Myrtle Avenue station (BMT Lexington Avenue Line)

The Myrtle Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It was opened in 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.

Myrtle Avenue
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	Grand Avenue and Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Clinton Hill
Coordinates	40.6937°N 73.96411°W / 40.6937; -73.96411
Division	B (BMT)[1]
Services	BMT Lexington Avenue Line
Transit	Grand Avenue
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 (Lower level)
Other information
Opened	May 13, 1885 (May 13, 1885)[2]
Closed	October 13, 1950 (October 13, 1950)[3]
Station succession
Next north	Washington Avenue Washington Avenue (Park Avenue Elevated; original, opened 1885, closed 1889)
Next south	DeKalb Avenue
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Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekends during the day Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)