Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues (New York City Subway)
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| New York City Subway station Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues |
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|---|---|
| Services | L (BMT Canarsie Line) M (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line) |
| Borough | Brooklyn/Queens |
Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the BMT Canarsie Line and the BMT Myrtle Avenue Lines. It is located at the intersection of Myrtle and Wyckoff Avenues in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, and is served by the L and M trains at all times.
The entire station complex is currently undergoing renovation until 2007.
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[edit] BMT Canarsie Line Platforms
| Station Information | |
|---|---|
| Line | BMT Canarsie Line |
| Services | L |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other | |
| Opened | December 14, 1928 |
| Next North | DeKalb Avenue L |
| Next South | Halsey Street L |
Myrtle Avenue on the BMT Canarsie Line has two tracks and an island platform. A mosaic band is set at eye level, rather than high up on the wall, with brick red, yellow, tan and light blue offset by indigo and maroon. Unlike other Canarsie island platform stations, there are no visible girders in the walls. The ceiling is also lower than those at the other island platform stations. An Interesting Fact about the the station is that for part of it's length, the Canarsie bound side is in Brooklyn, while the Manhattan bound side is in Queens!
South of this station there is a third track for layups or storage, although it is not normally used for this purpose.
[edit] BMT Myrtle Avenue Line Platforms
| Station Information | |
|---|---|
| Line | BMT Myrtle Avenue Line |
| Services | M |
| Platforms | 2 island platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other | |
| Opened | December 19, 1889 |
| Next North | Seneca Avenue M |
| Next South | Knickerbocker Avenue M |
Wyckoff Avenue on the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line has two island platforms and two tracks, with space for a middle third track that is now removed. This is the northernmost station on the line that formerly accommodated three tracks; the remaining four stations have always had two tracks.
[edit] Bus connections
- B13
- B26
- B52
- B54
- Q55
- Q58
[edit] External links
- nycsubway.org — BMT Myrtle Avenue Line: Wyckoff Avenue
- nycsubway.org — BMT Canarsie Line: Myrtle Avenue
- Station Reporter — Myrtle–Wyckoff Complex
