Newkirk Avenue station

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

Newkirk Avenue  ​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station platform
Station statistics
Address	Newkirk Avenue & Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Flatbush, East Flatbush
Coordinates	40.639912°N 73.94846°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Nostrand Avenue Line
Services	2  (all times) ​   5  (weekdays only)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B8, B44, B44 SBS
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	August 23, 1920
Station code	358[1]
Opposite- direction transfer	No
Traffic
2019	2,131,839[2]  4%
Rank	221 out of 424[2]
Station succession
Next north	Beverly Road: 2  ​5
Next south	Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College: 2  ​5
Location
Track layout to Beverly Rd to Flatbush Av
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops weekdays only Stops weekdays and weekday late nights Stops all times except late nights

History

The Dual Contracts, which were signed on March 19, 1913, were contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of rapid transit lines in the City of New York. The Dual Contracts promised the construction of several lines in Brooklyn. As part of Contract 4, the IRT agreed to build a subway line along Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn.[3][4][5] The construction of the subway along Nostrand Avenue spurred real estate development in the surrounding areas.[6] The Nostrand Avenue Line opened on August 23, 1920, and the Beverly Road station opened along with it.[7]

In the 1950s, an additional exit-only was constructed on the Flatbush Avenue–bound platform that leads to the west side of Nostrand Avenue just south of Avenue D.

During the 1960s platform extensions were constructed at the southern ends of the platforms. They lengthened the platforms to 514 feet (157 m) long and allowed them to accommodate 10-car trains.

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/entrance
P Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound	← toward 241st Street (Beverly Road) ← toward Dyre Avenue or Nereid Avenue (Beverly Road)
	Southbound	→ toward Flatbush Avenue (Terminus) →
	Side platform

Station tilework

This underground station has two tracks and two side platforms.[8] Each platform has its own fare control with no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions, though there is evidence of a closed crossunder at the south end of the station.

The platforms have their original 1920s tiling from the Dual Contracts era. The "NEWKIRK AVE" name tablets are on a blue background with a green border. The station's trim line is nearly fully green with accents of several other colors. "N"s for "Newkirk" run along the trim line at regular intervals. The platform columns run at regular intervals and are painted green to match the station's tiling. They are wider in the middle of each platform where the station exits and fare control are. They get narrower as they run toward either end of the platform, especially at the extreme ends where the 1960s extension refrigerator-block style tiling is used. The columns have "Newkirk" written in white on a blue plate.

Exits

The Manhattan-bound platform has the station's only bank of regular turnstiles and token booth. Its street stair leads to the southeast corner of Newkirk and Nostrand Avenues. The fare control for the Flatbush Avenue-bound platform is normally unstaffed, containing one High Entry Exit Turnstile and one exit-only turnstile. A Customer Service Agent Booth and bank of regular turnstiles is sometimes open during rush hours. This exit's street stair leads to the southwest corner of Newkirk and Nostrand Avenues.[9]

The Flatbush Avenue-bound platform has an additional exit-only on the extreme north end. This exit has two high turnstiles and its single street stair leads to the west side of Nostrand Avenue just south of Avenue D.[9] This exit was added in the 1950s.

Exit location[9]	Exit type	Number of exits	Platform served
SW corner of Nostrand Avenue and Avenue D	Staircase	1	Southbound (exit-only)
SW corner of Nostrand Avenue and Newkirk Avenue	Staircase	1	Southbound
SE corner of Nostrand Avenue and Newkirk Avenue	Staircase	1	Northbound

References

1. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
2. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
3. "Terms and Conditions of Dual System Contracts". nycsubway.org. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
4. "The Dual System of Rapid Transit (1912)". nycsubway.org.
5. "Most Recent Map of the Dual Subway System WhIch Shows How Brooklyn Borough Is Favored In New Transit Lines". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 9, 1917. Retrieved August 23, 2016 – via Brooklyn Newspapers.
6. "Big Eastern Parkway Deal". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 1, 1915. Retrieved August 23, 2016 – via Brooklyn Newspapers.
7. "Brooklyn Tube Extensions Open: I.R.T. Begins Service on Eastern Parkway and Nostrand Avenue Lines" (PDF). The New York Times. August 23, 1920. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
8. Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
9. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Flatbush" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

External links

• nycsubway.org – Brooklyn IRT: Newkirk Avenue
• Station Reporter—2 Train
• The Subway Nut—Newkirk Avenue Pictures
• Newkirk Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Avenue D exit only stairs from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View