65th Street Terminal 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 59th Street. It closed on May 31, 1940. Today, the Gowanus Expressway and Belt Parkway have an interchange there.
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