Washington Avenue (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)

Washington Avenue
Former New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Borough	Brooklyn
Services	BMT Myrtle Avenue Line BMT Lexington Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	February 13, 1888 (February 13, 1888)
Closed	1950 (1950) (Lex Ave.) October 4, 1969 (October 4, 1969) (Myrtle)
Station succession
Next north	Grand Avenue (Myrtle) Myrtle Avenue (Lexington)
Next south	Vanderbilt Avenue

Washington Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Myrtle Avenue Line and BMT Lexington Avenue Line. It was opened on February 13, 1888 and 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 October 4, 1969, after a fire on the structure.

References

"Washington Avenue (BMT Myrtle)". nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
"Lexington Avenue El". Station Reporter. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
"Myrtle Avenue El". Station Reporter. Retrieved 2009-01-25.

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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