Sumner Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line) explained

Type:former
Sumner Avenue
Service Custom:BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Address:Myrtle Avenue & Sumner Avenue (Marcus Garvey Boulevard)
Brooklyn, NY 11206
Borough:Brooklyn
Locale:Bedford-Stuyvesant
Coordinates:40.6964°N -73.9407°W
Division:BMT
Structure:Elevated
Next East:Broadway
Next Topwest:Tompkins Avenue

The Sumner Avenue station was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. The station was located at the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Sumner Avenues (now Marcus Garvey Boulevard) in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The station opened in 1889, and closed in 1969.

History

The Myrtle Avenue Elevated was constructed by the Union Elevated Railroad Company, which was leased to the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad for its operation. The initial section of the line opened on April 10, 1888, running over Myrtle Avenue from Johnson and Adams Streets to a junction with what was then known as the Main Line at Grand Avenue.[1] [2] Trains continued along Grand Avenue and Lexington Avenue to Broadway, where the line joined the Broadway Elevated, and then along Broadway to East New York. On April 27, 1889, the line was extended east along Myrtle Avenue to Broadway, including a station at Sumner Avenue.[3] [4]

On October 4, 1969, the section of the Myrtle Avenue Elevated between Broadway and Jay Street, including Sumner Avenue station, was closed and was demolished soon after.[5]

Station layout

This elevated station had two tracks and one island platform. The station's platform was wooden.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Report. January 1, 1890. en.
  2. Book: The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit System. Roess. Roger P.. Sansone. Gene. August 23, 2012. Springer Science & Business Media. 9783642304842. en.
  3. News: . . Will Open on Saturday. April 25, 1889. 1.
  4. News: The Brooklyn Times Union. The Upper Myrtle Avenue Elevated. April 24, 1889. 1.
  5. News: 1,200 on Last Trip On Myrtle Ave. El; Cars Are Stripped. October 4, 1969. The New York Times. 0362-4331. June 5, 2016.
  6. Web site: Station platform in 1969. Joe. Testagrose. September 20, 1969. nycsubway.org.