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Old M Train (Survived
until the mid 1970s)
Cause of death was
attributed to age of cars and need for
special light weight cars due to
unimproved structure. A contributing
cause was NYC financial problems.
We have spotty
details to Jay Street and even spottier
details to Park Row. Any additional
information is appreciated.
Blue signs indicate
line has been removed
Gray
signs indicate line exists but station
has been removed or abandoned
Black
signs indicate line and station still in
service
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PARK ROW TERMINAL
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Park Row Terminal
No added information available.
Leaving here we ran
over the Brooklyn Bridge. This section
to Jay Street was torn down in the 1950s
due to added vehicle traffic over the
Brooklyn Bridge which removed the trains
in favor of cars. A walk or drive over
the bridge will show the separate
traffic lane each way which once held
the train track (one each side.)
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SANDS STREET
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Sands Street
No added
information available
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ADAMS
STREET
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Adams Street
No
added information available
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PARK ROW TERMINAL
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Bridge Jay Street
had two tracks and an island platform.2/13/1888-10/4/1969
This section used special lightweight
cars and probably ended their trips
(according to Joe Cunningham) at
Wyckoff, on the center track (now
an empty space between two island
platforms). If any one has
further information it is appreciated.
Legend has it that the R34 car (never
ordered) was supposed to run on this
line which was demolished instead.
See
www.nycsubway.org for more
information on the R34 car.
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NAVY STREET
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Navy Street
had
two tracks and an island
platform 2/13/1888-10/4/1969
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VANDERBILT AVENUE
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Vanderbilt Avenue
had two tracks and an island platform
2/13/1888-10/4/1969
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WASHINGTON AVENUE
A
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Washington Avenue
had two tracks and an island platform
2/13/1888-10/4/1969
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GRAND AVENUE
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Grand Avenue
had
two tracks and an island platform
2/13/1888-10/13/1950
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FRANKLIN AVENUE
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Franklin Avenue
had two tracks and an island platform
12/19/1889-10/4/1969
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NOSTRAND AVENUE
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Nostrand Avenue
had two tracks and an island platform
12/19/1889-10/4/1969
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TOMPKINS AVENUE
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Tompkins Avenue
had two tracks and
an island platform 12/19/1889- 10/4/1969
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SUMNER AVENUE
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Sumner Avenue
had two tracks
and an island platform
12/19/1889-10/4/1969
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BROADWAY/ MYRTLE AVENUE
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Broadway (Myrtle) --
UPPER LEVEL
had two tracks and an
island platform. See Broadway/
Myrtle (See J
or M
Pages) for details. A short section
remains today as a "memorial" to the
line. While we have no facts, canopies
were probably wood with Transite and
wood mezzanines. As far as we can
determine there was no transfer to the G
Train Myrtle Willoughby station from
this line 12/19/1889-10/4/1969
During rush hours,
some trains from Metropolitan Avenue
turned off after Broadway Myrtle
Upper Level and ran over today’s route
over the Williamsburg bridge.
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EVERGREEN AVENUE
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Evergreen Avenue
was removed when
the third track (which was never used)
was added.
It had an island
platform.
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CENTRAL AVENUE
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Central Avenue
(on Myrtle Avenue at Central Avenue)
opened on 12/19/1889 and has two wall
platforms and two tracks with space for
a third track (now removed which was
used by lightweight trains once running
on the portion of the M train now
removed to Jay Street in Brooklyn.)
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KNICKERBOCKER AVENUE
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Knickerbocker
Avenue
(on Myrtle Avenue at
Knickerbocker Avenue) opened on
12/19/1889 and has two wall platforms
and two tracks with space for a third
track (now removed which was used by
lightweight trains once running on the
portion of the M train now removed to
Jay Street in Brooklyn.) This station
needs TLC and has a wood Mezzanine and
metal canopies. There is a removed South
exit
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MYRTLE/WYCKOFF AVENUES
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Myrtle/Wyckoff
Avenues
(at the intersection of
Myrtle and Wyckoff Avenues) opened on
12/19/1889 and is discussed on the
Complexes
Page
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CENTRAL AVENUE
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Fresh Pond Road
( At Fresh Pond Road between Putnam and
67th Avenues) opened on
8/9/1915 and has two tracks and a wide
island platform with many removed
stairways and tapers at both ends. The
north exits lead to the booth in the
wood Mezzanine and the south to Fresh
Pond Road via high exits and stairs
leading to ramps to the street. The
station is partially over the Fresh Pond
Bus Depot.
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FOREST AVENUE
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Forest Avenue
(Intersection of Fairview, Putnam, and
Forest Avenues) opened on 8/9/1915 and
has two tracks and an island platform.
The north exit leads to Forest Avenue
while the south exit has been removed
and probably leads to Woodward Avenue.
Canopy is metal and the Mezzanine is
wood. South of the station is a space
for a center track
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SENECA AVENUE
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Seneca Avenue
(On
Palmetto Street at Seneca Avenue) opened
on 8/9/1915 and has two tracks and an
island platform. An unusual feature here
is doors on a landing between platform
level and the Mezzanine which is wood.
Canopy is metal.
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METROPOLITAN AVENUE
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Metropolitan Avenue
(end at Metropolitan Avenue East of
Rentar Plaza Mall , about 300 feet west
of 69th Street and
Metropolitan Avenue) opened on 8/9/1915
and has two tracks and an island
platform. It is at grade level with the
station house at street level. This
station was rebuilt from a wooden
station after being destroyed by a fire
also effecting Fresh Pond Yard. South of
the station are the depressed tracks of
the LIRR Bushwick Branch which is no
longer used for passenger service.
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