Seneca Avenue station

New York City Subway station in Queens

New York City Subway station in Queens, New York

M (all times)Transit

NYCT Bus: B13, B38, Q58StructureElevatedPlatforms1 island platformTracks2Other informationOpenedFebruary 22, 1915; 109 years ago (February 22, 1915)ClosedJuly 1, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-07-01) (temporary line closure)ReopenedSeptember 1, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-09-01)Opposite-
direction
transferYesTraffic2023617,361^[2]

16.2% Rank357 out of 423^[2]

Services

Preceding station	New York City Subway			Following station
Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue				Forest Avenue toward Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue

Location
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Track layout

Legend

					to Forest Avenue








					to Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues

Street map

Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times

The Seneca Avenue station is a station on the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Palmetto Street and Seneca Avenue in Ridgewood, Queens, it 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]

Station layout

Platform level	Westbound	← toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue weekdays, Essex Street weekends, Myrtle Avenue late nights (Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues)
	Island platform
	Eastbound	→ toward Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue (Forest Avenue) →
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance

This elevated station has two tracks and an island platform. The platform has a steel canopy supported by black and green columns in the center.

To the northeast (railroad south) of the station, the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line curves east to leave the street grid and continue as an elevated structure over the former grade level steam dummy Lutheran Cemetery Line. Southwest of the station, there is space for a center track.

Exits

The station's only entrance/exit is an elevated wooden mezzanine beneath the tracks. It has two staircases to the platform with doors on the landings, turnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs to the southwest and northeast corners of Palmetto Street and Seneca Avenue.^[6]

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 July 20, 2016.

External links

Media related to Seneca Avenue (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line) at Wikimedia Commons
nycsubway.org – BMT Myrtle Avenue Line: Seneca Avenue
Station Reporter — M Train
The Subway Nut — Seneca Avenue Pictures
Seneca Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platform from Google Maps Street View

Stations of the New York City Subway, by service

Queens Boulevard/
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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.