Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues station

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 Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues
 "G" train
MTA NYC logo.svg New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
IND Crosstown Myrtle-Willougby Avenues Southbound Platform.jpg
Staircase to underpass on southbound platform
Station statistics
AddressMyrtle Avenue & Marcy Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11206
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBedford–Stuyvesant
Coordinates40°41′41″N 73°56′57″W / 40.694631°N 73.949103°W / 40.694631; -73.949103Coordinates: 40°41′41″N 73°56′57″W / 40.694631°N 73.949103°W / 40.694631; -73.949103
DivisionB (IND)[1]
Line   IND Crosstown Line
Services   G all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B54
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedJuly 1, 1937; 84 years ago (July 1, 1937)[2]
Station code288[3]
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Traffic
20191,820,637[5]Increase 3%
Rank255 out of 424[5]
Station succession
Next northFlushing Avenue: G all times
Next southBedford–Nostrand Avenues: G all times
Location
Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues station is located in New York City Subway
Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues station
Track layout

Legend
to Flushing Av
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

The Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues station is a station on the IND Crosstown Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Myrtle and Marcy Avenues in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, it is served by the G train at all times.

History[]

This station opened on July 1, 1937, when the entire Crosstown Line was completed between Nassau Avenue and its connection to the IND Culver Line. On this date, the GG was extended in both directions to Smith–Ninth Streets and Forest Hills–71st Avenue.[2]

Station layout[]

G Street level Entrances/exits
B1 Mezzanine Station agent, fare control, MetroCard machines
B2
Platform level
Side platform
Northbound "G" train toward Court Square (Flushing Avenue)
Southbound "G" train toward Church Avenue (Bedford–Nostrand Avenues)
Side platform
Underpass Connection between platforms
Mosaic name tablet
Closed Willoughby Avenue stair

This underground station has two tracks and two side platforms.[6] Both platforms have a light green trim line on a dark green border that is cut up into numerous sections due to the large mosaic name tablets, which read "MYRTLE - WILLOUGHBY AV." on two lines in white sans serif lettering on a dark green background and a light green border. There are small tile directional signs in white lettering on a black background pointing to fare control below the name tablets, and station name signs in the same style run below the trim line, alternating between "MYRTLE" and "WILLOUGHBY". Vent chambers are located on the tile wall. Both platforms have blue I-beam columns at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black station name plate in white lettering.

Exits[]

The platforms each have one same-level fare control area at their north ends.[6] The one on the Church Avenue-bound side has a bank of three turnstiles, token booth, and staircase going up to the northwest corner of Marcy and Myrtle Avenues. The one on the Queens-bound side is unstaffed, containing two High Entry/Exit turnstiles and one exit-only turnstile and a short double-wide staircase that goes up to a short landing before a standard perpendicular staircase goes up to the northeast corner of Myrtle and Marcy Avenues.[6][7] Two staircases on both platforms adjacent to fare control go down to a crossunder to allow a free transfer between directions.

Both platforms formerly had another same-level entrance/exit at their south ends and directional signs indicate they led to Willoughby Avenue.[6] The spaces are blocked with chain link fences and some of the single street staircases on each side remain intact.

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. ^ a b "New Crosstown Subway Line Is Opened". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 1, 1937. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d "Review of the G Line: Appendices" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 10, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  7. ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bedford-Stuyvesant" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.

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