Driggs Avenue station

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

 Driggs Avenue
 
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
AddressDriggs Avenue & Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11211
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleWilliamsburg
Coordinates40°42′35.65″N 73°57′44.18″W
DivisionB (BMT)
LineBMT Jamaica Line
ServicesNone (demolished)
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedJune 25, 1888 (1888-06-25)
ClosedJuly 3, 1916 (1916-07-03)
Station succession
Next northMarcy Avenue
Next southBroadway Ferry (demolished)

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.[1] The station finally closed on July 3, 1916, but the segment of the line remained dormant throughout the 1920s and 1930s before being demolished.[2]

This elevated station had two tracks and two side platforms.[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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