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The Fulton Street Line, also called the Fulton Street Elevated or Kings County Line, was an elevated rail line mostly in Brooklyn, New York City, United States.It ran above Fulton Street from Fulton Ferry, Brooklyn, in Downtown Brooklyn east to East New York, and then south on Van Sinderen Avenue (southbound) and Snediker Avenue (northbound), east on Pitkin Avenue, north on Euclid Avenue, and ...
The IND Fulton Street Line was supposed to be extended farther east into Queens as part of the IND Second System, via an extension of the Fulton Elevated or a new subway. The line would have gone as far as Springfield Boulevard in Queens Village or 229th Street in Cambria Heights, both near the Nassau County border.
In 1898, the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) absorbed the Kings County Elevated Railway, and it took over the Fulton Street El, and it was electrified on July 3, 1899. [8] It closed on June 1, 1940, [ 4 ] when all service from Fulton Ferry and Park Row to Rockaway Avenue was abandoned, as it came under city ownership. [ 5 ]
This elevated station opened on August 15, 1896, to connect with the adjacent Franklin Avenue station of the Fulton Street Elevated (see § BMT Fulton Street Line platforms). It was a replacement for the August 18, 1878-built Bedford Terminal station originally built by the Brooklyn, Flatbush and Coney Island Railway . [ 6 ]
It was served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line, and until 1920, trains of the BMT Brighton Line. This station was served by steam locomotives between 1888 and 1899. In 1898, the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) absorbed the Kings County Elevated Railway, and it took over the Fulton Street El, and it was electrified on July 3, 1899. [7]
Fulton Street Line may refer to the following transit lines: IND Fulton Street Line , a rapid transit line of the IND Division of the New York City Subway, running from the Cranberry Street Tunnel under the East River through all of central Brooklyn to a terminus in Ozone Park, Queens
The Grand Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It opened on April 24, 1888, and had two tracks and two offset side platforms. [2] It was served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line, and until 1920, trains of the BMT Brighton Line.
This is a route-map template for the BMT Fulton Street Line, a New York City Subway line.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.