Sumner Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)

For the demolished station actually at Sumner Avenue and Lexington Avenue, see Sumner Avenue (BMT Lexington Avenue Line).

Sumner Avenue
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	Myrtle Avenue & Sumner Avenue (Marcus Garvey Boulevard) Brooklyn, NY 11206
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bedford-Stuyvesant
Coordinates	40.696366°N 73.940686°W / 40.696366; -73.940686
Division	B (BMT)[1]
Services	BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	April 27, 1889; 135 years ago (April 27, 1889)
Closed	October 4, 1969; 55 years ago (October 4, 1969)
Traffic
2023	[2]
Rank	out of 423[2]
Station succession
Next west	Tompkins Avenue
Next east	Broadway
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Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekends during the day Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

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.^[3][4] 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][5][6]

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.^[7]

Station layout

This elevated station had two tracks and one island platform. The station's platform was wooden.^[8]

References

1. "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
2. "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
3. Report. January 1, 1890.
4. Roess, Roger P.; Sansone, Gene (August 23, 2012). The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit System. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642304842.
5. "Will Open on Saturday". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. April 25, 1889. p. 1.
6. "The Upper Myrtle Avenue Elevated". The Brooklyn Times Union. April 24, 1889. p. 1.
7. "1,200 on Last Trip On Myrtle Ave. El; Cars Are Stripped". The New York Times. October 4, 1969. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
8. Testagrose, Joe (September 20, 1969). "Station platform in 1969". nycsubway.org.

External links

• "Sumner Avenue (BMT Myrtle)". nycsubway.org. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
• "BMT Myrtle Avenue Line". nycsubway.org. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
• "Myrtle Avenue El". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2009.