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Myrtle Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)

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 Myrtle Avenue
 "J" train"M" train"Z" train​
MTA NYC logo.svg New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Myrtle Avenue March 2020.jpg
Station platforms, facing west
Station statistics
AddressMyrtle Avenue & Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11206
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBedford–Stuyvesant, Bushwick
Coordinates40°41′49″N 73°56′7″W / 40.69694°N 73.93528°W / 40.69694; -73.93528Coordinates: 40°41′49″N 73°56′7″W / 40.69694°N 73.93528°W / 40.69694; -73.93528
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Jamaica Line
BMT Myrtle Avenue Line (formerly)
Services   J all times (all times)
   M all times (all times)
   Z rush hours, peak direction (rush hours, peak direction)​
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: 20 airtransportation.svg B15, B46, B47, B54
StructureElevated
Levels2 (upper level abandoned)
Platforms3 island platforms (2 in service (lower level), 1 disused (upper level))
cross-platform interchange (lower level)
Tracks3 (lower level), 2 (upper level; removed)
Other information
OpenedJune 25, 1888; 134 years ago (1888-06-25) (lower level)[2]
April 27, 1889; 133 years ago (1889-04-27) (upper level)
ClosedOctober 4, 1969; 53 years ago (1969-10-04) (upper level)
Accessiblenot ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
AccessibilityCross-platform wheelchair transfer available
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Former/other namesMyrtle Avenue–Broadway
Traffic
20193,854,024[4] Increase 1.7%
Rank128 out of 424[4]
Location
Myrtle Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line) is located in New York City Subway
Myrtle Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)
Myrtle Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line) is located in New York City
Myrtle Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)
Myrtle Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line) is located in New York
Myrtle Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)
Track layout

Legend
no regular service
to Broadway Junction
"J" train​"Z" train to Kosciuszko Street
"M" train to Central Avenue
"J" train​"M" train to Flushing Avenue
"J" train​"Z" train to Marcy Avenue
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
For other uses, see Myrtle Avenue (disambiguation).

The Myrtle Avenue station (announced on New Technology Trains as Myrtle Avenue–Broadway station) is a New York City Subway express station on the BMT Jamaica Line. Located at the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Broadway in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, it is served by the J and M trains at all times, and by the Z during rush hours in peak direction.

The station has two platform levels, but all regular passenger service is on the lower platform level of the station. The station has an abandoned upper platform level which previously served the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line to Downtown Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan via the Brooklyn Bridge. Just east of the station, the remaining section of the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line diverges from the BMT Jamaica Line via slip switches in an at-grade junction.

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New Technology Train

New Technology Train

New Technology Train (NTT) is the collective term for the modern passenger fleet of the New York City Subway that has entered service since the turn of the 21st century. This includes the current R142, R142A, R143, R160, R179, R188 and R211 models, along with the planned R262 model. Two prototypes, the R110A and R110B, were used to test the features that would be found on all NTT trains today.

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.

BMT Jamaica Line

BMT Jamaica Line

The BMT Jamaica Line, also known as the Broadway - Brooklyn Line is an elevated rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway, in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, United States. It runs from the Williamsburg Bridge southeast over Broadway to East New York, Brooklyn, and then east over Fulton Street and Jamaica Avenue to Jamaica, Queens. In western Jamaica, the line goes into a tunnel, becoming the lower level of the Archer Avenue lines in central Jamaica. The J and Z trains serve the entire length of the Jamaica Line, and the M serves the line west of Myrtle Avenue.

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.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough, with 2,736,074 residents in 2020.

M (New York City Subway service)

M (New York City Subway service)

The M Queens Boulevard/Sixth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored orange since it uses the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan.

BMT Myrtle Avenue Line

BMT Myrtle Avenue Line

The Myrtle Avenue Line, also called the Myrtle Avenue Elevated, is a fully elevated line of the New York City Subway as part of the BMT division. The line is the last surviving remnant of one of the original Brooklyn elevated railroads. The remnant line operates as a spur branch from the Jamaica Line to Bushwick, Ridgewood, and Middle Village, terminating at its original eastern terminal across the street from Lutheran Cemetery. Until 1969, the line continued west into Downtown Brooklyn and, until 1944, over the Brooklyn Bridge to the Park Row Terminal in Manhattan.

