Myrtle Avenue station (LIRR)

Myrtle Avenue
Location Myrtle Avenue and Gates Avenue
Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates 40°41′58″N 73°54′44″W / 40.699412°N 73.912185°W / 40.699412; -73.912185Coordinates: 40°41′58″N 73°54′44″W / 40.699412°N 73.912185°W / 40.699412; -73.912185
Owned by MTA
Line(s)
  Evergreen Branch
Platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks 2
History
Opened May 16, 1878
Closed May 1882
Rebuilt No; Station abandoned
Services
None
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station
Former services
Ridgewood   Evergreen Branch   Cooper Avenue

Myrtle Avenue was a train station along the Evergreen Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station opened on May 16, 1878, at Myrtle Avenue and Gates Avenue.[1] From the Greenpoint Terminal it took 18 minutes to get here[2] and Myrtle Avenue was 3.26 miles away from Greenpoint Terminal.[3] The station was located under the present-day Myrtle Avenue El.[4][5] The station closed with the end of passenger service in May 1882.[6][7][8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Robert Emery Track Map Linden Street to Decatur Street
  2. ↑ 1880 Manhattan Beach Timetable
  3. ↑ "1879 REPORT TO NEW YORK STATE RAILROAD COMMISSION". arrts-arrchives.com.
  4. ↑ SEPTEMBER 9, 1956 FAN TRIP AT RIDGEWOOD BETWEEN PALMETTO STREET AND MYRTLE AVENUE. NOTE OPEN EL CARS ON MYRTLE AVENUE EL. BILL RUGEN PHOTO
  5. ↑ SEPTEMBER 9, 1956 FAN TRIP WEST SIDE OF MYRTLE AVENUE.
  6. ↑ "Evergreen Branch". lirrhistory.com.
  7. ↑ "LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY". trainsarefun.com.
  8. ↑ Arrts Archives Map of Evergreen Branch


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