Vanderbilt Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)

For the demolished station actually at Fulton Street and Vanderbilt Avenue, see Vanderbilt Avenue (BMT Fulton Street Line).

The Vanderbilt Avenue station was a station on the now-demolished BMT Myrtle Avenue Line and BMT Lexington Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It had two tracks and one island platform. It closed on October 4, 1969, along with the rest of the elevated structure, after a fire.^[3] The next stop to the north was Washington Avenue, and to the south was Navy Street.^[4]

Vanderbilt Avenue
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	Myrtle Avenue and Vanderbilt Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Clinton Hill
Coordinates	40.693138°N 73.969847°W / 40.693138; -73.969847
Division	B (BMT)[1]
Services	BMT Myrtle Avenue Line BMT Lexington Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	April 10, 1888; 136 years ago (April 10, 1888)
Closed	1950; 74 years ago (1950) (Lexington Avenue) October 4, 1969; 55 years ago (October 4, 1969) (Myrtle Avenue)
Traffic
2023	[2]
Rank	out of 423[2]
Station succession
Next west	Navy Street
Next east	Washington Avenue
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
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)

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. "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.
4. "Vanderbilt Avenue (BMT Myrtle)". nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2009-01-25.