Forest Avenue station

New York City Subway station in Queens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Forest Avenue station is a station on the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located on a private right-of-way in Ridgewood, Queens, the station is served by the M train at all times. The station opened in 1915 as part of the Dual Contracts.

AddressForest Avenue & Putnam Avenue
Queens, New York
BoroughQueens
LocaleRidgewood
Coordinates40.704619°N 73.901982°W / 40.704619; -73.901982
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 Forest Avenue
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AddressForest Avenue & Putnam Avenue
Queens, New York
BoroughQueens
LocaleRidgewood
Coordinates40.704619°N 73.901982°W / 40.704619; -73.901982
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Myrtle Avenue Line
Services   M all times (all times)
Transit
StructureElevated
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedFebruary 22, 1915; 111 years ago (1915-02-22)
ClosedJuly 1, 2017; 9 years ago (2017-07-01) (temporary line closure)
ReopenedSeptember 1, 2017; 8 years ago (2017-09-01)
AccessibleNo; planned
Traffic
2024998,920[2]Increase 8.2%
Rank291 out of 423[2]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Seneca Avenue Fresh Pond Road
Location
Forest Avenue station is located in New York City Subway
Forest Avenue station
Location within New York City Subway
Forest Avenue station is located in New York City
Forest Avenue station
Location within New York City
Forest Avenue station is located in New York
Forest Avenue station
Location within New York
Track layout

Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times
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History

This station opened on February 22, 1915 by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company as part of a project to elevate a portion of the Myrtle Avenue Line, which had run at street level. This work was completed as part of the Dual Contracts.[3][4][5] The Myrtle Avenue Elevated line was already extended to Middle Village nine years earlier. The station was acquired by Brooklyn Manhattan Transit Company in 1923, and later by the New York City Board of Transportation in 1940.

As part of its 2025–2029 Capital Program, the MTA has proposed making the station wheelchair-accessible in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.[6]

Station layout

Platform level Westbound "M" train toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue weekdays, Essex Street weekends, Myrtle Avenue late nights (Seneca Avenue)
Island platform
Eastbound "M" train toward Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue (Fresh Pond Road)
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, OMNY machines
Ground Street level Exit/entrance

This elevated station has two tracks and an island platform. The canopy is metal while the mezzanine under the station is wood.

Exits

The only open exit is at the east end of the station. Stairs from the platform lead down to a mezzanine below the tracks, from which two stairs lead to the western side of Forest Avenue on opposite sides of the intersection of Fairview and Putnam Avenues.[7] There was also an exit at the west end that led to Woodward Avenue.

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