Sands Street was a station on the demolished BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. It was a large complex with two levels.

 Sands Street
 
Former New York City Subway station
Aerial view of Sands Street station in 1936
Station statistics
AddressBrooklyn Bridge Boulevard and Sands Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBrooklyn Heights
Coordinates40°42′00″N 73°59′18″W / 40.699943°N 73.988345°W / 40.699943; -73.988345
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
ServicesBMT Brighton Line (–1920)
BMT Culver Line
BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
BMT Fulton Street Line
BMT Fifth Avenue Line
BMT Lexington Avenue Line
BMT West End Line (–1916)
StructureElevated
Platforms2 island platforms (upper level)
5 island platforms and 5 side platforms (lower level)
Tracks12 (4 upper level, 8 lower level)
Other information
OpenedSeptember 1, 1888; 136 years ago (September 1, 1888)
ClosedMarch 5, 1944; 80 years ago (March 5, 1944)
Former/other namesBrooklyn Bridge
Traffic
2023[2]
Rank out of 423[2]
Station succession
Next northPark Row (Brooklyn Bridge)
Next southAdams Street (Myrtle, 5th, Lexington, Culver, West End)
Court Street (Fulton, Brighton)
Clark Street (Fulton, Brighton originally)
Location
Sands Street station is located in New York City Subway
Sands Street station
Sands Street station is located in New York City
Sands Street station
Sands Street station is located in New York
Sands Street station
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops in station at all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops late nights and weekends Stops late nights and weekends only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day
Stops weekends during the day Stops weekends during the day
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Station closed Station is closed
(Details about time periods)

The lower level served trains going to Park Row in Manhattan via the Brooklyn Bridge Elevated Line. It had four tracks and two island platforms, with the outer platform faces serving streetcars.

The upper level had a terminal and a loop for terminating trains. The Sands Street Terminal had four tracks and three island platforms and a side platform located to the east. This was to the west of the loop tracks and platforms.

The Sands Street Loop had platforms on High Street (one island and two side platforms with two tracks) and on Sands Street (also two tracks and one island and two side platforms).[3]

The next stop to the south was:

The next stop and terminal to the north was Park Row for trains serving Manhattan. Trains on the upper level loop terminated at Sands Street.

It closed on March 5, 1944.[4]

References

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  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. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Downtown Brooklyn Elevated Lines (TheJoeKorNer)
  4. ^ Sparberg, Andrew (2014). From a Nickel to a Token: The Journey from Board of Transportation to MTA. Fordham University Press. ISBN 978-0823261925. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
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