Nostrand Avenue station (LIRR)

Nostrand Avenue is an elevated station on the Long Island Rail Road's Atlantic Branch in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. Trains leave every 12–15 minutes during peak hours and 30 minutes during off-peak hours until 11 p.m.

Nostrand Avenue
The Nostrand Avenue LIRR station, as seen in 2019, during renovations.
Location	Nostrand & Atlantic Avenues Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York 11216
Coordinates	40.67845°N 73.94940°W
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)	Atlantic Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	New York City Subway: ​ at Nostrand Avenue (two blocks north) NYCT Bus: B25, B44, B44 SBS, B65
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	August 13, 1877
Rebuilt	1905; 2019
Electrified	July 26, 1905 750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
2012—2014	1,217[1]
Rank	69 of 125
Services
Preceding station LIRR Following station Atlantic Terminal Terminus Hempstead Branch East New York towards Hempstead Port Jefferson Branch East New York towards Huntington or Port Jefferson Ronkonkoma Branch East New York towards Greenport via Ronkonkoma West Hempstead Branch weekdays East New York towards West Hempstead Babylon Branch East New York towards Wantagh or Babylon Long Beach Branch East New York towards Long Beach Far Rockaway Branch East New York towards Far Rockaway
to Atlantic Terminal to East New York

Despite being a commuter rail stop, the station resembles a typical elevated New York City Subway station. Before the renovations began in 2018, the station featured white-on-black signage as found on the subway. They have since been replaced with black-on-white signage as seen at all other LIRR stations. Though originally built in 1877, the current elevated station was built between 1903 and 1905.[2]

Station layout

The station has two tracks and two six-car-long side platforms above Atlantic Avenue. A street stair is at either extreme ends of both platforms. The western stairs go down to either of the eastern corners of Nostrand Avenue, while the eastern stairs go down to either of the western corners of New York Avenue. A ticket booth and two daily ticket machines are located at the Nostrand Avenue end of the eastbound platform.

Between 2018 and 2020, the station was renovated.[3] These renovations included the installation of two elevators, one for each platform, bringing the station into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.[3][4] The project was completed in January of 2020.[5][4]

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Track 1	←      Atlantic Branch services toward Atlantic Terminal (Terminus)
	Track 2	→      Atlantic Branch services toward Jamaica and Points East (East New York) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
G	Ground level	Entrance/exit

References

1. "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 23, 2016. PDF pp. 15, 199. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
2. Brooklyn & Jamaica Railroad and LIRR History at Nostrand Avenue Station (Arrt's Arrchives)
3. "Nostrand Avenue Station Renovation Project Gets Underway". MTA. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
4. "Nostrand Ave Station Rehabilitation (Completed 01/2020)". A Modern LI. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
5. "LIRR Completes Nostrand Avenue Station Modernization". Shorefront News. February 5, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

External links

Media related to Nostrand Avenue (LIRR station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Nostrand Avenue – LIRR

• Nostrand Avenue LIRR timetable

• Nostrand Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• New York Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View

Replacement of the Atlantic Avenue Viaduct at Nostrand Avenue in July 2011.