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Nostrand Avenue station (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)

Coordinates: 40°40′11″N 73°57′02″W / 40.6698°N 73.95052°W / 40.6698; -73.95052
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For other uses, see Nostrand Avenue (disambiguation).
 Nostrand Avenue
 "3" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
AddressNostrand Avenue & Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11216
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleCrown Heights
Coordinates40°40′11″N 73°57′02″W / 40.6698°N 73.95052°W / 40.6698; -73.95052
DivisionA (IRT)[1]
LineIRT Eastern Parkway Line
Services   2 limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction (limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction)
​   3 all except late nights (all except late nights)
​   4 late nights, and limited rush hour service (late nights, and limited rush hour service)
​   5 one weekday a.m. rush hour trip in the northbound direction only (one weekday a.m. rush hour trip in the northbound direction only)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B44
StructureUnderground
Levels2
Platforms2 side platforms (1 on each level)
Tracks4 (2 on each level)
Other information
OpenedAugust 23, 1920; 104 years ago (August 23, 1920)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
2023809,205[2] Increase 8.6%
Rank331 out of 423[2]
Station succession
Next northTemplate:NYCS next
Next southTemplate:NYCS next
Location
Nostrand Avenue station (IRT Eastern Parkway Line) is located in New York City Subway
Nostrand Avenue station (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)
Nostrand Avenue station (IRT Eastern Parkway Line) is located in New York City
Nostrand Avenue station (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)
Nostrand Avenue station (IRT Eastern Parkway Line) is located in New York
Nostrand Avenue station (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day
Stops late nights and weekends Stops late nights and weekends

Nostrand Avenue is a local station on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Nostrand Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, it is served by the 3 train at all times except late nights and weekends, when the 4 train takes over service.[4] There is also occasional 2 and 5 train service here during rush hours.

History

On August 23, 1920, the Eastern Parkway Line was extended from Atlantic Avenue to Utica Avenue, with the Kingston Avenue station opening at this time. The new trains would be served by trains from Seventh Avenue.[5]

During the 1964–1965 fiscal year, the platforms at Nostrand Avenue, along with those at four other stations on the Eastern Parkway Line, were lengthened to 525 feet to accommodate a ten-car train of 51-foot IRT cars.[6]

Station layout

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Track layout
Legend
Upper level
to Kingston Av
Lower level
to Franklin Av
Ground Street level Exit/entrance
Basement 1 Northbound express ← "A" train"D" train do not stop here
Northbound local ← "B" train weekdays toward Bedford Park Boulevard or 145th Street ()
← "C" train toward 168th Street ()
← "A" train toward Inwood–207th Street late nights ()
Side platform
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Basement 2 Southbound express "A" train"D" train do not stop here →
Southbound local "B" train weekdays toward Brighton Beach () →
"C" train toward Euclid Avenue () →
"A" train toward Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue late nights () →
Side platform

This underground station has two levels. The upper level serves New Lots Avenue-bound trains while the lower level serves Manhattan-bound trains. From north to south, each level has an express track, a local track, and one side platform.

Both platforms have their original Dual Contracts-era IRT trim line and name tablets. The trim line has a tan-yellow center, brown border, and a spec of blue in-between. "N" tablets on a blue background and brown border run along the trim line at regular intervals. The name tablets read "NOSTRAND AVE." in Times New Roman font in gold lettering on a blue and brown background, a gold center, and brown border.

The platforms were extended at either ends in 1964–1965 to accommodate the current standard IRT train length of 510 feet.[6] Here, they have signs reading "NOSTRAND AVE" in white sans serif lettering on a brown border. The center of the platforms has green I-beam columns at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black station name plate in white lettering.

West of this station (railroad north), the perpendicular IRT Nostrand Avenue Line merges with the IRT Eastern Parkway Line at the Rogers Avenue Junction. President Street on that line is two blocks to the south.[7]

Exits

The upper level has one fare control at the center with two staircases going down to the lower level. It has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two staircases going up to the south side mall of Eastern Parkway (between the main and service roads) and Nostrand Avenue.[7]

Exit location[7] Exit type Number of exits Platform served
Eastern Parkway, south side mall
SW corner of Eastern Parkway and Nostrand Avenue 		Staircase 1 Both
Eastern Parkway, south side mall
SE corner of Eastern Parkway and Nostrand Avenue 		Staircase 1 Both

References

  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Clark St Tunnel Reconstruction Weekend Service Changes". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 8, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ "Brooklyn Tube Extensions Open: I.R.T. Begins Service on Eastern Parkway and Nostrand Avenue Lines". New York Times. August 23, 1920. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  6. ^ a b Annual Report 1964–1965. New York City Transit Authority. 1965.
  7. ^ a b c "NYC DoT Maps: Nostrand Av (3)" (PDF). mta.info. New York City Department of Transportation. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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