Driggs Avenue station

New York City Subway station in Brooklyn, New York

40°42′35.65″N 73°57′44.18″W / 40.7099028°N 73.9622722°W / 40.7099028; -73.9622722DivisionB (BMT)^[1]LineBMT Jamaica LineServicesNone (demolished)StructureElevatedPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationOpenedJune 25, 1888; 136 years ago (1888-06-25)ClosedJuly 3, 1916; 108 years ago (1916-07-03)Traffic2023^[2] Rank out of 423^[2]Station successionNext northMarcy AvenueNext southBroadway Ferry (demolished)

Location
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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)

The Driggs Avenue station was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Jamaica Line in Brooklyn, New York City.

This station was opened on June 25, 1888 as the terminal of the Broadway elevated. When the line was extended to Broadway Ferry on July 14, 1888, this ceased to be the terminal. Mainline BMT Jamaica Line service began providing direct service to Manhattan via the Williamsburg Bridge after 1908.^[3] The station finally closed on July 3, 1916, but the segment of the line remained dormant throughout the 1920s and 1930s before being demolished.^[4]

This elevated station had two tracks and two side platforms.^[5]

References

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ Cudahy, Brian J. (1990). Over and Back: The History of Ferryboats in New York Harbor. New York: Fordham University Press. pp. 175–179. ISBN 0-8232-1245-9.
^ BMT Lines: Brooklyn Manhattan Transit: A History as Seen Through the Company's Maps, Guides and other Documents: 1923-1939," by James Poulous
^ Paul Kahn, Alan; May, Jack (1975). The Tracks of New York Number 2 Brooklyn Elevated Railroads (PDF). Electric Railroaders' Association – via archive.org.

External links

Station Reporter—Broadway El

Stations of the New York City Subway, by line (physical trackage)

Jamaica Line

Demolished stations
- Broadway Ferry
- Driggs Avenue
[← to Essex Street, Nassau St. Line]
Marcy Avenue
Hewes Street
Lorimer Street
Flushing Avenue
Park Avenue
Myrtle Avenue
Kosciuszko Street
Gates Avenue
Halsey Street
Chauncey Street
Broadway Junction
[~~to Atlantic Avenue, Canarsie Line →~~]
Alabama Avenue
Van Siclen Avenue
Cleveland Street
Norwood Avenue
Crescent Street
Cypress Hills
75th Street–Elderts Lane
85th Street–Forest Parkway
Woodhaven Boulevard
104th Street
111th Street
121st Street
[to Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport, Archer Ave. lines →]
Demolished stations
- Metropolitan Avenue
- Queens Boulevard
- Sutphin Boulevard
- 160th Street
- 168th Street

See also: Lists by borough (The Bronx; Brooklyn; Manhattan; Queens); Accessible; Closed; Terminals; Transfer; Commons category

Stations and line segments in italics are closed, demolished, or planned (temporary closures are marked with asterisks). Track connections to other lines' terminals are displayed in brackets. ~~Struck through~~ passenger track connections are closed or unused in regular service.