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BMT Culver (9th Ave Lower Level)
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- Опубліковано 10 чер 2023
- * Info redaction Track C1 is to the right and C2 to the left. We posted the tracks reverse. Sorry for the mixup. (Reference) www.subways.io...
The team is currently proofreading our upcoming Port Washington Route Tour. In the meantime, we have a special rare treat-a short video showcasing the abandoned 9th Ave lower level, along with a view of the old ramp and tracks 27 and 28 at the 10th Ave yard. Stay tuned for the LIRR Port Washington experience. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride!
A view of the abandoned 9th Ave lower level via Track C3.
This level was closed in 1975 and as been out of revenue service since.
This section of line opened in 1916 and was used by both the West End line and Culver to connect to the 5th El until and later the 4th Ave subway.
Culver trains to and from Park Row used this lower level The Culver Line used to operate as a branch of the Fifth Avenue Elevated, offering a free transfer at Ninth Avenue to the West End Line, which then connected to the Fourth Avenue Subway.
Service on the lower level started on March 16, 1919.
By 1931 some peak subway service operate on the Culver using the Nassau street loop. This become normal after 5th El service ended in 1940.
In 1954, the Culver ramp was opened, connecting the IND (Independent Subway System) to the Culver Line. As a result, BMT (Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation) Culver line trains were truncated to Ditmas Avenue, operating as a full-time shuttle between Ditmas Avenue and 9th Avenue. It was in 1959 when the shuttle service between Ditmas Avenue and 9th Avenue commenced.
In 1959 a full time Culver shuttle began operating between Ditmas Ave and the platforms here at Ninth Aves lower level this service for roughly 16 years before service was ended altogether in 1975.