Nostrand Avenue station (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)

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, when the 4 train takes over service. There is also limited rush hour 2 and 5 service here.

Nostrand Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Entrance
Station statistics
Address	Nostrand Avenue & Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11216
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Crown Heights
Coordinates	40.6698°N 73.95052°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Eastern Parkway Line
Services	2  (limited weekday rush hour service in the peak direction) ​   3  (all except late nights) ​   4  (late nights) ​   5  (one weekday a.m. rush hour trip in the northbound direction only)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B44, B45, B99
Structure	Underground
Levels	2
Platforms	2 side platforms (1 on each level)
Tracks	4 (2 on each level)
Other information
Opened	August 23, 1920
Station code	343[1]
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2019	1,370,372[2]  9.6%
Rank	313 out of 424[2]
Station succession
Next north	Franklin Avenue–Medgar Evers College: 2  ​3  ​4  ​5
Next south	Kingston Avenue: 2  ​3  ​4
Location
Track layout Upper level to Kingston Av Lower level to Franklin Av
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops rush hours only Stops weekdays only

History

On August 23, 1920, the Eastern Parkway Line was extended from Atlantic Avenue to Utica Avenue, with the Nostrand Avenue station opening at this time. The new trains would be served by trains from Seventh Avenue.[3]

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.[4]

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/entrance
B1	Southbound express	→ does not stop here → → does not stop here (select rush hour trips) →
	Southbound local	→ ( late nights) toward New Lots Avenue (Kingston Avenue) → → toward New Lots Avenue (select rush hour trips) (Kingston Avenue) →
	Side platform
	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
B2	Northbound express	← does not stop here ← does not stop here (select rush hour trips)
	Northbound local	← toward 148th Street (Franklin Avenue) ← toward Woodlawn late nights (Franklin Avenue) ← toward 241st Street (select rush hour trips) (Franklin Avenue)
	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.[4] 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–Medgar Evers College on that line is two blocks to the south.[5]

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.[5]

Exit location[5]	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

Notes

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. "Brooklyn Tube Extensions Open: I.R.T. Begins Service on Eastern Parkway and Nostrand Avenue Lines" (PDF). New York Times. August 23, 1920. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
4. Annual Report 1964–1965. New York City Transit Authority. 1965.
5. "NYC DoT Maps: Nostrand Av (3)" (PDF). mta.info. New York City Department of Transportation. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

External links

• nycsubway.org – Brooklyn IRT: Nostrand Avenue
• Brooklyn IRT: Map 2, Brooklyn IRT Dual Contracts (includes current and former track configurations, and provisions for future connections)
• Station Reporter — 3 Train
• The Subway Nut — Nostrand Avenue Pictures
• Nostrand Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platform from Google Maps Street View