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Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues station

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 Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues
 "G" train
MTA NYC logo.svg New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
IND Crosstown Myrtle-Willougby Avenues Southbound Platform.jpg
Staircase to underpass on southbound platform
Station statistics
AddressMyrtle Avenue & Marcy Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11206
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBedford–Stuyvesant
Coordinates40°41′41″N 73°56′57″W / 40.694631°N 73.949103°W / 40.694631; -73.949103Coordinates: 40°41′41″N 73°56′57″W / 40.694631°N 73.949103°W / 40.694631; -73.949103
DivisionB (IND)[1]
Line   IND Crosstown Line
Services   G all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B54
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedJuly 1, 1937; 85 years ago (July 1, 1937)[2]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
20191,820,637[4] Increase 3%
Rank255 out of 424[4]
Location
Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues station is located in New York City Subway
Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues station
Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues station is located in New York City
Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues station
Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues station is located in New York
Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues station
Track layout

Legend
to Flushing Av
to Bedford–Nostrand Avs
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times
For other uses, see Myrtle Avenue (disambiguation).

The Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues station is a station on the IND Crosstown Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Myrtle and Marcy Avenues in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, it is served by the G train at all times.

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Metro station

Metro station

A metro station or subway station is a train station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase tickets, board trains, and evacuate the system in the case of an emergency. In the United Kingdom, they are known as underground stations, most commonly used in reference to the London Underground.

IND Crosstown Line

IND Crosstown Line

The IND Crosstown Line or Brooklyn–Queens Crosstown Line is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, United States. It provides crosstown service between western Brooklyn and northwestern Queens and is the only subway line that does not carry trains to and from Manhattan.

New York City Subway

New York City Subway

The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. It is owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Opened on October 27, 1904, the New York City Subway is one of the world's oldest public transit systems, one of the most-used, and the one with the most stations, with 472 stations in operation.

Myrtle Avenue

Myrtle Avenue

Myrtle Avenue is a 8.1-mile-long (13.0 km) street that runs from Duffield Street in Downtown Brooklyn to Jamaica Avenue in Richmond Hill, Queens, in New York City, United States.

Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

Bedford–Stuyvesant, colloquially known as Bed–Stuy, is a neighborhood in the northern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Bedford–Stuyvesant is bordered by Flushing Avenue to the north, Classon Avenue to the west, Broadway to the east, and Atlantic Avenue to the south. The main shopping street, Fulton Street runs east–west the length of the neighborhood and intersects high-traffic north–south streets including Bedford Avenue, Nostrand Avenue, and Stuyvesant Avenue. Bedford–Stuyvesant contains four smaller neighborhoods: Bedford, Stuyvesant Heights, Ocean Hill, and Weeksville. Part of Clinton Hill was once considered part of Bedford–Stuyvesant.

G (New York City Subway service)

G (New York City Subway service)

The G Brooklyn-Queens Crosstown Local is an 11.4-mile-long (18.3 km) rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored light green since it uses the IND Crosstown Line.

History

This station opened on July 1, 1937, when the entire Crosstown Line was completed between Nassau Avenue and its connection to the IND Culver Line. On this date, the GG was extended in both directions to Smith–Ninth Streets and Forest Hills–71st Avenue.[2]

Station layout

G Street level Entrances/exits
B1 Mezzanine Station agent, fare control, MetroCard machines
B2
Platform level 		Side platform
Northbound ← "G" train toward Court Square (Flushing Avenue)
Southbound → "G" train toward Church Avenue (Bedford–Nostrand Avenues) →
Side platform
Underpass Connection between platforms
Mosaic name tablet
Mosaic name tablet
Closed Willoughby Avenue stair
Closed Willoughby Avenue stair

This underground station has two tracks and two side platforms.[5] Both platforms have a light green trim line on a dark green border that is cut up into numerous sections due to the large mosaic name tablets, which read "MYRTLE - WILLOUGHBY AV." on two lines in white sans serif lettering on a dark green background and a light green border. There are small tile directional signs in white lettering on a black background pointing to fare control below the name tablets, and station name signs in the same style run below the trim line, alternating between "MYRTLE" and "WILLOUGHBY". Vent chambers are located on the tile wall. Both platforms have blue I-beam columns at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black station name plate in white lettering.

