Broadway Ferry station

Broadway Ferry was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Jamaica Line in Brooklyn, New York City.

 Broadway Ferry
 
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleWilliamsburg
DivisionB (BMT)
LineBMT Jamaica Line
ServicesNone (demolished)
StructureElevated
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedJuly 14, 1888 (1888-07-14)
ClosedJuly 3, 1916 (1916-07-03)
Station succession
Next northDriggs Avenue (demolished)
Next south(Terminus)

This station opened on July 14, 1888, to serve the Broadway Ferry, and closed due in part to the mainline BMT Jamaica Line providing direct service to Manhattan via the Williamsburg Bridge after 1908.[1] The station finally closed on July 3, 1916, but the segment of the line remained dormant throughout the 1920s and 1930s.[2]

This elevated station had two tracks and one island platform. A double crossover was located to the east of the station.[3]

References

  1. Cudahy, Brian J. (1990). Over and Back: The History of Ferryboats in New York Harbor. New York: Fordam University Press. pp. 175–179. ISBN 0-8232-1245-9.
  2. BMT Lines: Brooklyn Manhattan Transit: A History as Seen Through the Company's Maps, Guides and other Documents: 1923-1939," by James Poulous
  3. Paul Kahn, Alan; May, Jack (1975). The Tracks of New York Number 2 Brooklyn Elevated Railroads (PDF). Electric Railroaders' Association via archive.org.


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