Sumner Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)
Appearance
Sumner Avenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | BMT Myrtle Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | December 19, 1889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | October 4, 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite- direction transfer | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023 | [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | out of 423[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Next north | Broadway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next south | Tompkins Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sumner Avenue was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. It had two tracks and one island platform. It was closed on October 4, 1969, after a fire on the elevated structure. The next stop to the north was Broadway (still in existence, though inactive). The next stop to the south was Tompkins 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.
- "Sumner Avenue (BMT Myrtle)". nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- "BMT Myrtle Avenue Line". nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- "Myrtle Avenue El". Station Reporter. Retrieved 2009-01-25.