Tompkins Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)

The Tompkins Avenue station was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. The station was located at the intersection of Myrtle and Tompkins Avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The station opened in 1889, and closed in 1969.

For the demolished station actually at Tompkins Avenue and Lexington Avenue, see Tompkins Avenue (BMT Lexington Avenue Line).
 Tompkins Avenue
 
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
AddressMyrtle Avenue & Tompkins Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11206
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBedford-Stuyvesant
Coordinates40.695711°N 73.946367°W / 40.695711; -73.946367
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
ServicesBMT Myrtle Avenue Line
StructureElevated
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedApril 27, 1889 (April 27, 1889)
ClosedOctober 4, 1969 (October 4, 1969)
Station succession
Next westNostrand Avenue
Next eastSumner Avenue
Location
Tompkins Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line) is located in New York City Subway
Tompkins Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)
Tompkins Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line) is located in New York City
Tompkins Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)
Tompkins Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line) is located in New York
Tompkins Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops in station at all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops late nights and weekends Stops late nights and weekends only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day
Stops weekends during the day Stops weekends during the day
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Station closed Station is closed
(Details about time periods)

History

The Myrtle Avenue Elevated was constructed by the Union Elevated Railroad Company, which was leased to the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad for its operation. The initial section of the line opened on April 10, 1888, running over Myrtle Avenue from Johnson and Adams Streets to a junction with what was then known as the Main Line at Grand Avenue.[2][3] Trains continued along Grand Avenue and Lexington Avenue to Broadway, where the line joined the Broadway Elevated, and then along Broadway to East New York. On April 27, 1889, the line was extended east along Myrtle Avenue to Broadway, including a station at Tompkins Avenue.[2][3][4][5]

On October 4, 1969, the section of the Myrtle Avenue Elevated between Broadway and Jay Street, including Tompkins Avenue station, was closed and was demolished soon after.[6]

Station layout

The elevated station had two tracks and one island platform. The station platform was wooden, and was covered by a canopy in the center.[7]

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. Report. January 1, 1890.
  3. Roess, Roger P.; Sansone, Gene (August 23, 2012). The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit System. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642304842.
  4. "Will Open on Saturday". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. April 25, 1889. p. 1.
  5. "The Upper Myrtle Avenue Elevated". The Brooklyn Times Union. April 24, 1889. p. 1.
  6. "1,200 on Last Trip On Myrtle Ave. El; Cars Are Stripped". The New York Times. October 4, 1969. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  7. Testagrose, Joe (September 20, 1969). "Station platform in 1969". nycsubway.org.
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