Driggs Avenue station

Coordinates: 40°42′35.65″N 73°57′44.18″W / 40.7099028°N 73.9622722°W / 40.7099028; -73.9622722
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 Driggs Avenue
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
AddressDriggs Avenue & Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11211
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleWilliamsburg
Coordinates40°42′35.65″N 73°57′44.18″W / 40.7099028°N 73.9622722°W / 40.7099028; -73.9622722
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Jamaica Line
ServicesNone (demolished)
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedJune 25, 1888; 135 years ago (1888-06-25)
ClosedJuly 3, 1916; 107 years ago (1916-07-03)
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Traffic
2023[2]
Rank out of 423[2]
Station succession
Next northMarcy Avenue
Next southBroadway Ferry (demolished)
Location
Driggs Avenue station is located in New York City Subway
Driggs Avenue station
Driggs Avenue station is located in New York City
Driggs Avenue station
Driggs Avenue station is located in New York
Driggs Avenue station
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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)

Driggs Avenue was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Jamaica Line. It had three tracks and two side platforms. It was opened on June 25, 1888, and closed due in part to the mainline BMT Jamaica Line providing direct service to Manhattan via the Williamsburg Bridge after 1908.[3] The next stop to the north was Marcy Avenue. The next stop to the south was Broadway Ferry, which replaced Driggs Avenue as the terminus of the line on July 14, 1888. The station finally closed on July 3, 1916, but the segment of the line remained dormant throughout the 1920s and 1930s.[4]

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. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Cudahy, Brian J. (1990). Over and Back: The History of Ferryboats in New York Harbor. New York: Fordam University Press. pp. 175–179. ISBN 0-8232-1245-9.
  4. ^ BMT Lines: Brooklyn Manhattan Transit: A History as Seen Through the Company's Maps, Guides and other Documents: 1923-1939," by James Poulous

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