BMT
The Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation concentrated on Brooklyn, but had some lines into Queens. Only the ones that significantly entered Queens are shown here; see list of streetcar lines in Brooklyn for the others (mainly into Ridgewood).
Name | From | To | Route | Notes |
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Metropolitan Avenue Line | Brooklyn | Jamaica | Metropolitan Avenue | built by the Broadway Ferry and Metropolitan Avenue Railroad? abandoned June 12, 1949 now the Q54 bus |
Richmond Hill Line | Brooklyn | Jamaica | Myrtle Avenue | abandoned April 26, 1950 now the Q55 bus |
Jamaica Line | Brooklyn | Jamaica | Jamaica Avenue | opened by the East New York and Jamaica Railroad on May 7, 1863 abandoned November 30, 1947 now the Q56 bus |
Flushing Avenue Line | Brooklyn | Maspeth | Flushing Avenue | abandoned November 21, 1948 now the B57 bus |
Flushing-Ridgewood Line | Ridgewood | Flushing | Fresh Pond Road, Grand Avenue, and Corona Avenue | abandoned July 17, 1949 now the Q58 bus |
Grand Street Line | Brooklyn | Elmhurst | Grand Avenue | built by the Grand Street and Newtown Railroad in 1876 abandoned December 11, 1949 now the Q59 bus |
North Beach Line | Corona | North Beach | Junction Boulevard | abandoned August 25, 1949 now the Q72 bus |
Cypress Hills Cemetery Line | Ridgewood | Cypress Hills Cemetery | Cypress Avenue | opened by the Bushwick Railroad on May 26, 1878 abandoned September 1, 1947 |
Read more about this topic: List Of Streetcar Lines In Queens