Fort Hamilton Parkway (BMT Culver Line)
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Fort Hamilton Parkway was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Culver Line. It originally had three tracks and 2 side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

s, 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. It opened on November 11, 1919, but when the IND South Brooklyn Line was extended to Ditmas Avenue
Ditmas Avenue (BMT Culver Line)
Ditmas Avenue is a local station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Ditmas and McDonald Avenues in Kensington, Brooklyn, it is served by the F train at all times.-Layout:...

 and converted most of the line to the Independent Subway System, the station's service was replaced by the Culver Shuttle. By the late-1960's the shuttle was reduced to a single track and platform, and closed on May 11, 1975. The next stop to the north was Ninth Avenue
Ninth Avenue (BMT West End Line)
Ninth Avenue is a bi-level express station on the BMT West End Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Ninth Avenue and 39th Street in Brooklyn. Each level has three tracks and two island platforms. The upper level serves the BMT West End Line while the lower level formerly...

. The next stop to the south was 13th Avenue
13th Avenue (BMT Culver Line)
13th Avenue 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 used one track and 1 of the side platforms, due to the other 2 tracks being removed...

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