July 16, 1974; 50 years ago (1974-07-16) (fire-related closure) July 1, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-07-01) (temporary line closure)
Rebuilt
August 9, 1915; 109 years ago (1915-08-09) (relocation) 1980; 44 years ago (1980) (fire-related rebuilding) September 1, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-09-01) (temporary line closure)
The station originally opened on October 1, 1906, to serve the adjacent Lutheran cemetery. It was part of an extension of the line past Wyckoff Avenue along a former steam dummy surface line.[2] A second station opened on August 9, 1915, west of the original facility,[2] while the other former surface stations were elevated. On July 16, 1974, a fire completely destroyed the original wooden platform and station house along with three R27 cars and one R30 car, along with some fire damage done to four R32 cars, and the station had to be completely rebuilt.[4] It reopened in 1980 with the current concrete platform and brick stationhouse.
By railroad and service directions, the station is the southern terminal of both the Myrtle Avenue Line and full-length M train. It was the northern terminal of the M train by service direction before its reroute on June 27, 2010.[5][6][7][8] Even though this is the M's southern terminal by railroad direction, the service's late-night terminus, Myrtle Avenue, is geographically further south, but the weekend and weekday terminals at Essex Street and Forest Hills–71st Avenue, respectively, are geographically further north.
Station layout
Ground level
Exit/entrance
Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines Station at street level
← toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue weekdays, Essex Street weekends, Myrtle Avenue late nights (Fresh Pond Road)
The station, built on an embankment with the north end at street level,[2][4] has two tracks and a concrete island platform with benches. The tracks end at bumper blocks at the north end of the platform. A steel canopy with fluorescent lights and supported by silver columns covers the entire platform.
On the side of the westernmost track opposite from the platform is an employee-only facility. The control tower for the Myrtle Avenue Line is at the south end of the platform. Just to the south of the station lies the Fresh Pond Yard. It is only accessible from this station, so trains coming from Manhattan and Brooklyn must first enter the station, then reverse into the yard.
Exit
Station entrance
The grade-level station house, the station's only entrance, is located at the eastern corner of Rentar Plaza and Metropolitan Avenue.[9] It is made of bricks with glass windows.[10] There are two pairs of doors leading to the platform, turnstile bank and token booth. Also, there are two pairs of doors out to the street corner and another door along Metropolitan Avenue. Because the station house is at ground level and the platform extends out of the station house, this station is fully ADA-accessible, without an elevator or ramp.[11]
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.
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.
