Sterling Street (IRT Nostrand Avenue Line)

Sterling Street New York City Subway rapid transit station
Eastern street stair
Station statistics
Address	Sterling Street & Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11225
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Prospect-Lefferts Gardens
Coordinates	40.663061°N 73.950863°W / 40.663061; -73.950863
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Nostrand Avenue Line
Services	2  (all times)       5  (weekdays until 8:45 p.m.)
Connection	New York City Bus: B43, B44
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	August 23, 1920 (August 23, 1920)
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	1,743,151  6.5%
Rank	257 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	President Street: 2  5
Next south	Winthrop Street: 2  5
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Sterling Street is a station on the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located in Brooklyn at the intersection of Sterling Street and Nostrand Avenue, it is served by the 2 train at all times and the 5 train on weekdays.

This underground station, opened on August 23, 1920, has two tracks and two side platforms. The platforms have their original 1920s Dual Contracts era tiling. The name tablets have "STERLING ST." in white Times New Roman font on a brown background with a blue and brown border. The tile's trim line consists of light brown coloring with a border composed of a mix of dark blue and brown coloring. An intermediate line of green runs between these two borders.

The platforms are offset at the north end, where they were extended in the 1950s and tiling from that time period was installed. The name tablets here run at regular intervals and have "STERLING STREET" in white Arial font on a brown background. Both platforms and the mezzanine have light blue I-beam columns at regular intervals.

The station's only entrance/exit is a small mezzanine above the platforms towards the northern end. Inside fare control, it has two staircases going down to each platform, a newsstand, and a turnstile bank. Outside fare control, it has token booth and two street staircases leading up to either northern corners of Nostrand Avenue and Sterling Street. The mezzanine walls have four different large frames of drawings and paintings. It is not known who the author or what the name of this artwork is.

This is the only two side platform station on the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line that allows a free transfer between directions. All stations to the south have their fare control areas on platform level.

External links

• nycsubway.org — Brooklyn IRT: Sterling Street
• nycsubway.org — Unknown Artwork at Sterling Street (unknown date)
• Station Reporter — 2 Train
• The Subway Nut — Sterling Street Pictures
• Sterling Street entrance from Google Maps Street View