Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)

 Middle Village–
 Metropolitan Avenue
 "M" train
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address 67-28 Metropolitan Avenue
Queens, NY 11379
Borough Queens
Locale Middle Village and Glendale
Coordinates 40°42′44″N 73°53′21″W / 40.712232°N 73.889194°W / 40.712232; -73.889194Coordinates: 40°42′44″N 73°53′21″W / 40.712232°N 73.889194°W / 40.712232; -73.889194
Division B (BMT)
Line BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
Services       M  (all times)
Transit connections New York City Bus: Q54
MTA Bus: Q38, Q67
Structure At-grade at northern end; western side sloped into an embankment at southern end
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened October 1, 1906 (1906-10-01)[1]
Closed July 16, 1974 (1974-07-16) (fire-related closure)
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) (temporary line closure)
Rebuilt August 9, 1915 (1915-08-09) (relocation)
1980 (1980) (fire-related rebuilding)
September 1, 2017 (2017-09-01) (temporary line closure)
Station code 108[2]
Accessible ADA-accessible
Former/other names Metropolitan Avenue
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 875,782[3] Decrease 35.8%
Rank 376 out of 425
Station succession
Next east (Terminal): M 
Next west Fresh Pond Road: M 
Next east none: M 
Next west Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues: M 

Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue 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.

History

Turnstile bank

The station originally opened on October 1, 1906, to serve the adjacent Lutheran cemetery. It was part of an extension of the line past Wyckoff Avenue along a former steam dummy surface line.[1] A second station opened on August 9, 1915, west of the original facility,[1] while the other former surface stations were elevated. On July 16, 1974, a fire completely destroyed the original wooden platform and station house along with R27 cars 8202, 8203, 8237 and R30 car 8512 along with some fire damage done to R32 cars 3549, 3659, 3694 and 3695, and the station had to be completely rebuilt.[4] It reopened in 1980 with the current concrete platform and brick stationhouse.

By railroad and service directions, the station is the southern terminal of both the Myrtle Avenue Line and full-length M train. It was the northern terminal of the M train by service direction before its reroute on June 27, 2010.[5][6][7][8] Even though this is the M's southern terminal by railroad direction, the service's late-night terminus, Myrtle Avenue, is geographically further south, but the weekend and weekday terminals at Essex Street and Forest Hills–71st Avenue, respectively, are geographically further north.

Station layout

Track layout
New York Connecting Railroad
to Fresh Pond Rd
Bay Ridge Branch
G
Street level		 Exit/entrance Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
(Station at street level)
Track 2 ← "M" train toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue weekdays, Essex Street weekends,
← "M" train Myrtle Avenue nights (Fresh Pond Road)
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Track 1 ← "M" train toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue weekdays, Essex Street weekends,
← "M" train Myrtle Avenue nights (Fresh Pond Road)

The station, built on an embankment with the north end at street level,[1][4] has two tracks and a concrete island platform with benches. The tracks end at bumper blocks at the north end of the platform. A steel canopy with fluorescent lights and supported by silver columns covers the entire platform.

On the side of the westernmost track opposite from the platform is an employee-only facility. The control tower for the Myrtle Avenue Line is at the south end of the platform. Just to the south of the station lies the Fresh Pond Yard. It is only accessible from this station, so trains coming from Manhattan and Brooklyn must first enter the station, then reverse into the yard.

Exit

Station entrance

The grade-level station house, the station's only entrance, is made of bricks with glass windows,[9] located at the eastern corner of Rentar Plaza and Metropolitan Avenue.[10] It has two pairs of doors leading to the platform, turnstile bank and token booth. Also, there are two pairs of doors out to the street corner and another door along Metropolitan Avenue. Because the station house is at ground level and the platform extends out of the station house, this station is fully ADA-accessible, but does not have an elevator or ramp.[11]

Points of interest

Directly adjacent to the station is the New York Connecting Railroad, which travels north in an open-cut. South of the station, it becomes continuous with the Long Island Rail Road's Bay Ridge Branch.[9][10] Past the station on its east side is Christ the King Regional High School.[9][10] Directly to the west of the station is Metro Mall, a large shopping mall with relatively few stores. The station is located at Metropolitan Avenue's intersection with Rentar Plaza, which is the access road to the mall's parking lots.[9][10][12] The Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery is located on the northern and eastern sides of the station.[9][10][12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "New L Train Service to Lutheran Cemetery: B.R.T. Opens a Line To-morrow That Takes Passengers Into Queens County". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 30, 1906. p. 33. Retrieved September 28, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "12 Passengers Led to Safety After Fire On Train Platform" (PDF). The New York Times. July 17, 1974. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Memorandum: Modifications to 2010 NYC Transit Service Reductions" (PDF). mta.info. MTA New York City Transit Authority. March 19, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  6. ↑ Grynbaum, Michael M. (March 19, 2010). "Under a New Subway Plan, the V Stands for Vanished". The New York Times. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  7. ↑ "2010 NYC Transit Service Reductions" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. January 27, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 25, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Review of the G Line" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 10, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Dave Frattini (May 27, 2014). The Underground Guide to New York City Subways. St. Martin's Press. pp. 213–. ISBN 978-1-4668-7249-3.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Ridgewood" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  11. ↑ "NYC Official Accessibility Guide" (PDF). nyc.gov. City of New York. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  12. 1 2 "SUBWAY-SIDEWALK INTERFACE PROJECT TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM IV ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES" (PDF). transalt.org. New York City Department of City Planning,. November 2000. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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