- IRT Nostrand Avenue Line
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IRT Nostrand Avenue Line 
The 2 and 5 trains serve the entire IRT Nostrand Avenue Line.Overview Type Rapid transit System New York City Subway Termini President Street
Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn CollegeStations 7 Operation Opened 1920 Owner City of New York Operator(s) New York City Transit Authority Character Underground Technical No. of tracks 2 Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Electrification 600V DC third rail The IRT Nostrand Avenue Line is a rapid transit line of the IRT division of the New York City Subway, and is served by the 2 at all times, joined by the 5 trains on weekdays, running under Nostrand Avenue in the New York City Borough of Brooklyn.
The two tracks split off from the local tracks of IRT Eastern Parkway Line, diverge away in the vicinity of Rogers Avenue, turning south onto Nostrand Avenue to/from the Nostrand Avenue Line. It serves the neighborhoods of southern Crown Heights, Wingate, Flatbush, East Flatbush, and the Brooklyn College area.
The stations on this line opened August 23, 1920 as part of the Dual Contracts. It was to be extended in 1951 as part of a Transportation Bond Act to serve Marine Park and Sheepshead Bay, however this did not occur.[1][2]
Station listing
Station service legend 
Stops all times 
Stops weekdays only Time period details 
Station Services Opened Transfers and notes Begins as split from IRT Eastern Parkway Line local tracks (2 
5 
)President Street 2 5 August 23, 1920 Sterling Street 2 5 August 23, 1920 Winthrop Street 2 5 August 23, 1920 Church Avenue 2 5 August 23, 1920 Beverly Road 2 5 August 23, 1920 Newkirk Avenue 2 5 August 23, 1920 Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College 2 5 August 23, 1920 References
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