Sumner Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)

 Sumner Avenue
 
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
AddressMyrtle Avenue & Sumner Avenue (Marcus Garvey Boulevard)
Brooklyn, NY 11206
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBedford-Stuyvesant
Coordinates40°41′47″N 73°56′26″W / 40.696366°N 73.940686°W / 40.696366; -73.940686
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
ServicesBMT Myrtle Avenue Line
StructureElevated
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedApril 27, 1889; 135 years ago (April 27, 1889)
ClosedOctober 4, 1969; 55 years ago (October 4, 1969)
Traffic
2023[2]
Rank out of 423[2]
Station succession
Next westTompkins Avenue
Next eastBroadway
Location
Sumner Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line) is located in New York City Subway
Sumner Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)
Sumner Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line) is located in New York City
Sumner Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)
Sumner Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line) is located in New York
Sumner Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)
Street map

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Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops in station at all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops late nights and weekends Stops late nights and weekends only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day
Stops weekends during the day Stops weekends during the day
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Station closed Station is closed
(Details about time periods)

The Sumner Avenue station was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. The station was located at the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Sumner Avenues (now Marcus Garvey Boulevard) in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The station opened in 1889, and closed in 1969.

  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.