Court Street and Myrtle Avenue stations

For other uses, see Court Street.

For other uses, see Myrtle Avenue (disambiguation).

Court St. Myrtle Ave.
General information
Location	Fulton Street, Court Street and Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn , Brooklyn, New York
Line(s)	BMT Fulton Street Line
Platforms	2 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	April 24, 1888;137 years ago (1888-04-24)
Closed	June 1, 1940;85 years ago (1940-06-01)
Former services
Preceding station BMT Lines Following station Sands Street toward Park Row 13: Fulton Street Local Boerum Place toward Lefferts Avenue Fulton Ferry Terminus

Court Street and Myrtle Avenue was a station pair on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line. The Fulton Street Elevated was built by the Kings County Elevated Railway Company and this station started service on April 24, 1888. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The station had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. ^[4] Eastbound trains would stop at Court Street, while westbound trains would stop at Myrtle Avenue. It was served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line, and until 1920, trains of the BMT Brighton Line. This station was served by steam locomotives between 1888 and 1899. In 1898, the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) absorbed the Kings County Elevated Railway, and it took over the Fulton Street El, and it was electrified on July 3, 1899. ^[5] It also had a connection to the streetcar line of the same name. It closed on June 1, 1940, ^[2] when all service from Fulton Ferry and Park Row to Rockaway Avenue was abandoned, as it came under city ownership. ^[3]

References

1. "General Jourdan Congratulated on an Anspicious Opening of His Line–Rapid Transit on Fulton Street at Last". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. April 24, 1888. Retrieved February 19, 2016– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Fulton Street 'L' Was Last Word In Progress at '88 opening". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 31, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2016– via Newspapers.com.
3. "www.nycsubway.org: The Fulton Street Elevated (Brooklyn)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
4. "Fulton Street Elevated Line". April 8, 2013. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
5. "THE FULTON EL (A TRAIN)". www.robertkopolovicz.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.

External links

• Court Street - Myrtle Avenue; BMT Fulton Street Line (NYCSubway.org)