The Myrtle Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It was opened on May 13, 1885, and had two tracks and two side platforms. It was located at the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Grand Avenue, and had connections to Myrtle Avenue Line streetcars. A segment of the Lexington Avenue Line once ran north from here and turned west on Park Avenue to Hudson Avenue and York Street on its way to the Fulton Ferry until 1891. The Myrtle Avenue Elevated was built nearby in 1888, and Lexington Avenue Lines trains began to shift onto that line southwest of this station. It closed on October 13, 1950, although the other BMT station at that location, Grand Avenue was in operation until January 21, 1953, while the rest of the line southwest of Broadway was operational until November 3, 1969. The next southbound stop was Washington Avenue on the Myrtle Avenue El, but was originally another Washington Avenue station on the Park Avenue El. The next northbound stop was DeKalb Avenue.
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| Address | Grand Avenue and Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Clinton Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°41′37″N 73°57′51″W / 40.6937°N 73.96411°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | B (BMT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | BMT Lexington Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transit | Grand Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (Lower level) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | May 13, 1885[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | October 13, 1950[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | out of 423[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Next north | Washington Avenue Washington Avenue (Park Avenue Elevated; original, opened 1885, closed 1889) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Next south | DeKalb Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Rapid Transit at Last". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 13, 1885. p. 4. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brooklyn 'El' Link Dies With Aplomb". The New York Times. October 14, 1950. p. 16. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
External links
edit- "Lexington Avenue El". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
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