13th Avenue station (BMT Culver Line)

The 13th Avenue station was a New York City Subway station on the demolished section of the BMT Culver Line. This station was located at the intersection of 37th Street and 13th Avenue in Brooklyn.

 13th Avenue
 
Former New York City Subway station
View of the former station heading west from Ditmas Avenue[1]
Station statistics
Address37th Street & 13th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBorough Park
Coordinates40°38′28.5″N 73°59′4.08″W
DivisionB (BMT)[2]
ServicesBMT Culver Line
TransitChurch Avenue Line
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedMarch 16, 1919 (1919-03-16)[3]
ClosedMay 11, 1975 (1975-05-11)[4]
Station succession
Next northFort Hamilton Parkway
Next southDitmas Avenue
Location
13th Avenue station (BMT Culver Line) is located in New York City Subway
13th Avenue station (BMT Culver Line)
13th Avenue station (BMT Culver Line) is located in New York City
13th Avenue station (BMT Culver Line)
13th Avenue station (BMT Culver Line) is located in New York
13th Avenue station (BMT Culver Line)
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
Location of the former site as of 2019

This station opened on March 16, 1919, and had a connection to the B&QT Church Avenue Line streetcar. When the IND South Brooklyn Line was extended to Ditmas Avenue and converted most of the line to the Independent Subway System, the station's service was replaced by the Culver Shuttle.

On May 28, 1959, the station and the line were reduced from three tracks to two. By December 1960, the shuttle was reduced to a single track and platform due to the December 1960 nor'easter and low ridership. The station finally closed on May 11, 1975. The line was demolished in the 1980s.

Station layout

This elevated station originally had three tracks and two side platforms, although, near the end of its life, only used one track and one of the side platforms, due to the removal of the other two tracks.

References
  1. "Culver Shuttle". Culver Shuttle Photos. Joseph D. Korman. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. "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.
  3. Legislative Documents. J.B. Lyon Company. January 1, 1920.
  4. Kelly, John (May 9, 1975). "End of Line for Culver Shuttle". New York Daily News. p. KL7. Retrieved October 16, 2019 – via Brooklyn Public Library; newspapers.com open access.


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