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Prospect Park

Boro	Brooklyn	Lines Served
Year Opened	1878	Lines Served
Street Location	Empire Blvd & Flatbush Ave	Transfers
Platform Layout	2 island platforms	Right-of-Way	Open-cut/subway
# of Tracks	4 tracks	Former Name(s)
Points of Interest	This is the northern end of the 4-track Brighton Line. Here 2 tracks enter the subway towards Manhattan, and two more track head to Franklin Ave. Just north of this station on the Franklin Ave branch, is the site of the Malbone Street Wreck. Nearly 100 passengers were killed in 1918 when a wooden elevated train derailed smashing into a subway abutment wall. The cause of the derailment was excessive speed. This is the worst subway disaster in the United States. Nearby Attractions: Former site of Ebbets Field, near the site of the infamous Malbone Street Wreck

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Train at the Prospect Park Terminal (5/20/03)	Manhattan bound Q leaving Prospect Park (5/20/03)
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To: Brighton Beach	To: 145th St or Bedford Park Blvd
Church Ave	7th Avenue
To: Coney Island	To:96th St - 2nd Ave
Parkside Ave	7th Avenue
To: Prospect Park	To: Franklin Ave
End of Line	Botanic Garden

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