Washington Avenue (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)
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Washington Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
and BMT Lexington Avenue Line
. It had two tracks and one island platform
. The next stop to the north was Grand Avenue
, and until 1950, the next stop to the north for trains destined for points on the BMT Lexington Avenue Line
was Myrtle Avenue
. The next stop to the south was Vanderbilt Avenue
for both lines. It closed on November 3, 1969, after a fire on the structure.
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...
and BMT Lexington Avenue Line
BMT Lexington Avenue Line
The Lexington Avenue Elevated was the first standard elevated railway in Brooklyn, New York, operated in its later days by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation, and then the City of New York.The original line, as it existed at the end of 1885, traveled...
. It had two tracks and one 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...
. The next stop to the north was Grand Avenue
Grand Avenue (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)
Grand Avenue was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. It had two tracks and two side platforms. It closed on November 3, 1969, after a fire on the elevated structure. Until October 13, 1950, at the same intersection, though at a different set of platforms, was the...
, and until 1950, the next stop to the north for trains destined for points on the BMT Lexington Avenue Line
BMT Lexington Avenue Line
The Lexington Avenue Elevated was the first standard elevated railway in Brooklyn, New York, operated in its later days by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation, and then the City of New York.The original line, as it existed at the end of 1885, traveled...
was Myrtle Avenue
Myrtle Avenue (BMT Lexington Avenue Line)
Myrtle Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line. It had two tracks and two side platforms. It was located at the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Grand Avenue in Brooklyn. It closed on October 13, 1950, although the other BMT station at that location, Grand Avenue was in...
. The next stop to the south was Vanderbilt Avenue
Vanderbilt Avenue (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)
Vanderbilt Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. It had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. It closed on November 4, 1969, along with the rest of the structure, after a fire on the structure. The next stop to the north was Washington Avenue. The next stop to the south was Navy...
for both lines. It closed on November 3, 1969, after a fire on the structure.