Culver Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	June 22, 1889
Closed	May 31, 1940
Station succession
Next north	Atlantic Avenue
Next south	Union Street

Saint Marks Avenue was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line. Served by trains of the BMT Culver Line^[1] and BMT Fifth Avenue Line, it had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms.^[2] The station was opened on June 22, 1889 at Fifth Avenue and St. Marks Place, which is renamed St. Marks Avenue east of Fifth Avenue. It also had a connection to the Bergen Street Line trolleys. The next stop to the north was Atlantic Avenue, which still exists today as the Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center subway station complex. The next stop to the south was Union Street. It closed on May 31, 1940.

References

1. Culver Line (Original Route)
2. Culver Line train at St. Marks Avenue station (NYCSubway.org; George Conrad Collection)