Exits

The platforms each have one same-level fare control area at their north ends.[5] The one on the Church Avenue-bound side has a bank of three turnstiles, token booth, and staircase going up to the northwest corner of Marcy and Myrtle Avenues. The one on the Queens-bound side is unstaffed, containing two High Entry/Exit turnstiles and one exit-only turnstile and a short double-wide staircase that goes up to a short landing before a standard perpendicular staircase goes up to the northeast corner of Myrtle and Marcy Avenues.[5][6] Two staircases on both platforms adjacent to fare control go down to a crossunder to allow a free transfer between directions.

Both platforms formerly had another same-level entrance/exit at their south ends and directional signs indicate they led to Willoughby Avenue.[5] The spaces are blocked with chain link fences and some of the single street staircases on each side remain intact.

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MetroCard

MetroCard

The MetroCard is a magnetic stripe card used for fare payment on transportation in the New York City area. It is a payment method for the New York City Subway, New York City Transit buses and MTA buses. The MetroCard is also accepted by several partner agencies: Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE), the PATH train system, the Roosevelt Island Tramway, AirTrain JFK, and Westchester County's Bee-Line Bus System.

Side platform

Side platform

A side platform is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, one for each direction of travel, is the basic design used for double-track railway lines. Side platforms may result in a wider overall footprint for the station compared with an island platform where a single width of platform can be shared by riders using either track.

G (New York City Subway service)

G (New York City Subway service)

The G Brooklyn-Queens Crosstown Local is an 11.4-mile-long (18.3 km) rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored light green since it uses the IND Crosstown Line.

Flushing Avenue station (IND Crosstown Line)

Flushing Avenue station (IND Crosstown Line)

The Flushing Avenue station is a station on the IND Crosstown Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Flushing and Union/Marcy Avenues in the boundary of Bedford–Stuyvesant and Williamsburg, Brooklyn, it is served at all times by the G train.

Church Avenue station (IND Culver Line)

Church Avenue station (IND Culver Line)

The Church Avenue station is an express station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway. Located at Church and McDonald Avenues in Kensington, Brooklyn, it is served by the F and G trains at all times, and by the train during rush hours in the peak direction.

Bedford–Nostrand Avenues station

Bedford–Nostrand Avenues station

The Bedford–Nostrand Avenues station is a station on the IND Crosstown Line of the New York City Subway. Located at Lafayette Avenue between Bedford and Nostrand Avenues in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, it is served by the G train at all times.

Turnstile

Turnstile

A turnstile is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. A turnstile can be configured to enforce one-way human traffic. In addition, a turnstile can restrict passage only to people who insert a coin, ticket, pass, or other method of payment. Modern turnstiles can incorporate biometrics, including retina scanning, fingerprints, and other individual human characteristics which can be scanned. Thus a turnstile can be used in the case of paid access, for example to access public transport, a pay toilet, or to restrict access to authorized people, for example in the lobby of an office building.

Source: "Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues station", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 8th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrtle–Willoughby_Avenues_station.

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Further Reading

Franklin Avenue station (Fulton Street)

Fulton Street station (IND Crosstown Line)

Carroll Street station

23rd Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

Utica Avenue station

Ralph Avenue station (IND Fulton Street Line)

Clinton–Washington Avenues station (IND Fulton Street Line)

Rockaway Avenue station (IND Fulton Street Line)

167th Street station (IND Concourse Line)

Lorimer Street station (BMT Jamaica Line)

46th Street station (IND Queens Boulevard Line)

36th Street station (IND Queens Boulevard Line)

Greenpoint Avenue station

Nassau Avenue station

Flushing Avenue station (IND Crosstown Line)

Bedford–Nostrand Avenues station

Classon Avenue station

Clinton–Washington Avenues station (IND Crosstown Line)
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 "New Crosstown Subway Line Is Opened". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 1, 1937. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d "Review of the G Line: Appendices" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 10, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  6. ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bedford-Stuyvesant" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
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