Vanderbilt Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)
Appearance
Vanderbilt Avenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former New York City Subway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Address | Myrtle Avenue and Vanderbilt Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Clinton Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°41′35″N 73°58′11″W / 40.693138°N 73.969847°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | B (BMT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | BMT Myrtle Avenue Line BMT Lexington Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | April 10, 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 1950 October 4, 1969 (Myrtle Avenue) | (Lexington Avenue)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023 | [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | out of 423[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Next west | Navy Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next east | Washington Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vanderbilt Avenue was a station on the now-demolished BMT Myrtle Avenue Line and BMT Lexington Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It had two tracks and one island platform. It closed on October 4, 1969, along with the rest of the elevated structure, after a fire. The next stop to the north was Washington Avenue, and to the south was Navy Street.
References
- "Vanderbilt Avenue (BMT Myrtle)". nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
Categories:
- Brooklyn railway station stubs
- Defunct BMT Myrtle Avenue Line stations
- Former elevated and subway stations in Brooklyn
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1888
- Railway stations closed in 1969
- 1888 establishments in New York (state)
- 1969 disestablishments in New York (state)
- Defunct New York City Subway stations located aboveground