Franklin Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)

For other uses, see Franklin Avenue Station.

Franklin Avenue
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	Myrtle Avenue & Franklin Avenue Brooklyn, NY
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bedford-Stuyvesant
Coordinates	40°41′40″N73°57′29″W / 40.694360°N 73.958001°W / 40.694360; -73.958001
Division	B (BMT) [1]
Services	BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	April 27, 1889;136 years ago (April 27, 1889)
Closed	October 4, 1969;55 years ago (October 4, 1969)
Station succession
Next west	Grand Avenue
Next east	Nostrand Avenue
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
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 Franklin Avenue station was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. The station was located at the intersection of Myrtle and Franklin Avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, United States. The station opened in 1889, and closed in 1969.

History

The Myrtle Avenue Elevated was constructed by the Union Elevated Railroad Company, which was leased to the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad for its operation. The initial section of the line opened on April 10, 1888, running over Myrtle Avenue from Johnson and Adams Streets to a junction with what was then known as the Main Line at Grand Avenue. ^{[2] [3]} Trains continued along Grand Avenue and Lexington Avenue to Broadway, where the line joined the Broadway Elevated, and then along Broadway to East New York. On April 27, 1889, the line was extended east along Myrtle Avenue to Broadway, including a station at Franklin Avenue. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

On October 4, 1969, the section of the Myrtle Avenue Elevated between Broadway and Jay Street, including Franklin Avenue station, was closed and was demolished soon after. ^[6]

Station layout

The elevated station had two tracks and one island platform. The station platform was wooden, ^[7] and a canopy covered the eastern end of the platform. The station house was located at the eastern end of the station, and staircases led to the eastern corners of Franklin Avenue and Myrtle Avenue. ^[8]

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. January 1, 1890.
3. Roess, Roger P.; Sansone, Gene (August 23, 2012). The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit System. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN   9783642304842.
4. "Will Open on Saturday". Brooklyn Daily Eagle . Brooklyn, NY. April 25, 1889. p. 1.
5. "The Upper Myrtle Avenue Elevated". The Brooklyn Times Union. April 24, 1889. p. 1.
6. "1,200 on Last Trip On Myrtle Ave. El; Cars Are Stripped". The New York Times. October 4, 1969. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved June 5, 2016.
7. Testagrose, Joe (September 20, 1969). "Station platform in 1969". nycsubway.org.
8. Cudahy, Brian J. (1955). "BU units on Myrtle at Franklin Avenue (note trolley coach wires on Franklin Avenue and structure for trolley car wires along Myrtle)". nycsubway.org.

External links

• "Franklin Avenue; BMT Myrtle Avenue Line Images". NYCSubway.org.