Driggs Avenue station

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 Driggs Avenue
 
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
AddressDriggs Avenue and Broadway
Brooklyn, New York 11211
Borough Brooklyn
Locale Williamsburg
Coordinates 40°42′35.65″N73°57′44.18″W / 40.7099028°N 73.9622722°W / 40.7099028; -73.9622722
Division B (BMT) [1]
Line BMT Jamaica Line
ServicesNone (demolished)
Structure Elevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedJune 25, 1888;136 years ago (1888-06-25) [2]
ClosedJuly 3, 1916;108 years ago (1916-07-03) [3]
Station succession
Next north Marcy Avenue
Next south Broadway Ferry (demolished)
Location
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Driggs Avenue station

Station service legend
SymbolDescription
NYCS-SSI-alltimes.svg Stops in station at all times
NYCS-SSI-allexceptnights.svg Stops all times except late nights
NYCS-SSI-nightsonly.svg Stops late nights only
NYCS-SSI-nightsweekends.svg Stops late nights and weekends only
NYCS-SSI-weekdaysonly.svg Stops weekdays during the day
NYCS-SSI-weekendsonly.svg Stops weekends during the day
NYCS-SSI-allexceptrush.svg Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
NYCS-SSI-allexceptrush.svg Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
NYCS-SSI-allexceptrush.svg Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction
NYCS-SSI-rushonly.svg Stops rush hours only
NYCS-SSI-rushpeak.svg Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
NYCS-SSI-closed.svg Station is closed
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The Driggs Avenue station was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Jamaica Line in Brooklyn, New York City.

This station was opened on June 25, 1888, as the terminal of the Broadway elevated. When the line was extended to Broadway Ferry on July 14, 1888, this ceased to be the terminal. Mainline BMT Jamaica Line service began providing direct service to Manhattan via the Williamsburg Bridge after 1908. [4] The station finally closed on July 3, 1916, but the segment of the line remained dormant throughout the 1920s and 1930s before being demolished. [5]

This elevated station had two tracks and two side platforms. [6]

References

  1. "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.
  2. "When The Union Road Will Be Finished". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . July 13, 1888. p. 1. Retrieved February 24, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "B'Way Interests Urge 'L' Service". The Brooklyn Daily Times . July 11, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved February 24, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Cudahy, Brian J. (1990). Over and Back: The History of Ferryboats in New York Harbor. New York: Fordham University Press. pp. 175–179. ISBN   0-8232-1245-9.
  5. BMT Lines: Brooklyn Manhattan Transit: A History as Seen Through the Company's Maps, Guides and other Documents: 1923-1939," by James Poulous
  6. Paul Kahn, Alan; May, Jack (1975). The Tracks of New York Number 2 Brooklyn Elevated Railroads (PDF). Electric Railroaders' Association via archive.org.