Downtown Brooklyn

Downtown Brooklyn

Downtown Brooklyn is the third largest central business district in New York City, and is located in the northwestern section of the borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is known for its office and residential buildings, such as the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower and the MetroTech Center office complex.

Lower Manhattan

Lower Manhattan

Lower Manhattan, also known as Downtown Manhattan or Downtown New York City, is the southernmost part of Manhattan, the central borough for business, culture, and government in New York City, which is the most populated city in the United States with over 8.8 million residents as of the 2020 census.

Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge

The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first fixed crossing of the East River. It was also the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time of its opening, with a main span of 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m) and a deck 127 ft (38.7 m) above mean high water. The span was originally called the New York and Brooklyn Bridge or the East River Bridge but was officially renamed the Brooklyn Bridge in 1915.

History

The lower level of the station opened on June 25, 1888.[2]

The upper level station, which was marked on signs as Broadway, opened on April 27, 1889, when the Myrtle Avenue Line was extended east along Myrtle Avenue to Broadway. A transfer opportunity was created to the BMT Jamaica Line station.[5][6][7] The previous station located nearby at Stuyvesant Avenue was then closed.[8] The Myrtle Avenue Line was extended from this station to Wyckoff Avenue on July 21, 1889.[9]

The BMT Myrtle Avenue Line from Broadway to Bridge–Jay Streets closed on October 4, 1969, and was replaced via transfer to the B54 bus toward Jay Street.[10]

Station layout

3F
Myrtle Avenue platform 		Former southbound No track or roadbed
Island platform, disused
Former northbound No track or roadbed
2F
Jamaica platforms 		Westbound local[note 1] ← "J" train toward Broad Street (Flushing Avenue)
← "M" train toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue weekdays, Essex Street weekends (Flushing Avenue)
Island platform
Center track ← "J" train"Z" train weekday mornings toward Broad Street (Marcy Avenue)
← "J" train weekday afternoons toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Kosciuszko Street) →
← "z" train PM rush toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Gates Avenue) →
← "M" train late night termination track
→ "M" train late nights toward Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue (Central Avenue) →
← (No express service: Broadway Junction) →
Island platform
Eastbound local[note 1] → "J" train toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Kosciuszko Street) →
→ "M" train toward Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue (Central Avenue) →
1F Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
G Street Level Entrances/exits

Lower level

A weekend R160A M shuttle train on the center track prior to the extension of weekend M service from Myrtle Avenue to Essex Street
A weekend R160A M shuttle train on the center track prior to the extension of weekend M service from Myrtle Avenue to Essex Street

This elevated station, opened on September 16, 1888, on the lower level, has three tracks and two island platforms.[11] The center track is used by J and Z trains when they run express between this station and Marcy Avenue in the peak direction on weekdays during rush hours and middays, as well as by late night M shuttle trains from Metropolitan Avenue. East of this station, J and Z trains continue along Broadway, while M trains branch off through an S curve towards the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. The connection to the Myrtle Avenue Line is one of the few remaining level junctions in the subway as well as one of the few places on revenue tracks with slip switches.[11] From June 2017 until April 2018, this connection was closed due to long-term construction on the Myrtle Avenue Line.[12][13][14]

This station is announced as Myrtle Avenue–Broadway station on New Technology Train cars to distinguish it from the nearby Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues station.[15]

Both platforms have brown canopies with green support columns and frames for their entire length except for a small section at either end.[16] The station signs are in the standard black plates in white lettering.[17]

The 1999 artwork here is called Jammin' Under the El by Verna Hart. It consists of stained glass windows on the platforms' sign structures as well as the station house depicting various scenes related to music.[18]

As part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's 2015–2019 Capital Program, a station entrance will be rebuilt at the northwestern corner of Jefferson Street and Broadway, and a second mezzanine will be reopened.[19][20] In 2019, the MTA announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.[21]

