Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues

Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues New York City Subway rapid transit station complex
Head house
Station statistics
Address	Myrtle Avenue & Wyckoff Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11237
Borough	Brooklyn (also serves Queens)
Locale	Bushwick, Brooklyn, Ridgewood, Queens
Coordinates	40°41′58″N 73°54′40″W / 40.699511°N 73.911166°W / 40.699511; -73.911166Coordinates: 40°41′58″N 73°54′40″W / 40.699511°N 73.911166°W / 40.699511; -73.911166
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Canarsie Line BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
Services	L  (all times)      M  (all times)
Connection	New York City Bus: B13, B26, B52, B54, Q55, Q58
Levels	2
Other information
Accessible
Traffic
Passengers (2008)	5.230 million[1][2] ▲ 11.02%
Rank	81 out of 422
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 only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues is a New York City Subway station complex formed by the intersecting stations of the BMT Canarsie Line and the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. Served by the L and M trains at all times, it is located at Myrtle Avenue and Wyckoff Avenue in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. As Wyckoff Avenue (between Gates Avenue and Eldert Street) sits on the boundary line between Brooklyn and Queens, the station also serves the neighborhood of Ridgewood, Queens. The complex is connected by a set of stairs and escalators between the elevated and underground levels.

Beginning in 2004, the station underwent rehabilitation that included structural steel repairs and significant expansion. The work, completed by Judlau Contracting in May 2008, cost $51 million.^[3] On April 19, 2007, the new and expanded main station building at the triangle of Myrtle, Gates and Wyckoff Avenues was formally opened. Improvements to the complex included lighting upgrades, stairway reconfigurations, new interior finishes, and a new communication system. In the fall of 2007, the station became ADA compliant as three new elevators were put into service. A glass enclosed rotunda adorns the front of the building. A separate project to create an intermodal facility that would improve connections to bus routes was in the design phase as of April 2007, with an expected construction time of 17 months.^[4]

BMT Canarsie Line platform

Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Canarsie Line
Services	L  (all times)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	December 14, 1928
Accessible
Station succession
Next north	DeKalb Avenue: L
Next south	Halsey Street: L
Next north	Union Square: L
Next south	Canarsie – Rockaway Parkway: L
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 only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues on the BMT Canarsie Line (originally named Myrtle Avenue) is underground and has two tracks with an island platform. A mosaic band is set at eye level, rather than high up on the wall, with brick red, yellow, tan and light blue offset by indigo and maroon. Unlike other Canarsie Line island platform stations, there are no visible girders in the walls. The ceiling is also lower than those at the other island platform stations. For most of its length, the Canarsie-bound side is located in Brooklyn, while the Manhattan-bound side is in Queens.

South of this station there is a third track for layups or storage, which is used for trains terminating here.

BMT Myrtle Avenue Line platforms

Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
Services	M  (all times)
Platforms	1 island platform (formerly 2)
Tracks	2 (1 removed)
Other information
Opened	December 19, 1889
Accessible
Former/other names	Wyckoff Avenue
Station succession
Next north	Seneca Avenue: M
Next south	Knickerbocker Avenue: M
Next north	Middle Village – Metropolitan Avenue: M
Next south	Flushing Avenue: J  M
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 only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

The center trackway at Wyckoff Avenue

Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues on the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line (originally named Wyckoff Avenue) is an elevated station. At the time of its opening on July 21, 1899, it had a single island platform with two tracks. On July 29, 1914, the station was reconfigured to two island platforms in order to accommodate an additional express track to Broadway – Myrtle Avenue. (The remainder of the line east of this station is a two-track configuration.)

By 1946, the center track was removed, the two platforms were joined together by a wooden walkway near the station's two staircases, and railings were installed where the center track existed. In the 2000s station reconstruction, the double staircases were replaced with a single wide staircase^[5][4], and the former center track was permanently eliminated with concrete connecting walkways and fencing around the gaps.^[4][6]

References

External links

• nycsubway.org — BMT Myrtle Avenue Line: Wyckoff Avenue
• nycsubway.org — BMT Canarsie Line: Myrtle Avenue
• Station Reporter — Myrtle–Wyckoff Complex
• The Subway Nut — Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues (M) Pictures
• MTA's Arts For Transit — Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues