Rockaway Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line)

The Rockaway Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line in Brooklyn, New York City, served by the 13 train throughout its existence. It had two tracks and two side platforms, and a center island platform.[2] It also had a connection to the Wilson Avenue Line trolleys. Rockaway Avenue was the easternmost station on the line until it was expanded to Atlantic Avenue on July 4, 1889. The next stop to the west was Saratoga Avenue until May 30, 1940, after which all stations on the line west of Rockaway Avenue were closed and a free transfer became available to the IND Fulton Street Line at the 1936-built subway station of the same name.[3] The next stop to the east was Manhattan Junction. The station closed on April 26, 1956.[4]

This article is about the BMT Fulton Street Line elevated station. For the station actually at Rockaway Avenue and Fulton Street, see Rockaway Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line). For the station actually at Rockaway Avenue and Livonia Avenue, see Rockaway Avenue (IRT New Lots Line).
Not to be confused with Rockaway Boulevard (IND Fulton Street Line).
 Rockaway Avenue
 
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
AddressFulton Street & Rockaway Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11233
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBedford–Stuyvesant
Coordinates40.678262°N 73.910775°W / 40.678262; -73.910775
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Fulton Street Line
ServicesNone
TransitWilson Avenue Line
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms, 1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedNovember 16, 1888 (November 16, 1888)
ClosedApril 26, 1956 (April 26, 1956)
Station succession
Next westSaratoga Avenue (1888–1940)
(Terminus) (1940–1956)
Next eastManhattan Junction
Location
Rockaway Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line) is located in New York City Subway
Rockaway Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line)
Rockaway Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line) is located in New York City
Rockaway Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line)
Rockaway Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line) is located in New York
Rockaway Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line)
Street map

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. Rockaway Avenue - BMT Fulton Line; David Pirman collection (NYCSubway.org)
  3. "Fulton Street 'L' Was Last Word In Progreess at '88 opening". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 31, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "First Leg of Rockaways Transit Opened at Cost of $10,154,702" (PDF). The New York Times. April 30, 1956. Retrieved June 29, 2015.


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