Forest Avenue station

Forest Avenue is a station on the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located on a private right-of-way in Ridgewood, Queens, the station is served by the M train at all times.

 Forest Avenue
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
AddressForest Avenue & Putnam Avenue
Queens, NY 11385
BoroughQueens
LocaleRidgewood
Coordinates40.704619°N 73.901982°W / 40.704619; -73.901982
DivisionB (BMT)
LineBMT Myrtle Avenue Line
Services   M  (all times)
Transit NYCT Bus: B13, B20, Q58
MTA Bus: Q39
StructureElevated
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedAugust 9, 1915 (1915-08-09)
ClosedJuly 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) (temporary line closure)
ReopenedSeptember 1, 2017 (2017-09-01)
Station code110[1]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
20191,310,163[2]  41.2%
Rank323 out of 424[2]
Station succession
Next eastFresh Pond Road: M 
Next westSeneca Avenue: M 

Station layout
P
Platform level		 Westbound ← toward Forest Hills weekdays, Essex Street weekends, Myrtle Avenue late nights (Seneca Avenue)
Island platform
Eastbound → toward Metropolitan Avenue (Fresh Pond Road) →
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
G Street level Exit/entrance

Forest Avenue has two tracks and an island platform. The canopy is metal while the mezzanine under the station is wood.

Northwestern stairs

Forest Avenue Station was originally built in 1915 by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, along with two other nearby stations. The Myrtle Avenue Elevated line was already extended to Middle Village nine years earlier. The station was acquired by Brooklyn Manhattan Transit Company in 1923, and later by the New York City Board of Transportation in 1940.

Exits

The only open exit is at the east end of the station. Stairs from the platform lead down to a mezzanine below the tracks, from which two stairs lead to the western side of Forest Avenue on opposite sides of the intersection of Fairview and Putnam Avenues.[3] There was also an exit at the west end that led to Woodward Avenue.

References
  1. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  2. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Ridgewood" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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