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Knickerbocker Avenue (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)
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Knickerbocker Avenue is a station on the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
of the New York City Subway
. Located at the intersection of Myrtle and Knickerbocker Avenues in Bushwick, Brooklyn
, it is served by the M
train at all times.
This elevated station, opened on December 19, 1889, has two side platform
s and two tracks with space for a third track that was removed in 1969 when the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line west of the Myrtle Avenue
station was demolished. Both platforms have steel canopies along their entire lengths except for small sections at their extreme north ends. The southern half of both platforms has grey windscreens while the northern half has waist-high steel fences. The station names are in the standard black plates with white lettering.
This station has one elevated station house beneath the platforms and tracks. One staircase from the northern end of each platform goes down to a waiting area/crossover. A turnstile bank provides entrance/exit from the system. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases going down to either side of Myrtle Avenue between Knickerbocker and Greene Avenues. The station formerly had another station house at the south end.
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 extant line is the final remnant of one of the original Brooklyn elevated railroads...
of the New York City Subway
New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
. Located at the intersection of Myrtle and Knickerbocker Avenues in Bushwick, Brooklyn
Bushwick, Brooklyn
Bushwick is a neighborhood in the northern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood, formerly Brooklyn's 18th Ward, is now part of Brooklyn Community Board 4...
, it is served by the M
M (New York City Subway service)
The M Sixth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service of the B Division of the New York City Subway. It is colored orange on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it runs on the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan....
train at all times.
This elevated station, opened on December 19, 1889, has two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s and two tracks with space for a third track that was removed in 1969 when the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line west of the Myrtle Avenue
Myrtle Avenue (BMT Jamaica Line)
Myrtle Avenue is a two-level express station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway...
station was demolished. Both platforms have steel canopies along their entire lengths except for small sections at their extreme north ends. The southern half of both platforms has grey windscreens while the northern half has waist-high steel fences. The station names are in the standard black plates with white lettering.
This station has one elevated station house beneath the platforms and tracks. One staircase from the northern end of each platform goes down to a waiting area/crossover. A turnstile bank provides entrance/exit from the system. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases going down to either side of Myrtle Avenue between Knickerbocker and Greene Avenues. The station formerly had another station house at the south end.
External links
- Station Reporter — M Train
- The Subway Nut — Knickerbocker Avenue Pictures
- Knickerbocker Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View