Sands Street was a station on the demolished BMT Myrtle Avenue Line

BMT Myrtle Avenue Line

The Myrtle Avenue Line, also called the Myrtle Avenue Elevated, is a fully elevated line of the New York City Subway as part of the BMT division. The extant line is the final remnant of one of the original Brooklyn elevated railroads...

. It was a large complex with 2 levels. The upper level served trains going to Park Row

Park Row (BMT station)

Park Row was a major elevated railway terminal constructed over the New York end of the Brooklyn Bridge, across from New York City Hall in Manhattan that served as the terminal for BMT services operating over the Brooklyn Bridge from the BMT Fulton Street Line, BMT Myrtle Avenue Line and their...

. It had 4 tracks and 2 island platforms with the outside of the platforms serving streetcars. The lower level had a terminal and a loop for trains not serving Manhattan. The Sands Street Terminal had four tracks and 3 island platforms and a side platform

Side platform

A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

 on the East. This was to the West of the Loop tracks and platforms. The Sands Street Loop had platforms on High Street (one island and two wall with two tracks) and on Sands Street (also two tracks and one island and two wall platforms). The next stop to the south was Adams Street

Adams Street (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)

Adams Street was a stop on the demolished BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. It was opened on April 10, 1888 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....

 for trains that used the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line

BMT Myrtle Avenue Line

The Myrtle Avenue Line, also called the Myrtle Avenue Elevated, is a fully elevated line of the New York City Subway as part of the BMT division. The extant line is the final remnant of one of the original Brooklyn elevated railroads...

, including the BMT West End Line

BMT West End Line

The BMT West End Line is a line of the New York City Subway, serving the Brooklyn, communities of Borough Park, New Utrecht, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Coney Island. The D train operates on the line at all times, providing service to Manhattan and the Bronx via the IND Sixth Avenue Line...

 until 1916, the BMT Lexington Avenue Line

BMT Lexington Avenue Line

The Lexington Avenue Elevated was the first standard elevated railway in Brooklyn, New York, operated in its later days by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation, and then the City of New York.The original line, as it existed at the end of 1885, traveled...

, until the close of the station, the BMT Sea Beach Line

BMT Sea Beach Line

The BMT Sea Beach Line is a rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway, connecting the BMT Fourth Avenue Line subway at 59th Street via a four-track wide open cut to Coney Island in Brooklyn...

's predecessor, until 1913, and the BMT Fifth Avenue Line until its closure in 1940 and Court Street

Court Street (BMT Fulton Street Line)

Court Street was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. The next stop to the west was Fulton Ferry for some trains and Sands Street for the rest. The next stop to the east was Boerum Place. It closed on May 31,...

 for trains using the BMT Fulton Street Line, until 1940, including, until 1920, BMT Brighton Line

BMT Brighton Line

The BMT Brighton Line is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Brooklyn, New York City, United States. Local service is provided at all times by the Q train. The Q is joined by the B express train on weekdays...

 trains. The next stop to the north was Park Row

Park Row (BMT station)

Park Row was a major elevated railway terminal constructed over the New York end of the Brooklyn Bridge, across from New York City Hall in Manhattan that served as the terminal for BMT services operating over the Brooklyn Bridge from the BMT Fulton Street Line, BMT Myrtle Avenue Line and their...

 for trains serving Manhattan, and Fulton Ferry

Fulton Ferry (BMT Fulton Street Line)

Fulton Ferry was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. The next stop to the south was Court Street. The station closed on May 31, 1940.-References:http://stationreporter.net/fultonel.htm...

 for trains serving Fulton Ferry

Fulton Ferry (BMT Fulton Street Line)

Fulton Ferry was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. The next stop to the south was Court Street. The station closed on May 31, 1940.-References:http://stationreporter.net/fultonel.htm...

. It closed in 1944.