Central Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)

 Central Avenue
 "M" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
R160 M train arriving at the Metropolitan Avenue-bound platform
Station statistics
AddressCedar Street & Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBushwick
Coordinates40°41′53″N 73°55′31″W / 40.698015°N 73.9252°W / 40.698015; -73.9252
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Myrtle Avenue Line
Services   M all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B38, B54
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedJuly 20, 1889; 135 years ago (1889-07-20)
ClosedMarch 9, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-03-09) (first closing)
July 1, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-07-01) (temporary line closure)
RebuiltAugust 2, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-08-02) (reconstruction)
April 30, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-04-30) (temporary line closure)
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Traffic
2023821,947[2]Increase 3%
Rank329 out of 423[2]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Myrtle Avenue Knickerbocker Avenue
Location
Central Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line) is located in New York City Subway
Central Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)
Central Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line) is located in New York City
Central Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)
Central Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line) is located in New York
Central Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)
Track layout

Unused trackways
to Myrtle Ave–Broadway
lower level
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

The Central Avenue station is a station on the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at Myrtle Avenue and Cedar Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, it is served by the M train at all times.

  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.