Franklin Avenue (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)

Franklin Avenue
Former New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Borough	Brooklyn
Services	BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	December 19, 1889 (December 19, 1889)
Closed	October 4, 1969 (October 4, 1969)
Station succession
Next north	Nostrand Avenue
Next south	Grand Avenue(1889-1953) Washington Avenue(1953-1969)

Franklin Avenue was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. The station was opened on December 19, 1889 and had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. The next stop to the north was Nostrand Avenue. The next stop to the south was Grand Avenue, until 1953 when it was replaced by Washington Avenue. It was closed on October 4, 1969, after a fire on the elevated structure.

References

http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?214:395

New York City Subway stations

Myrtle Ave. Line	Metropolitan Avenue Fresh Pond Road Forest Avenue Seneca Avenue Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues Knickerbocker Avenue Central Avenue [to Myrtle Avenue, Jamaica Line →] Broadway Demolished stations Sumner Avenue Tompkins Avenue Nostrand Avenue Franklin Avenue Grand Avenue Washington Avenue Vanderbilt Avenue Navy Street Bridge–Jay Streets

See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Stations and line segments in italics are closed or demolished. Track connections to other lines' terminals are displayed in brackets. ~~Struck through~~ passenger track connections are closed or unused in regular service.

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