The Driggs Avenue station was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Jamaica Line in Brooklyn, New York City.
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Former New York City Subway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Address | Driggs Avenue & Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11211 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Williamsburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°42′35.65″N 73°57′44.18″W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | B (BMT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line | BMT Jamaica Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | None (demolished) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | June 25, 1888; 134 years ago (1888-06-25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | July 3, 1916; 106 years ago (1916-07-03) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station succession | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next north | Marcy Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next south | Broadway Ferry (demolished) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[2] The station finally closed on July 3, 1916, but the segment of the line remained dormant throughout the 1920s and 1930s before being demolished.[3]
This elevated station had two tracks and two side platforms.[4]
Stations of the New York City Subway, by line (physical trackage) | |
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