Tompkins Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)

Tompkins Avenue was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It had two tracks and one island platform. It closed on October 4, 1969, after a fire on the elevated structure. The next stop to the north was Sumner Avenue. The next stop to the south was Nostrand Avenue.

 Tompkins Avenue
 
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
AddressMyrtle Avenue & Tompkins Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11206
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBedford-Stuyvesant
Coordinates40.695711°N 73.946367°W / 40.695711; -73.946367
DivisionB (BMT)
ServicesBMT Myrtle Avenue Line
StructureElevated
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedDecember 19, 1889 (December 19, 1889)
ClosedOctober 4, 1969 (October 4, 1969)
Station succession
Next westNostrand Avenue
Next eastSumner Avenue

References

    • "Tompkins Avenue (BMT Myrtle)". nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
    • "BMT Myrtle Avenue Line". nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
    • "Myrtle Avenue El". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
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