Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues station

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.[1]

Track layout
to Flushing Av to Bedford–Nostrand Avs

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

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

Exits

Closed Willoughby stair

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.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues (IND Crosstown Line).

• nycsubway.org – IND Crosstown Line: Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues
• Station Reporter — G Train
• The Subway Nut — Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues Pictures
• Myrtle Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View