Myrtle Avenue station (BMT Lexington Avenue Line)

For other uses, see Myrtle Avenue (disambiguation).

Myrtle Ave.
General information
Location	Grand Avenue and Myrtle Avenue Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates	40°41′37″N73°57′51″W / 40.6937°N 73.96411°W / 40.6937; -73.96411
Operated by	City of New York (from 1940)
Line(s)	BMT Lexington Avenue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 (Lower level)
Connections	Grand Avenue station (11 train)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	May 13, 1885;140 years ago (May 13, 1885) [1]
Closed	October 13, 1950;74 years ago (October 13, 1950) [2]
Former services
Preceding station BMT Lines Following station Washington Avenue toward Park Row 12: Lexington Avenue DeKalb Avenue toward Eastern Parkway

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.

References

1. "Rapid Transit at Last". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . May 13, 1885. p. 4. Retrieved November 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Brooklyn 'El' Link Dies With Aplomb". The New York Times . October 14, 1950. p. 16. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

External links

• "Lexington Avenue El". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
• Park Ave El; 1885-1891 (The Joe KorNer)