Tompkins Avenue station (BMT Lexington Avenue Line)

For the demolished station actually at Tompkins Avenue and Myrtle Avenue, see Tompkins Avenue (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line).

The Tompkins Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It had two tracks and two side platforms. It was located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Tompkins Avenue The station was opened on May 13, 1885, and had connections to the Tompkins Avenue Line, Marcy Avenue Line, and Ocean Avenue Line streetcars. It closed on October 13, 1950. The next southbound stop was Nostrand Avenue. The next northbound stop was Sumner Avenue.

Tompkins Avenue
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	Lexington Avenue and Tompkins Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bedford-Stuyvesant
Coordinates	40.6884°N 73.9449°W / 40.6884; -73.9449
Division	B (BMT)
Services	BMT Lexington Avenue Line
Transit	Tompkins, Marcy, and Ocean Avenue streetcars.
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	May 13, 1885 (May 13, 1885)
Closed	October 13, 1950 (October 13, 1950)
Traffic
2023
Rank	out of 423
Station succession
Next west	Nostrand Avenue
Next east	Sumner 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)

External links

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