Tompkins Avenue
FormerNew York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	Myrtle Avenue & Tompkins Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11206
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bedford–Stuvesant
Coordinates	40°41′45″N73°56′47″W / 40.695711°N 73.946367°W /40.695711; -73.946367
Division	B (BMT)[1]
Services	BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1island platform
Tracks	2
Station succession
Next west	Nostrand Avenue
Next east	Sumner Avenue
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Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekends during the day Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

TheTompkins Avenue station was a station on the demolished section of theBMT Myrtle Avenue Line. The station was located at the intersection ofMyrtle and Tompkins Avenues inBedford–Stuyvesant,Brooklyn, one block east of theMyrtle–Willoughby Avenues station on theIND Crosstown Line, though there were no free transfers between the two stations. The station opened in 1889, and closed in 1969.

The Myrtle Avenue Elevated was constructed by the Union Elevated Railroad Company, which was leased to theBrooklyn Elevated Railroad for its operation. The initial section of the line opened on April 10, 1888, running over Myrtle Avenue from Johnson and Adams Streets to a junction with what was then known as the Main Line at Grand Avenue.^[2][3] Trains continued along Grand Avenue and Lexington Avenue to Broadway, where the line joined theBroadway Elevated, and then along Broadway toEast New York. On April 27, 1889, the line was extended east along Myrtle Avenue to Broadway, including a station at Tompkins Avenue.^[2][3][4][5]

On October 4, 1969, the section of the Myrtle Avenue Elevated between Broadway and Jay Street, including Tompkins Avenue station, was closed and was demolished soon after.^[6]

The elevated station had two tracks and oneisland platform. The station platform was wooden, and was covered by a canopy in the center.^[7]

• "Tompkins Avenue (BMT Myrtle)".nycsubway.org. RetrievedJanuary 25, 2009.
• "BMT Myrtle Avenue Line".nycsubway.org. RetrievedJanuary 25, 2009.
• "Myrtle Avenue El".Station Reporter. Archived fromthe original on June 9, 2011. RetrievedJanuary 25, 2009.

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