Fort Hamilton Parkway (BMT Culver Line)

Not to be confused with the Fort Hamilton Parkway (IND Culver Line) station on the IND Culver Line.
Fort Hamilton Parkway
Former New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address 37th Street & Fort Hamilton Parkway
Brooklyn, NY
Borough Brooklyn
Locale Sunset Park
Coordinates 40°38′38.83″N 73°59′20.57″W / 40.6441194°N 73.9890472°W / 40.6441194; -73.9890472Coordinates: 40°38′38.83″N 73°59′20.57″W / 40.6441194°N 73.9890472°W / 40.6441194; -73.9890472
Services BMT Culver Line
Structure Elevated
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3
Other information
Opened November 11, 1919 (1919-11-11)
Closed May 11, 1975 (1975-05-11)
Station succession
Next north Ninth Avenue
Next south 13th Avenue

Fort Hamilton Parkway was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Culver Line. It originally had three tracks and 2 side platforms, although near the end of its life only utilized one track and 1 of the side platforms, due to the other 2 tracks being removed.

Fort Hamilton Parkway opened on November 11, 1919, but 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 closed on May 11, 1975. The freight line that ran beneath the station and currently leads to the 36th–38th Street Yard can still be found embedded in the pavement across Fort Hamilton Parkway.

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