Upper level

The abandoned upper level
The abandoned upper level

The upper level station (which was marked on signs as Broadway) opened on April 27, 1889, and created a transfer opportunity to the BMT Jamaica Line. The previous station located nearby at Stuyvesant Avenue was then closed. The upper level station contained two tracks and an island platform, with stairs to both of the existing platforms on the lower level. The Myrtle Avenue upper level was extended to Wyckoff Avenue on July 21, 1889.[9] The BMT Myrtle Avenue Line from Broadway to Bridge–Jay Streets closed on October 4, 1969, and was replaced via transfer to the B54 bus toward Jay Street.[10]

Exits

Station entrance
Station entrance

The lower level station has an elevated station house to the west underneath the skeletal remains of the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. Two staircases from each platform go down to an elevated cross-under, where a shorter staircase on the Queens-bound side leads to the station house's waiting area. Outside the turnstile bank, there is a token booth and two staircases going down to either of the western corners at Myrtle Avenue and Broadway.[22]

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Island platform

Island platform

An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on twin-track routes due to pragmatic and cost reasons. They are also useful within larger stations where local and express services for the same direction of travel can be provided from opposite sides of the same platform thereby simplifying transfers between the two tracks. An alternative arrangement is to position side platforms on either side of the tracks. The historical use of island platforms depends greatly upon the location. In the United Kingdom the use of island platforms is relatively common when the railway line is in a cutting or raised on an embankment, as this makes it easier to provide access to the platform without walking across the tracks.

J/Z (New York City Subway service)

J/Z (New York City Subway service)

The J Nassau Street Local and Z Nassau Street Express are two rapid transit services in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Their route emblems, or "bullets", are colored brown since they use the BMT Nassau Street Line in Lower Manhattan.

Broad Street station (BMT Nassau Street Line)

Broad Street station (BMT Nassau Street Line)

The Broad Street station is a station on the BMT Nassau Street Line of the New York City Subway at the intersection of Broad and Wall Streets in the Financial District of Manhattan. It serves as the southern terminal for J trains at all times and for Z trains during rush hours in the peak direction.

Flushing Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)

Flushing Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)

The Flushing Avenue station is a local station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Flushing Avenue and Broadway in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, it is served by the J train at all times except weekdays in the peak direction and the M train at all times except late nights. The Z train skips this station when it operates.

M (New York City Subway service)

M (New York City Subway service)

The M Queens Boulevard/Sixth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored orange since it uses the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan.

Forest Hills–71st Avenue station

Forest Hills–71st Avenue station

The Forest Hills–71st Avenue station is an express station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway, located on Queens Boulevard at 71st (Continental) Avenue in Forest Hills, Queens. It is served by the E and F trains at all times, the train during rush hours in the reverse peak direction, the R train at all times except late nights, and the M train on weekdays except late nights. It serves as the terminus for the latter two services.

Marcy Avenue station

Marcy Avenue station

The Marcy Avenue station is a station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Marcy Avenue and Broadway in Brooklyn, it is served by the J train at all times, the M train at all times except late nights, and the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction.

Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer station

Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer station

The Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer station is the northern terminal station of the IND and BMT Archer Avenue Lines of the New York City Subway, located at Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue in Jamaica, Queens. It is served by E and J trains at all times, as well as Z trains during rush hours in the peak direction.

Kosciuszko Street station

Kosciuszko Street station

The Kosciuszko Street station is a local station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the J train at all times. The Z train skips this station when it operates.

Gates Avenue station

Gates Avenue station

The Gates Avenue station is a local station on the elevated BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Gates Avenue and Broadway at the border of Bedford–Stuyvesant and Bushwick, Brooklyn. It is served by the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction and by the J train at all other times.

Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue station

Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue station

The Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue station is a terminal station of the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is located at the intersection of Metropolitan Avenue and Rentar Plaza in Middle Village, Queens. The station is served by the M train at all times.

Central Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)

Central Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)

The Central Avenue station is a station on the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at Myrtle Avenue and Cedar Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, it is served by the M train at all times.

In popular culture

In the 1990 drama Ghost, Patrick Swayze follows his killer, Rick Aviles, leaving the J train onto the station's platform and entrance.[23] In 1994, it was shown in the music video for Here Comes the Hotstepper by Jamaican dancehall artist Ini Kamoze.

