Tompkins Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)

Tompkins Avenue was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It had two tracks and one island platform. It closed on October 4, 1969, after a fire on the elevated structure. The next stop to the north was Sumner Avenue. The next stop to the south was Nostrand Avenue.

Tompkins Avenue
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	Myrtle Avenue & Tompkins Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11206
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bedford-Stuyvesant
Coordinates	40.695711°N 73.946367°W
Division	B (BMT)
Services	BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	December 19, 1889
Closed	October 4, 1969
Station succession
Next west	Nostrand Avenue
Next east	Sumner Avenue
Location
Street map
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 only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops daily except 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)

References

• "Tompkins Avenue (BMT Myrtle)". nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
• "BMT Myrtle Avenue Line". nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
• "Myrtle Avenue El". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2009-01-25.