Saratoga Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line)

The Saratoga Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms.[2] It was built on December 3, 1888 and was served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line. Saratoga Avenue replaced Ralph Avenue as the penultimate station on the line until it was expanded to Atlantic Avenue on July 4th, 1889. The next stop to the east was Rockaway Avenue. The next stop to the west was Ralph Avenue.

 Saratoga Avenue
 
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
AddressFulton Street & Saratoga Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11233
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBedford–Stuyvesant
Coordinates40.678580°N 73.916322°W / 40.678580; -73.916322
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Fulton Street Line
ServicesNone
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedDecember 3, 1888 (1888-12-03)
ClosedMay 31, 1940 (1940-05-31)
Station succession
Next westRalph Avenue
Next eastRockaway Avenue
Location
Saratoga Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line) is located in New York City Subway
Saratoga Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line)
Saratoga Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line) is located in New York City
Saratoga Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line)
Saratoga Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line) is located in New York
Saratoga Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line)
Street map

In 1936, the Independent Subway System built their own Fulton Street subway, but unlike the next stops to the west and east, it did not add a subway station to compete with Saratoga Avenue.[3][4] The el station became obsolete, and it closed on May 31, 1940.[5]

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. "Fulton Street El". StationReporter.net. Archived from the original on 2014-10-19.
  3. "Two Subway Links Start Wednesday". The New York Times. April 6, 1936. p. 23. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  4. "NEW SUBWAY LINK OPENED BY MAYOR; He Tells 15,000 in Brooklyn It Will Be Extended to Queens When Red Tape Is Cut". The New York Times. April 9, 1936. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  5. "Fulton Street 'L' Was Last Word In Progreess at '88 opening". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 31, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2016 via Newspapers.com.


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