Forest Avenue station
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| Address | Forest Avenue & Putnam Avenue Queens, NY 11385 | ||||||
| Borough | Queens | ||||||
| Locale | Ridgewood | ||||||
| Coordinates | 40°42′17″N 73°54′07″W / 40.704619°N 73.901982°W | ||||||
| Division | B (BMT)[1] | ||||||
| Line | BMT Myrtle Avenue Line | ||||||
| Services | M  (all times) | ||||||
| Transit |  New York City Bus: B13, B20, Q58 MTA Bus: Q39, QM24, QM25 | ||||||
| Structure | Elevated | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
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| Opened | August 9, 1915 | ||||||
| Closed | July 1, 2017 (temporary line closure) | ||||||
| Reopened | September 1, 2017 | ||||||
| Opposite- direction transfer | Yes | ||||||
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| 2023 | 923,548[2]  7.2% | ||||||
| Rank | 307 out of 423[2] | ||||||
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| Next east | Template:NYCS next | ||||||
| Next west | Template:NYCS next | ||||||
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Forest Avenue is a station on the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. The station is served by the M train at all times.
Station layout
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| Platform level | Westbound | ← toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue weekdays, Essex Street weekends, Myrtle Avenue late nights (Seneca Avenue)
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| Eastbound | toward Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue (Fresh Pond Road) →
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| Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines | |
| Ground | Street level | Exit/entrance |
Forest Avenue has two tracks and an island platform. The canopy is metal while the mezzanine under the station is wood.
Forest Avenue Station was originally built in 1915 by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, along with two other nearby stations. The Myrtle Avenue Elevated line was already extended to Middle Village nine years earlier. The station was acquired by Brooklyn Manhattan Transit Company in 1923, and later by the New York City Board of Transportation in 1940.
Exits
The only open exit is at the east end of the station. Stairs from the platform lead down to a mezzanine below the tracks, from which two stairs lead to the western side of Forest Avenue on opposite sides of the intersection of Fairview and Putnam Avenues.[4] There was also an exit at the west end that led to Woodward Avenue.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Ridgewood" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
External links
- nycsubway.org – BMT Myrtle Avenue Line: Seneca Avenue
- Station Reporter — M Train
- The Subway Nut — Forest Avenue Pictures
- Putnam Avenue entrance (near Forest Avenue) from Google Maps Street View
- Platform from Google Maps Street View
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