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Ghost (1990 film)

Ghost (1990 film)

Ghost is a 1990 American romantic fantasy film directed by Jerry Zucker from a screenplay by Bruce Joel Rubin, and starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn, Vincent Schiavelli, and Rick Aviles. The plot centers on Sam Wheat (Swayze), a murdered banker, whose ghost sets out to save his girlfriend, Molly Jensen (Moore), from the person who killed him – through the help of the psychic Oda Mae Brown (Goldberg).

Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze

Patrick Wayne Swayze was an American actor, dancer, and singer known for playing distinctive lead roles, particularly romantic, tough, and comedic characters. He was also known for his media image and looks; People magazine named Swayze the "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1991.

Rick Aviles

Rick Aviles

Rick Aviles was an American stand-up comedian and actor of Puerto Rican descent, best remembered for portraying the villainous Willie Lopez in the film Ghost.

Here Comes the Hotstepper

Here Comes the Hotstepper

"Here Comes the Hotstepper" is a song co-written and recorded by Jamaican dancehall artist Ini Kamoze. It was released as the lead single from his 1995 album of the same name as well as the soundtrack to the film Prêt-à-Porter. It is known for its "naaaa na na na naaaa..." chorus inspired by the Cannibal and the Headhunters version of "Land of 1000 Dances".

Ini Kamoze

Ini Kamoze

Ini Kamoze is a Jamaican reggae artist who began his career in the early 1980s and rose to prominence in 1994 with the signature song "Here Comes the Hotstepper". The single topped the US Billboard Hot 100 as well as record charts in Denmark and New Zealand, reaching number four on the UK Singles Chart.

Source: "Myrtle Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 24th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrtle_Avenue_station_(BMT_Jamaica_Line).

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Further Reading

J/Z (New York City Subway service)

L (New York City Subway service)

S (New York City Subway service)

Borough Hall/Court Street station

M (New York City Subway service)

N (New York City Subway service)

List of New York City Subway transfer stations

Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues station

Halsey Street station (BMT Jamaica Line)

Gates Avenue station

Broadway station (BMT Astoria Line)

Central Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)

Marcy Avenue station

Hewes Street station

Lorimer Street station (BMT Jamaica Line)

Flushing Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)

Knickerbocker Avenue station

Broadway Junction station
Notes
  1. ^ a b This is a wrong-way concurrency in railroad direction.
References
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  2. ^ a b "The Broadway Line Opened". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. June 25, 1888. p. 6. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  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. ^ Report. January 1, 1890.
  6. ^ Roess, Roger P.; Sansone, Gene (August 23, 2012). The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit System. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642304842.
  7. ^ "Will Open on Saturday". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. April 25, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  8. ^ "Brooklyn Daily Eagle: It Reaches Broadway (April 5, 1889)". bklyn.newspapers.com.
  9. ^ a b "Lost the Second Game". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. July 21, 1889. p. 2.
  10. ^ a b "Service Changes For Myrtle Avenue "El" Riders". www.thejoekorner.com. New York City Transit Authority. October 1969. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  11. ^ a b Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ Rivoli, Dan (March 17, 2016). "M line to be shut down next year for repairs". New York Daily News. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  13. ^ Brown, Nicole (March 18, 2016). "MTA: M line will shut down for part of next year". am New York. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  14. ^ "Myrtle Avenue Line Infrastructure Projects". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  15. ^ NovaBus5189 (November 12, 2016), On Board R160 (M) Train From Middle Village Metropolitan Avenue to Myrtle Avenue-Broadway, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved February 18, 2018
  16. ^ Cox, Jeremiah (July 26, 2013). "The doors close on a R42 J train that will have to leave first because the R160 M train must crossover the other three tracks". subwaynut.com. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  17. ^ Cox, Jeremiah (June 25, 2008). "A close-up of a Myrtle Avenue column sign". subwaynut.com. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  18. ^ "Myrtle Avenue Verna Hart Jammin' Under the EL, 1999". web.mta.info. MTA Arts & Design. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
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  20. ^ https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/BMT_Nassau_Street
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