Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues (New York City Subway)

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New York City Subway station Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues
Station information
Services	L M
Other

Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the BMT Canarsie Line and the BMT Myrtle Avenue Lines. It is located at the intersection of Myrtle and Wyckoff Avenues in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, and is served by the L and M trains at all times.

The entire station complex is currently undergoing renovation until 2007.

1 BMT Canarsie Line platform
2 BMT Myrtle Avenue Line platforms
3 Bus connections
4 External links

[edit] BMT Canarsie Line platform

Station information
Line	BMT Canarsie Line
Services	L
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other
Opened	December 14, 1928
Next north	DeKalb Avenue L
Next south	Halsey Street L

Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues on the BMT Canarsie Line has two tracks and an island platform. A mosaic band is set at eye level, rather than high up on the wall, with brick red, yellow, tan and light blue offset by indigo and maroon. Unlike other Canarsie island platform stations, there are no visible girders in the walls. The ceiling is also lower than those at the other island platform stations. An Interesting Fact about the the station is that for part of it's length, the Canarsie bound side is in Brooklyn, while the Manhattan bound side is in Queens!

South of this station there is a third track for layups or storage, although it is not normally used for this purpose.

[edit] BMT Myrtle Avenue Line platforms

Station information
Line	BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
Services	M
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	2
Other
Opened	December 19, 1889
Next north	Seneca Avenue M
Next south	Knickerbocker Avenue M

Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues on the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line has two island platforms and two tracks, with space for a middle third track that is now removed. This is the northernmost station on the line that formerly accommodated three tracks; the remaining four stations have always had two tracks.