Nostrand Avenue (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)

Nostrand Avenue New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Nostrand Avenue & Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11216
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Crown Heights
Coordinates	40°40′11″N 73°57′02″W / 40.6698°N 73.95052°W / 40.6698; -73.95052Coordinates: 40°40′11″N 73°57′02″W / 40.6698°N 73.95052°W / 40.6698; -73.95052
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Eastern Parkway Line
Services	2  (special rush hour trips)       3  (all except late nights)       4  (late nights)
Connection	New York City Bus: B44
Structure	Underground
Levels	2
Platforms	2 side platforms (1 on each level)
Tracks	4 (2 on each level)
Other information
Opened	August 23, 1920
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	1,290,482[1]  7.5%
Rank	309 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Franklin Avenue: 2  3  4
Next south	Kingston Avenue: 2  3  4
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

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 it is replaced by the 4. There is also occasional 2 train service here during rush hours.

This underground station, opened on August 23, 1920, 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 (used by the 4 train during daytime hours and occasional rush hour 5 trains), 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 the 1950s to accommodate the current standard IRT train length of 510 feet. Here, they have signs reading "NOSTRAND AVE" in white sans serif lettering on a brown border. The center of the platforms have green I-beam columns at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black station name plate in white lettering.

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.

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.

References

1. ^ "Facts and Figures: 2010 Annual Subway Ridership". New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ridership_sub_annual.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-18. 

External links

Media related to Nostrand Avenue (IRT Eastern Parkway Line) at Wikimedia Commons

• 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