Court Street–Myrtle Avenue station

Court Street – Myrtle Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line. The Fulton Street Elevated was built by the Kings County Elevated Railway Company and this station started service on April 24, 1888.[1][2][3] The station had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms.[4] Eastbound trains would stop at Court Street, while westbound trains would stop at Myrtle Avenue. It was served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line, and until 1920, trains of the BMT Brighton Line. This station was served by steam locomotives between 1888 and 1899. In 1898, the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) absorbed the Kings County Elevated Railway, and it took over the Fulton Street El, and it was electrified on July 3, 1899.[5] It also had a connection to the streetcar line of the same name. It closed on June 1, 1940,[2] when all service from Fulton Ferry and Park Row to Rockaway Avenue was abandoned, as it came under city ownership.[3]

Court Street–Myrtle Avenue
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	Fulton Street, Court Street and Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Fulton Street Line BMT Brighton Line (until 1920)
Services	None (demolished)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	April 24, 1888
Closed	June 1, 1940
Station succession
Next north	Fulton Ferry (Ferry) Sands Street (Brooklyn Bridge) Tillary Street (originally)
Next south	Boerum Place
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 in the peak direction Stops daily except 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. "General Jourdan Congratulated on an Anspicious Opening of His Line–Rapid Transit on Fulton Street at Last". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. April 24, 1888. Retrieved February 19, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Fulton Street 'L' Was Last Word In Progreess at '88 opening". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 31, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "www.nycsubway.org: The Fulton Street Elevated (Brooklyn)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
4. "Fulton Street Elevated Line". 2013-04-08. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
5. "THE FULTON EL (A TRAIN)". www.robertkopolovicz.com. Retrieved 2016-02-19.

External links

• Court Street - Myrtle Avenue; BMT Fulton Street Line (NYCSubway.org)