• Source: Sumner Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)

The Sumner avenue" target="_blank">Avenue station was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Myrtle avenue" target="_blank">Avenue Line. The station was located at the intersection of Myrtle avenue" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">Avenue from Johnson and Adams Streets to a junction with what was then known as the Main Line at Grand avenue" target="_blank">Avenue. Trains continued along Grand avenue" target="_blank">Avenue and Lexington avenue" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">Avenue to Broadway, including a station at Sumner avenue" target="_blank">Avenue.
On October 4, 1969, the section of the Myrtle avenue" target="_blank">Avenue Elevated between Broadway and Jay Street, including Sumner avenue" target="_blank">Avenue station, was closed and was demolished soon after.




Station layout


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




References






External links


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

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
• Myrtle Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)
• Sumner Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)
• BMT Lexington Avenue Line
• Tompkins Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)
• Sumner Avenue station
• Jay Street–MetroTech station
• B15 (New York City bus)
• Fulton Street Line (elevated)
• List of Brooklyn thoroughfares