Demolished section This section of the line closed in three stages. Service past Bridge–Jay Streets ended in 1944. Service on the section shared with the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line ended in 1969 when that line closed, 19 years after the BMT Lexington Avenue Line itself was demolished between Washington Avenue on the Myrtle Avenue Line and Gates Avenue on the Jamaica Line. BMT Jamaica Line Just before Gates Avenue, Lexington Avenue trains joined the BMT Jamaica Line. The section of the BMT Jamaica Line used by Lexington Avenue trains is now used by the . The former connection to the BMT Lexington Avenue Line can be seen just west of Gates Avenue. References Further reading A Great Day for Brooklyn, The New York Times May 14, 1885 page 8 A Short Cut to Coney Island, The New York Times June 15, 1885 page 5 City and Suburban News, The New York Times November 12, 1885 page 8 City and Suburban News, The New York Times December 15, 1885 page 8 Elevated Tracks to Come Down, The New York Times December 25, 1891 page 1 B.M.T. 'El' Lines to Shift Service; City to Close 2 Sections This Week, The New York Times May 27, 1940 page 19 External links "My Recollection" – A ride on the last Lexington Avenue elevated train Defunct New York City Subway lines Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation Railway lines opened in 1885 Railway lines closed in 1950 1885 establishments in New York (state) 1950 disestablishments in New York (state)