Forest Avenue station

New York City Subway station in Queens

New York City Subway station in Queens, New York

NYCT Bus: B13, B20, Q58
MTA Bus: Q39

StructureElevatedPlatforms1 island platformTracks2Other informationOpenedFebruary 22, 1915; 109 years ago (1915-02-22)ClosedJuly 1, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-07-01) (temporary line closure)ReopenedSeptember 1, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-09-01)Opposite-
direction
transferYesTraffic2023923,548^[2]

7.2% Rank307 out of 423^[2]

Services

Preceding station	New York City Subway			Following station
Seneca Avenue toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue				Fresh Pond Road toward Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue

Location
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Track layout

Legend

					to Fresh Pond Road







					to Seneca Avenue

Street map

Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times

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.

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.

Station layout

Platform level	Westbound	← toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue weekdays, Essex Street weekends, Myrtle Avenue late nights (Seneca Avenue)
	Island platform
	Eastbound	→ toward Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue (Fresh Pond Road) →
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard 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.^[6] There was also an exit at the west end that led to Woodward Avenue.

References

^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ Roess, Roger P.; Sansone, Gene (August 23, 2012). The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit System. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642304842.
^ "Article 11 -- No Title" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
^ Senate, New York (State) Legislature (1916). Documents of the Senate of the State of New York. E. Croswell.
^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Ridgewood" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

External links

nycsubway.org – BMT Myrtle Avenue Line: Seneca Avenue
Station Reporter — M Train
The Subway Nut — Forest Avenue Pictures Archived 2018-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
Putnam Avenue entrance (near Forest Avenue) from Google Maps Street View
Platform from Google Maps Street View

Stations of the New York City Subway, by service

Queens Boulevard/
Sixth Avenue Local

See also: Lists by borough (The Bronx; Brooklyn; Manhattan; Queens); Accessible; Closed; Terminals; Transfer; Commons category

Note: Service variations, station closures, and reroutes are not reflected here.
Stations with asterisks have no regular peak, reverse peak, or midday service on that route. See linked articles for more information.

v t e Stations of the New York City Subway, by line (physical trackage)
Myrtle Ave. Line	Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue Fresh Pond Road Forest Avenue Seneca Avenue Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues Knickerbocker Avenue Central Avenue [to Myrtle Avenue, Jamaica Line →] Broadway Demolished stations Sumner Avenue Tompkins Avenue Nostrand Avenue Franklin Avenue Grand Avenue Washington Avenue Vanderbilt Avenue Navy Street Bridge–Jay Streets Adams Street Sands Street
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Stations and line segments in italics are closed, demolished, or planned (temporary closures are marked with asterisks). Track connections to other lines' terminals are displayed in brackets. ~~Struck through~~ passenger track connections are closed or unused in regular service.

Stations of the New York City Subway, by line (physical trackage)

Myrtle Ave. Line

Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue
Fresh Pond Road
Forest Avenue
Seneca Avenue
Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues
Knickerbocker Avenue
Central Avenue
[to Myrtle Avenue, Jamaica Line →]
Broadway
Demolished stations
- Sumner Avenue
- Tompkins Avenue
- Nostrand Avenue
- Franklin Avenue
- Grand Avenue
- Washington Avenue
- Vanderbilt Avenue
- Navy Street
- Bridge–Jay Streets
- Adams Street
- Sands Street

See also: Lists by borough (The Bronx; Brooklyn; Manhattan; Queens); Accessible; Closed; Terminals; Transfer; Commons category

Stations and line segments in italics are closed, demolished, or planned (temporary closures are marked with asterisks). Track connections to other lines' terminals are displayed in brackets. ~~Struck through~~ passenger track connections are closed or unused in regular service.