The Adams Street station was a station on the demolished

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and

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. It had 2 tracks and 2

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

s. It was opened on February 13, 1888, as "City Hall Station" and closed on March 5, 1944. The next stop to the north was Bridge–Jay Streets. The next stop to the south was Sands Street.

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Adams Street MJ Line (NYCSubway.org)Last Days of the Myrtle Avenue El (Forgotten New York.com)
Defunct BMT Myrtle Avenue Line stations Former elevated and subway stations in Brooklyn Railway stations in the United States opened in 1888 Railway stations closed in 1944 1888 establishments in New York (state) 1944 disestablishments in New York (state) Defunct New York City Subway stations located aboveground {{Brooklyn-railstation-stub