Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues station

Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues   NYCT Bus: B54
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	July 1, 1937; 86 years ago (July 1, 1937)[2]
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	1,265,040[3]  6.3%
Rank	251 out of 423[3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Flushing Avenue toward Court Square Bedford–Nostrand Avenues toward Church Avenue
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to Flushing Avenue to Bedford–Nostrand Avenues
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

The Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues station is a station on the IND Crosstown Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Myrtle and Marcy Avenues in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, it is served by the G train at all times. There are no open exits at Willoughby Avenue.

History

This station opened on July 1, 1937, when the entire Crosstown Line was completed between

Station layout

Ground	Street level	Entrances/exits
Mezzanine		Station agent, fare control, MetroCard machines
Basement 2	Side platform
	Northbound	← toward Court Square (Flushing Avenue)
	Southbound	→ toward Church Avenue (Bedford–Nostrand Avenues) →
	Side platform
	Underpass	Connection between platforms

This underground station has two tracks and two

lettering on a dark green background and a light green border. There are small tile directional signs in white lettering on a black background pointing to fare control below the name tablets, and station name signs in the same style run below the trim line, alternating between "MYRTLE" and "WILLOUGHBY". Vent chambers are located on the tile wall. Both platforms have blue I-beam columns at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black station name plate in white lettering.

Exits

The platforms each have one same-level

Two staircases on both platforms adjacent to fare control go down to a crossunder to allow a free transfer between directions.

Both platforms formerly had another same-level entrance/exit at their south ends and directional signs indicate they led to Willoughby Avenue.[4] The spaces are blocked with chain link fences and some of the single street staircases on each side remain intact.

References

External links

• nycsubway.org – IND Crosstown Line: Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues
• Station Reporter — G Train
• The Subway Nut — Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues Pictures
• Myrtle Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View