Myrtle Avenue (pronounced Myrtle Avenue on Broadway R160 trains to distinguish this station from nearby Myrtle Avenue - Wyckoff Avenue ) is the New York Underground station located on the Jameika, B-em line those . The station is located in Brooklyn , on the border of the Bushwick and Bedford - Styvesant counties, at the intersection of Broadway with Myrtle Avenue . The station is served by three routes - J , M and Z. Routes J and M stop at the station around the clock, while Z stops only during peak hours in the peak direction. For route M, only at night and on weekends is the terminal station.
Myrtle Avenue Myrtle Avenue      Jamaica Line, B-em | |
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| Platform layout | |
| opening date | June 25, 1888 |
| closing date | November 3, 1969 (upper level) |
| Area | Brooklyn |
| County | Bushwick and Bedford - Styvesant |
| Type of | overpass |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Type of platforms | island |
| Exit to the streets | Myrtle Avenue and Broadway |
| Ground transportation |  B15, B46, B47, B54 |
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All trains use only the lower level of the station. The upper level, once operating on the Myrtle Avenue line, B-em-ti to Central Brooklyn , does not serve trains.
Content
- 1 lower level
- 2 Upper level
- 3 Photos
- 4 References
Lower Level
The station, opened June 25, 1888, is represented by two island platforms located on a three-way section of the line. The central express route is used by all trains operating here. Trains of routes J and Z arrive here during rush hours: in the morning towards Manhattan , in the evening - from Manhattan . Route M uses the central path for traffic when this station is final for it. Local (external) routes are used by trains J and M the rest of the time. The platforms are equipped with canopies that are located along their entire length (except for the ends). The canopies support two rows of green columns, on which there are signs with the name of the station.
The station has a single exit located in the western half of the station: at the former intersection of the upper and lower levels. The exit is represented by stairs and an elevated mezzanine located under the platforms. From each, one staircase goes down to the mezzanine, where the turnstile room and the transition between the platforms are located. Two staircases also lead to the city from the mezzanine, which lead to the western corners of the Broadway and Myrtle Avenue intersections .
To the east of this station is an S-shaped connection between the lines of Myrtle Avenue, Bi-em-Ti and Jameika, Bi-em-ty . This is one of the few single-level line connections in the entire system. In addition, this is one of the few places where all congresses are used without exception. There are also exits directly to the east of the station directly between the Jameika and B-em-ti lines, which are used by J and Z trains to go from the central express train to an external local one (or vice versa).
Top Level
The upper level of this station was originally located on Styvesant Avenue and only after the construction of the lower in 1888 was transferred directly above the lower level. This was done to facilitate the transition between stations. The upper-level station was built as part of the double-track overpass line of Myrtle Avenue, B-em-ti , serving passengers from Central Brooklyn and was a single island platform. On July 21, 1888, the line of Myrtle Avenue, Bee-em-tee, was extended east to Myrtle Avenue - Wyckoff Avenue . The connection between the lines was only built in 1914 , and part of the trains was transferred from the upper level to the lower to Manhattan . The upper level, as well as the entire western part of the line from this station, functioned until November 3, 1969 and was served by the MJ route. The route was closed on the same day, and the line was subsequently dismantled. All trains from the eastern half of Myrtle Avenue, Bee-em-tee arrive at the lower level by connection.
Photos
Closed upper level
Shuttle train M on the central track
South staircase
Links
- nycsubway.org - BMT Jamaica Line: Myrtle Avenue
- Station Reporter - J Train
- Station Reporter - M Train
- The Subway Nut - Myrtle Avenue Pictures
- MTA's Arts For Transit - Myrtle Avenue (BMT Jamaica Line )
- Myrtle Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
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