Forest Avenue (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)

Forest Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Forest Avenue & Putnam Avenue Queens, NY 11385
Borough	Queens
Locale	Ridgewood
Coordinates	40°42′17″N 73°54′07″W / 40.704619°N 73.901982°W / 40.704619; -73.901982Coordinates: 40°42′17″N 73°54′07″W / 40.704619°N 73.901982°W / 40.704619; -73.901982
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
Services	M  (all times)
Transit connections	New York City Bus: B13, B20, Q58 MTA Bus: Q39, QM24, QM25
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	August 9, 1915 (1915-08-09)
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	1,235,376[1]  4.8%
Rank	331 out of 421
Station succession
Preceding station   New York City Subway   Following station Seneca Avenue toward Myrtle Avenue, Essex Street, or 71st Avenue BMT Myrtle Avenue Line M  Fresh Pond Road toward Metropolitan Avenue
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

Forest Avenue is a station on the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. The station is served by the M train at all times.

Station layout

P Platform level	Westbound	← toward 71st Avenue (weekdays), Essex Street (weekends), Myrtle Avenue (late nights) (Seneca Avenue)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→ toward Metropolitan Avenue (Fresh Pond Road) →
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent
G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance

Northwestern stairs

Forest Avenue has two tracks and an island platform. The exit is at the east end of the station and leads to Forest Avenue. There was also an exit at the west end that lead to Woodward Avenue. The canopy is metal while the mezzanine is wood. West of the station, there is space for a center track.

Forest Avenue Station was originally built in 1915 by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, along with two other nearby stations. The Myrtle Avenue Elevated line was already extended to Middle Village nine years earlier. The station was acquired by Brooklyn Manhattan Transit Company in 1923, and later by the New York City Board of Transportation in 1940.

References

External links

• nycsubway.org—BMT Myrtle Avenue Line: Seneca Avenue
• Station Reporter — M Train
• The Subway Nut — Forest Avenue Pictures
• Putnam Avenue entrance (near Forest Avenue) from Google Maps Street View