Owned by MTA Closed May 1882 Opened 16 May 1878 Tracks 2 | Line(s) Evergreen Branch Rebuilt No; Station abandoned Platforms in use 2 | |
Location Myrtle Avenue and Gates Avenue
Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York Owner Metropolitan Transportation Authority Similar Bushwick, Deno's Wonder Wheel A, Prospect Park Zoo, New York Aquarium, 48 Wall Street | ||
Myrtle Avenue was a train station along the Evergreen Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station opened on May 16, 1878, at Myrtle Avenue and Gates Avenue. From the Greenpoint Terminal it took 18 minutes to get here and Myrtle Avenue was 3.26 miles away from Greenpoint Terminal. The station was located under the present-day Myrtle Avenue El. The station closed with the end of passenger service in May 1882.
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