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.
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.)
Sands Street No added
information available
Adams Street No added
information available
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
possibly being converted to a single island
platform.). 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.
Navy Street had two
tracks and an island platform2/13/1888-10/4/1969
Vanderbilt Avenue had two
tracks and an island platform
2/13/1888-10/4/1969
Washington Avenue had two
tracks and an island platform
2/13/1888-10/4/1969
Grand Avenue had two
tracks and an island platform
2/13/1888-10/13/1950
Franklin Avenue had two
tracks and an island platform
12/19/1889-10/4/1969
Nostrand Avenue had two
tracks and an island platform
12/19/1889-10/4/1969
Tompkins
Avenue had two tracks and an island platform
12/19/1889- 10/4/1969
Sumner Avenue had two tracks and an
island platform 12/19/1889-10/4/1969
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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FRESH POND ROAD |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
