Evergreen Avenue station

Evergreen Avenue
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	Evergreen Avenue & Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11221
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bushwick
Coordinates	40°41′58″N73°54′44″W / 40.699412°N 73.912185°W / 40.699412; -73.912185
Division	B (BMT) [1]
Line	BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
Services	None (demolished)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	July 20, 1889;136 years ago (1889-07-20)
Closed	May 3, 1917;108 years ago (1917-05-03)
Station succession
Next east	Central Avenue
Next west	Broadway
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Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekends during the day Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

The Evergreen Avenue station was a station on the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line located at the intersection of Evergreen Avenue and Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn, New York City.

This station opened on July 20, 1889.

On September 17, 1915, the New York State Public Service Commission approved a petition by the New York Municipal Railway company to rearrange the location of stations on the Myrtle Avenue Elevated between Wyckoff Avenue and Broadway. The Central Avenue station would be located with its western entrances 200 feet (61 m) to the east of Evergreen Avenue. ^[2]

It closed on May 3, 1917 ^[3] due to its proximity ^[4] to the Central Avenue station, and to allow for the Dual Contracts rebuilding of the Myrtle Avenue Line. As part of the rebuilding, the line was given a third track, the Central Avenue and Knickerbocker Avenue stations were given side platforms, a connection to the Jamaica Elevated was installed and the structure was strengthened to allow subway cars to use the line. ^[5]

This elevated station had two tracks and an island platform. ^[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. Report of the Public Service Commission for the First District of the State of New York For the Year Ending December 31, 1915 Vol. I. New York State Public Serviceaa Commission. 1916. p. 517.
3. Report of the Public Service Commission for the First District of the State of New York For the Year Ending December 31, 1917 Vol. ii. New York State Public Service Commission. 1918. p. 293.
4. "BRT Rapid Transit System prior to its extension under dual subway contracts of 1913" (PDF). nycsubway.org.
5. "Myrtle Avenue "L Structure is 90 Years Old" (PDF). The Bulletin. 48 (2). New York Division, Electric Railroaders’ Association: 1. February 2005. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
6. Paul Kahn, Alan; May, Jack (1975). The Tracks of New York Number 2 Brooklyn Elevated Railroads (PDF). Electric Railroaders' Association – via archive.org.

External links

• Station Reporter—M train