59th Street was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line. It was served by trains of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line. It had two tracks and one island platform. The next stop to the north was 52nd Street. The next stop to the south was 65th Street Terminal. It closed on May 31, 1940.
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