Greene Avenue station

Greene Avenue
Greene Avenue
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	Grand Avenue and Greene Avenue; Brooklyn, NY 11238
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Clinton Hill
Coordinates	40°41′14″N 73°57′45″W / 40.687090°N 73.962548°W
Division	B (BMT)
Services	BMT Lexington Avenue Line
Transit	Greene and Gates Avenues Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Opened	May 13, 1885; 139 years ago
Closed	October 13, 1950; 74 years ago
Traffic
2023
Rank	out of 423
Station succession
Next west	DeKalb Avenue
Next east	Franklin Avenue
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops in station at all times
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops late nights only
	Stops late nights and weekends only
	Stops weekdays during the day
	Stops weekends during the day
	Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
	Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
	Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction
	Stops rush hours only
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
	Station is closed
	(Details about time periods)

The Greene Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It was originally built on May 13, 1885, and had two tracks and two side platforms. It was located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Greene Avenue, and had a connection to the former Green and Gates Avenue trolley line. The station was close to the current Clinton and Washington Avenues station on the underground IND Crosstown Line. It closed on October 13, 1950. The next southbound stop was DeKalb Avenue. The next northbound stop was Franklin Avenue.

References

^ "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.
^ "Rapid Transit at Last". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 13, 1885. p. 4. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brooklyn 'El' Link Dies With Aplomb". The New York Times. October 14, 1950. p. 16. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

"Lexington Avenue El". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2009.

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