Driggs Avenue station

The Driggs Avenue station was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Jamaica Line in Brooklyn, New York City.

AddressDriggs Avenue and Broadway
Brooklyn, New York 11211

BoroughBrooklyn

LocaleWilliamsburg

Coordinates40°42′35.65″N 73°57′44.18″W

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Driggs Avenue
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	Driggs Avenue and Broadway Brooklyn, New York 11211
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Williamsburg
Coordinates	40°42′35.65″N 73°57′44.18″W
Division	B (BMT)[1]
Line	BMT Jamaica Line
Services	None (demolished)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	June 25, 1888; 138 years ago (1888-06-25)[2]
Closed	July 3, 1916; 110 years ago (1916-07-03)[3]
Station succession
Next north	Marcy Avenue
Next south	Broadway Ferry (demolished)
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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)

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This station was opened on June 25, 1888, as the terminal of the Broadway elevated. When the line was extended to Broadway Ferry on July 14, 1888, this ceased to be the terminal. Mainline BMT Jamaica Line service began providing direct service to Manhattan via the Williamsburg Bridge after 1908.^[4] The station finally closed on July 3, 1916, but the segment of the line remained dormant throughout the 1920s and 1930s before being demolished.^[5]

This elevated station had two tracks and two side platforms.^[6]

The street's name honors Edmund H. Driggs who represented this neighborhood in Congress at the end of the 19th century.^[7]