Sumner Avenue (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)
Sumner Avenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | BMT Myrtle Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | December 19, 1889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | October 4, 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Next north | Broadway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next south | Tompkins Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sumner Avenue was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. It had two tracks and one island platform. It was closed on October 4, 1969, after a fire on the elevated structure. The next stop to the north was Broadway (still in existence, though inactive). The next stop to the south was Tompkins Avenue.
References
- "Sumner Avenue (BMT Myrtle)". nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- "BMT Myrtle Avenue Line". nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- "Myrtle Avenue El". Station Reporter. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
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