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Wyckoff Avenue Station · Opened 12/19/1889

This interesting station has two island platforms with two side tracks and a gap in the middle which once was a third trackway, now railed off. In the center of the station the two island platforms are joined into one wide platform with two stairways down to the mezzanine. After the stairs the center of the platform turns to wood for a brief section before ending and we once again have two island platforms. A look over the rail revealed a section of concrete cross ties for a third trackway. A passageway leads to a long escalator to descend to the BMT Canarsie line. A close observation reveals evidence where street stairs from this level were removed and this mezzanine reduced in size. After leaving this station the line narrows to two tracks.

More on the third track mystery, from a Transit Museum tour of the area hosted by Joe Cunningham: This stretch of the line was originally built as two tracks and the third track was added later, but the center track was never used in service. It ran from Broadway/Myrtle to Myrtle/Wyckoff where the line became two tracks. Myrtle/Wyckoff was originally two isalnd platforms. When the center track was finally removed in 1946, pipe railings were put to prevent falls where the center track used to be. Eventually, wooden planking was placed in the space to make one extra wide island platform. The wood is rotting and is being replaced again by pipe railings.

Artwork: From Earth To Sky, Cadence Giersbach (2007)


(image 64115) (119k, 660x500)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Myrtle
Location: Myrtle/Wyckoff Headhouse/Transfer
Photo by: John Urbanski
Date: 4/19/2007
Notes: Opening ceremony of the new Myrtle-Wycoff transfer and headhouse.
Viewed (this week/total): 4 / 1530


(image 64114) (112k, 660x500)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Myrtle
Location: Myrtle/Wyckoff Headhouse/Transfer
Photo by: John Urbanski
Date: 4/19/2007
Notes: Opening ceremony of the new Myrtle-Wycoff transfer and headhouse.
Viewed (this week/total): 4 / 1396


(image 64129) (146k, 660x577)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Myrtle
Location: Myrtle/Wyckoff Headhouse/Transfer
Photo by: John Urbanski
Date: 4/19/2007
Notes: Map with adjacent panels showing artists' conceptions of the new transfer area/headhouse.
Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 1526


(image 64124) (110k, 660x500)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Myrtle
Location: Myrtle/Wyckoff Headhouse/Transfer
Photo by: John Urbanski
Date: 4/19/2007
Notes: New Myrtle-Wycoff transfer and headhouse.
Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 1207


(image 64125) (109k, 660x636)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Myrtle
Location: Myrtle/Wyckoff Headhouse/Transfer
Photo by: John Urbanski
Date: 4/19/2007
Notes: New Myrtle-Wycoff transfer and headhouse.
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 950


(image 64126) (123k, 660x500)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Myrtle
Location: Myrtle/Wyckoff Headhouse/Transfer
Photo by: John Urbanski
Date: 4/19/2007
Notes: New Myrtle-Wycoff transfer and headhouse.
Viewed (this week/total): 5 / 1453


(image 64127) (109k, 660x500)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Myrtle
Location: Myrtle/Wyckoff Headhouse/Transfer
Photo by: John Urbanski
Date: 4/19/2007
Notes: New Myrtle-Wycoff transfer and headhouse.
Viewed (this week/total): 4 / 1549


(image 64116) (120k, 660x500)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Myrtle
Location: Myrtle/Wyckoff Headhouse/Transfer
Photo by: John Urbanski
Date: 4/19/2007
Notes: Opening ceremony of the new Myrtle-Wycoff transfer and headhouse.
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 817


(image 64117) (185k, 1044x567)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Myrtle
Location: Myrtle/Wyckoff Headhouse/Transfer
Photo by: John Urbanski
Date: 4/19/2007
Notes: Opening ceremony of the new Myrtle-Wycoff transfer and headhouse.
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 1227


(image 64118) (164k, 500x827)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Myrtle
Location: Myrtle/Wyckoff Headhouse/Transfer
Photo by: John Urbanski
Date: 4/19/2007
Notes: New Myrtle-Wycoff transfer and headhouse.
Viewed (this week/total): 7 / 1876


(image 64119) (156k, 660x602)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Myrtle
Location: Myrtle/Wyckoff Headhouse/Transfer
Photo by: John Urbanski
Date: 4/19/2007
Notes: New Myrtle-Wycoff transfer and headhouse.
Viewed (this week/total): 6 / 1709


(image 64128) (118k, 660x500)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Myrtle
Location: Myrtle/Wyckoff Headhouse/Transfer
Photo by: John Urbanski
Date: 4/19/2007
Notes: New Myrtle-Wycoff transfer and headhouse.
Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 1007


(image 62371) (138k, 820x620)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Myrtle
Location: Myrtle/Wyckoff Headhouse/Transfer
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 3/18/2007
Notes: New headhouse at Myrtle (L)/Wyckoff (M) transfer.
Viewed (this week/total): 7 / 2151


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Myrtle
Location: Wyckoff Avenue
Route: M
Car: R160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets) 8333
Photo by: Chris Reidy
Date: 8/26/2008
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 779


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Myrtle
Location: Wyckoff Avenue
Route: M
Car: R160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets) 8457
Photo by: Chris Reidy
Date: 8/26/2008
Viewed (this week/total): 3 / 999


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Myrtle
Location: Wyckoff Avenue
Route: M
Car: R160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets) 8405
Photo by: Michael Hodurski
Date: 4/18/2008
Viewed (this week/total): 4 / 1060


(image 86050) (262k, 1044x699)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Myrtle
Location: Wyckoff Avenue
Route: M
Car: R160A-1 (Alstom, 2005-2008, 4 car sets) 8381
Photo by: Michael Hodurski
Date: 4/18/2008
Viewed (this week/total): 4 / 1018


(image 83192) (223k, 1044x790)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Myrtle
Location: Wyckoff Avenue
Photo by: Roberto C. Tobar
Date: 4/12/2008
Notes: Note center trackway.
Viewed (this week/total): 8 / 972


(image 83194) (200k, 1044x790)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Myrtle
Location: Wyckoff Avenue
Photo by: Roberto C. Tobar
Date: 4/12/2008
Viewed (this week/total): 6 / 680


(image 83191) (202k, 1044x790)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: BMT Myrtle
Location: Wyckoff Avenue
Photo by: Roberto C. Tobar
Date: 4/12/2008
Notes: New skylights and elevator.
Viewed (this week/total): 7 / 1103


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