Central Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)

The Central Avenue station is a station on the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at Myrtle Avenue and Cedar Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, it is served by the M train at all times.

 Central Avenue
 "M" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
R160 M train arriving at the Metropolitan Avenue-bound platform
Station statistics
AddressCedar Street & Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11221
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBushwick
Coordinates40.698015°N 73.9252°W / 40.698015; -73.9252
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Myrtle Avenue Line
Services   M all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B38, B54
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedJuly 20, 1889 (1889-07-20)
ClosedMarch 9, 2013 (2013-03-09) (first closing)
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) (temporary line closure)
RebuiltAugust 2, 2013 (2013-08-02) (reconstruction)
April 30, 2018 (2018-04-30) (temporary line closure)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
20191,472,067[2] Increase 103%
Rank301 out of 424[2]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Myrtle Avenue
toward 57th Street
 Knickerbocker Avenue
toward Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue
Location
Central Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line) is located in New York City Subway
Central Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)
Central Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line) is located in New York City
Central Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)
Central Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line) is located in New York
Central Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)
Track layout

to Knickerbocker Avenue
Unused trackways
to Myrtle Ave–Broadway
lower level
to upper level
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

History

The Myrtle Avenue Line was built and operated by the Union Elevated Railroad Company. The first section of the line opened in 1888, and it was extended from Broadway to Wyckoff Avenue on July 20, 1889.[3][4]

This station was rehabilitated from March to August 2013.[5] On July 1, 2017, the station was closed again until April 30, 2018, as part of the reconstruction of the Myrtle Avenue Line's junction with the BMT Jamaica Line.[6][7][8]

Station layout
Station entrance
Platform level Side platform
Westbound ← "M" train toward 57th Street weekdays, Essex Street weekends, Myrtle Avenue late nights (Myrtle Avenue)
Center trackway → No track or roadbed
Eastbound → "M" train toward Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue (Knickerbocker Avenue) →
Side platform
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Ground Street level Exit/entrance

This elevated station has two side platforms and two tracks with space for a center track, which was removed by 1946.

The Queens-bound platform has brown canopies with green frames and support columns for the entire length except for small sections at either ends. A small section in the center below the canopy has beige windscreens while the rest of the platform has black, waist-high, steel fences. The Manhattan-bound platform has the same layout as the Queens-bound one except that the entire canopied portion has beige windscreens.

Exits

This station has one elevated station house beneath the platforms and tracks at the east end, though extra beams on the elevated structure suggests that another station house formerly existed at the west end. A single staircase from each platform goes down to a waiting area/crossunder, where a turnstile bank provides access to and from the station. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases going down to the southwest and northwest corners of Myrtle Avenue and Cedar Street. Only the northern staircase has a canopy above it.[9]

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. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. "A PIONEER TRIP - From Broadway to Ridgewood on the Elevated". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 20, 1889. p. 6. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  4. Seventh Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of New York For the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 1889. January 13, 1890. p. 577. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  5. "Central Avenue M Station Reopens Following Rehab". New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  6. Rivoli, Dan (March 17, 2016). "M line to be shut down next year for repairs". New York Daily News. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  7. Brown, Nicole (March 18, 2016). "MTA: M line will shut down for part of next year". amNew York. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  8. "Myrtle Avenue Line Infrastructure Projects". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  9. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bushwick" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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